SINGAPORE: The dollar held near a 10-month high on Monday in a tentative start to the week, as investors braced for ​a slew of central bank meetings under the shadow of the US-Israel war on Iran . At least eight central banks, including the US Fed…

India’s stock benchmarks are set to open higher on Monday, after last week’s worst weekly drop in years confirmed a technical correction, as hopes of easing energy supply worries offered ​temporary relief to markets rattled by geopolitical tension…

Gold edged lower on Monday , weighed down by waning hopes of near‑term US interest‑rate cuts due to elevated energy prices, while a softer dollar helped limit losses. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $5,007.58 ​per ounce, as of 0240 GMT. US gold futures…

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is set to hold near its all-time low on Monday, pressured by concerns that the ​intensifying Iran conflict could keep crude prices higher for longer and ‌sustain importer dollar demand. The 1-month non-deliverable forward …

SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended gains on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered a third week, ‌putting oil infrastructure at risk and keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut in the biggest disruption to global supplies ever. Brent crude futu…

KARACHI: Around 19 million Pakistanis are living with hypertension without knowing it, exposing millions to a silent risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease, according to data emerging from the nationwide Discovering Hypertension Project…

PESHAWAR: Transporters have increased fares on intercity transport fares in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 20 percent following the recent rise in petroleum prices, while fares for inter-district transport within the province so far remained unchanged. Pre…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has submitted its Seventh National Report (7NR) on biodiversity conservation to the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a United Nations-led global body. The report highlights the country’s progress in ecosys…

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed five terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Pub…

PESHAWAR: Former senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan announced that the Pak-Palestine Forum would organise a peaceful march on March 29 from Khyber to Karachi and then symbolically onward toward Gaza to express solidarity with the Palestinian people. Khan,…