PSX kicks off 2025 strong as fresh allocations drive optimism

PSX kicks off 2025 strong as fresh allocations drive optimism

[ad_1] A stock broker looks at a computer during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on July 31, 2023. — AFP The stock market opened the first trading day for the year on a strong note, buoyed by fresh allocations and optimism surrounding the federal government’s recently announced economic transformation…

Bitcoin surges 120% in 2024 amid spot ETF approval, Trump optimism

Bitcoin surges 120% in 2024 amid spot ETF approval, Trump optimism

[ad_1] Representation of the bitcoin cryptocurrency and a price chart are seen in this illustration taken October 24, 2023. — Reuters Bitcoin more than doubled in 2024, spurred by the US market regulator’s approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to its spot price and growing optimism over reduced regulatory hurdles as Donald Trump prepares to…

Pakistan’s CPI-based inflation slows to 4.1% YoY in December 2024

Pakistan’s CPI-based inflation slows to 4.1% YoY in December 2024

[ad_1] A shopkeeper speaks with a customer while selling spices at a market in Karachi, Pakistan June 11, 2024.— Reuters KARACHI: Despite persistent underlying pressures, Pakistan’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the general category fell to 4.1% year-on-year (YoY), down from 4.9% in November and a staggering 29.7% in December 2023. However, the monthly inflation…

South Korea crash investigation ramps up as funeral procedures begin

South Korea crash investigation ramps up as funeral procedures begin

[ad_1] A bird flies by as the sun rises behind the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway, at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 31, 2024. — Reuters  SEOUL/MUAN COUNTY: The investigation into the crash of a South Korea passenger jet gathered pace on Wednesday as bereaved families began to…

Biden works to safeguard Trump-proof agenda as term nears end

Biden works to safeguard Trump-proof agenda as term nears end

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Joe Biden has been racing to complete unfinished business in an attempt to bolster his legacy — and protect his signature policies like prior lame-duck US presidents before…

India behind killings of 6 people in Pakistan since 2021, reveals report

India behind killings of 6 people in Pakistan since 2021, reveals report

[ad_1] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Quad leaders’ summit, in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2022. — Reuters  A report by The Washington Post disclosed on Tuesday that a methodical assassination programme was allegedly executed by India’s external intelligence agency to kill about half a dozen individuals in Pakistan from 2021 onwards. Planned allegedly…

Moscow, Kyiv end Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine

Moscow, Kyiv end Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine

[ad_1] This picture taken on September 2, 2014 shows equipment from the border release and compressor station of the gas pipeline from Ukraine. — AFP Russia’s gas transit to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, ending a decades-long arrangement and marking the latest casualty of the war between the neighbours. Russian…

History’s most renowned psychics predict disasters to sweep world in 2025

History’s most renowned psychics predict disasters to sweep world in 2025

[ad_1] An Israeli soldier operates in the Gaza Strip (L) and People carrying umbrellas, wade through a flooded street amid rainfall in Feni. — Reuters/AFP/File History’s two “most accurate” psychics predicted 2025 to be quite an year with European powers clashing with England, explosions in the space and much more.  Nostradamus and Baba Vanga saw a…

Aerial firing during New Year injures 29 in Karachi

Aerial firing during New Year injures 29 in Karachi

[ad_1] A representational image showing an ambulance parked at an incident site. — AFP/File KARACHI: New Year celebratory gunfire in the city resulted in injuries to 29 people, including two women, police said on Wednesday. The injured were taken to Civil Hospital, Jinnah Hospital, and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medical attention. Rescue officials said that…