itel, a global leader in affordable smart technology, has officially launched the itel Power 70 in Pakistan, setting a new benchmark for battery life with an industry-first 10,000mAh dual-power system. Built for those who never want to worry about their phone dying, the Power 70 ensures uninterrupted connectivity, whether you’re working, traveling, or enjoying entertainment—because […]
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Pakistan’s energy future brightens with Mari Energies new gas find
Mari Energies Limited has discovered additional hydrocarbon reserves at the Spinwam-1 exploration well in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Waziristan Block. This marks the second gas and condensate discovery at the site after an earlier find in February 2025. The listed company, previously known as Mari Petroleum, announced the breakthrough in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange […]
Rupee gains 94 paisa against US-Dollar
Pakistani Rupee on Friday witnessed the 22nd consecutive recovery session as it gained 94 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 282.68 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 283.62. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the […]
Brexit to blame for a third of Britain’s food bill rise
Brexit- Britain’s departure from the European Union- has accounted for about a third of the increase in food bills for households since 2019, equivalent to about 250 pounds ($316), researchers from the London School of Economics and other universities said. Britain has been battling inflation for over a year, partly driven by its highest rate of food […]
German economy slips into recession
Germany fell into a recession around the turn of the year, official figures published Thursday showed, as Europe’s largest economy contracted by 0.3 percent over the first three months of 2023. The negative growth figure was revised down by the federal statistics agency from an initial estimate of zero percent. The poor performance was the […]
How could a US debt ceiling default hit regular Americans?
What could happen on Main Street if Washington’s political showdown over the debt ceiling stopped the government from cutting checks that fund a quarter of the economy? Americans could quickly notice painful blows dealt to their retirement accounts as stock markets swooned, and within days the lack of federal payments could weigh heavily on doctors’ […]
New Zealand sheep outnumber people less than 5 to 1
New Zealand’s sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, official figures showed Monday, clipping their lead over humans to the lowest level since the 1850s. New Zealanders have far fewer of the woolly grazers than their Australian rivals, said the government body Stats NZ, despite frequently being the butt of their sheep jokes. […]
Miftah Ismail assures KP of full support, cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail here on Monday held a meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister, Taimur Saleem Jhagra and assured him of full support and cooperation. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister briefed Miftah Ismail about the finances of the newly merged districts. He also shared about the various reforms being […]
PBF for maximum women’s participation in trade activities
LAHORE: The Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) has called upon the business community to encourage and ensure maximum participation of women in their trade and industrial activities. Women comprise more than half of the country’s population and without their full participation, the nation could not make progress, she added. PBF Chairperson (Women Wing) Ayesha Farooqui expressed […]
Good news for FBR: tax collection target exceeded
ISLAMABAD: There is good news for FBR: the tax collection target has been exceeded. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) released the provisional revenue collection figures of Rs458 billion for July 2022. The FBR, according to the data, has collected net revenue of Rs458 billion during the period, which has exceeded the target of Rs443 […]