Beyond Today, Into Tomorrow
Senegal talisman Sadio Mane emerged with more than just the Player of the Tournament award after Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final, earning widespread respect for persuading his aggrieved side to complete the match against Morocco. It was Mane who convinced teammates to return to the pitch in Rabat after their coach Pape Bouna Thiaw…
KARACHI: The Saudi Riyal (SAR) drifted lower to Rs74.65 against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) in today’s open market, a small decline from Rs74.66 yesterday and still comfortably below the mid-2025 high of Rs76.03 recorded in July, currency dealers confirmed. The selling rate settled at Rs75.22. This quiet downward movement, shaped by ongoing market recalibrations and…
Gold prices in Pakistan on Monday, January 19, 2026, recorded a surge of Rs7,500 per tola, according to the All Pakistan Sarafa, Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA). The price of per tola gold reached Rs489,362, while the price of 10 grams of 24-karat gold hit Rs419,549 after increase of Rs6,431. In the international market, gold…
US President Donald Trump has escalated tensions with NATO allies, demanding U.S. control over Greenland in a stark letter to Norway’s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. The President explicitly linked his aggressive foreign policy shift to Norway snubbing him for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the message to the Prime Minister, obtained by PBS News,…
A deadly explosion hit a central Kabul hotel on Monday, city police and the Afghan government said, killing of several people was also reported in the blast. “An explosion occurred in a hotel in on Gulfaroshi Street in Shahr-e-Naw, the fourth district of Kabul city, causing casualties,” police spokesman Khalid Zadran said without detailing the…
SADIQABAD: Punjab and Sindh police have launched joint operations against bandits in katcha area, police officials said. “The anti-bandit operation has been launched in Machhka on the last point of Punjab’s territory and Rownti forest in Sindh’s Katcha area,” officials said. Police said that several bandits have fled from their hideouts after scores of their…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced calendar of public holidays for the year 2026, in the country, Beyond the Time News reported. There will be 11 public holidays and 23 optional holidays in the current year. After January 1st, there will be two other bank holidays on February 18 and July 1st. According to a…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government is implementing comprehensive reforms for bringing improvement and transparency in the petroleum sector, Radio Pakistan reported. According to Petroleum Division, a Track and Trace System has been introduced to eliminate smuggling at petrol pumps and within the fuel supply chain. A Raahguzar Mobile App has been launched to provide information about legal…
Fatal accident leaves 100 injured, with 25 in serious condition, reports state broadcaster Train driver among dead, emergency protocols activated nationwide. Rail operator suspends services between Madrid and Andalusia. Rescue teams evacuate passengers, some remain trapped inside. A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second…
The stock market gained on Monday as mid-caps outperformed on expectations of interest-rate cuts, a moderate current-account deficit, debt-restructuring bets and optimism around cheaper funding via a prospective panda bond launch. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index traded between a high of 187,491.69 (up 2,392.86 points, or 1.29%) and a low of 186,127.35…
