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Rocket Force

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's announcement of an Army Rocket Force Command marks a bold step in Pakistan's evolving defence strategy. By consolidating missile and rocket capabil... Read More


Shaza unveils Pakistan's digital future on Independence Day

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja unveiled Pakistan's "Digital Future" vision on the country's Independence Day on Thursday. ... Read More


Oil prices stable ahead of Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Oil prices were stable on Thursday as investors weighed the potential impact of the upcoming U.S.-Russia summit on Ukraine on Russian crude flows, after U.S. President Donald Trum... Read More


Bitcoin hits record high above $124,000

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Bitcoin hit a record high on Thursday during early Asian trading, surpassing $124,000, driven by favourable US legislation and a rise in US equities. The cryptocurrency rose above... Read More


Most Gulf shares rise on Fed rate cut hopes; corporate earnings mixed

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Most stock markets in the Gulf tracked global equities higher in early trade on Thursday, after benign U.S. inflation data raised hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut, while earnin... Read More


Gold edges down as dollar firms; investors eye US economic data

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Gold prices edged down on Thursday due to a slight uptick in the U.S. dollar index, although expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September limited losses. Spot... Read More


Imran Khan jailed, but those in charge won't stay: KP CM Gandapur

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur stated that the state has imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and several other political leaders. Speaking at a public... Read More


Saudi gigaprojects take $8 billion hit in reality check for diversification efforts

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Saudi Arabia's nearly $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has taken an $8 billion write-down on some of its most high-profile gigaprojects - vast ... Read More


US stocks dip after disappointing inflation data dents hopes for coming cuts to interest rates

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Wall Street is edging back from its record heights on Thursday after a disappointing report said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists expecte... Read More


India and China eye border trade resumption

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- India and China are discussing resuming border trade five years after it was halted, foreign ministry officials on both sides have said, as US tariffs disrupt the global trade ord... Read More