DUBAI: Oman’s Sultan visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday on his first official overseas trip since assuming power last year, with talks expected to focus on the Yemen war and economic and investment cooperation as Muscat looks to shore up its finances. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, whose country has joined United Nations-led efforts to secure a peace agreement in Yemen, …

LAHORE: The sugar price, currently hovering at Rs96 per kilogram, may decline by 10 to 15 per cent in the next two to three weeks if market watchers are to be believed. “In fact, it should have come down if market dictates are something to go by, but financial might of the millers and their capacity to hold is delaying …

ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan State Oil Company (Socar) has expressed frustration over the Petroleum Division’s prolonged silence over its offer of providing two credit lines of over $220 million for oil and gas supplies to Pakistan. Informed sources told Dawn that Pakistan’s ambassador to Baku, Bilal Hayee, had alerted the government back home to deal with the matter in a manner that did not …

ISLAMABAD: Amid criticism from stakeholders over ‘poor’ consultative process, the government on Sunday indicated tax and duty concessions for storage and enhanced production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with relaxations from procurement rules to the public sector entities to enable them to compete with private sector in import and sale of LPG. At a consultative session on proposed new LPG …

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways (PR) has refused to connect a recently diverted track to the main line as part of the ongoing Ek Moria Pul Project due to nonpayment of Rs72.421 million by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) after implementing two mega projects on the Canal Road in the past. Since the issue has delayed completion of the Ek Moria Pul …

QUETTA: President of the Balochistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Abdul Samad Musakhail has criticised the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for issuing a circular about exports to Central Asian states without taking importers and exporters into confidence. Mr Musakhail termed the July 2 decision of the SBP damaging for import to and export from Balochistan and demanded its immediate …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the racist abuse directed at three black England players who missed their penalties in the team’s shootout loss to Italy in the final of the European Championship. Johnson tweeted that “those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.” Marcus Rashford’s penalty hit the post and spots kicks from Bukayo Saka …

The internet is having a ball after England’s football team lost to the Italians in the final match of the UEFA European Football Championship final match. The championship brings Europe’s top national teams together to contest the title. This time around, Italy beat England 3 -2 on penalties after the final ended on a draw. Many are jubilant at Italy’s win — …

Windows 11 is arriving to deliver you the best experience that Microsoft has designed this year. The new operating system is promised to start rolling out as a free upgrade to Windows 10 users later this year. But if you can’t wait and are looking for a way to download Windows 11 right away, you can certainly take a short …