After returning unsigned a bill seeking to reverse the changes made in election laws by the former PTI government, President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday did the same with another piece of legislation seeking to clip the vast powers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The two bills were passed by the …

Corruption cases have been registered against former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar and his family for “unlawful and illegal misappropriation of state land” in Dera Ghazi Khan, it emerged on Monday. Two cases were registered on the complaint of Basheer Ahmed Chauhan on June 18 at DG Khan’s Anti-Corruption Establishment …

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday expressed hope that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) would be reached “within one or two days”. The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Senate Standing …

According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the rupee depreciated sharply by Rs2.55 to hit an all-time low of Rs210.3 against the dollar from Friday’s close of Rs207.75. In the open market the greenback was trading at Rs214 as of 2:07pm. Saeed Bin Naseer, director of Mettis Global, told Dawn.com that …

Defending champion Jon Rahm, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy — the world´s three top-ranked players — grinded out rounds Saturday to stay in contention at the US Open. Second-ranked Spaniard Rahm birdied three of the last five holes but hit into bunkers on his first …

A Syrian desert monastery that was once a hub for interfaith dialogue, attracting tens of thousands, has reopened to visitors after more than a decade of war and isolation. “We yearn for people to return. We want to see them pray and meditate with us once more, so that they …