PTI civil disobedience: Imran warns 1st phase to kick off Sunday if ‘legitimate demands’ unmet – Pakistan
PTI founder Imran Khan on Thursday warned that the first phase of the party’s civil disobedience movement — boycotting remittances — would kick off from December 22 if his “legitimate demands” were not met by the government. Earlier this month, the former prime minister had warned of a civil disobedience movement from Dec 14 if […]
ICC delegation visits National Bank stadium
ICC delegation visited the National Bank Stadium in Karachi to assess the ongoing preparations for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan. The delegation, led by ICC Event Manager Aun Zaidi, included members from broadcasting, marketing, and various other departments. The visit focused on reviewing the construction work of the new building currently under development […]
Putin says Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war – World
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with US President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. Trump, a self-styled master of brokering agreements and author of the 1987 book ‘Trump: the Art of […]
Putin says Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war – World
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with US President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities. Trump, a self-styled master of brokering agreements and author of the 1987 book ‘Trump: the Art of […]
India upper house deputy chair rejects opposition move to impeach VP Dhankar – World
A move by Indian opposition parties to impeach Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for allegedly performing his job in a partisan manner was rejected, parliament said on Thursday. The vice president, India’s second highest constitutional office, acts as the chair of the upper house of parliament, known as the Rajya Sabha, and opposition parties have accused […]
UAE carrier spends $2b on aircraft retrofitting
Listen to article KARACHI: Emirates has officially launched its new travel store in Karachi, making it the airline’s first experiential retail concept rolled out in West Asia. The store was inaugurated by Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, Emirates’ Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations, West Asia and Indian Ocean, in the presence of Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi, Ambassador […]
Govt takes new $300m commercial loan
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken a $300 million commercial loan at interest rates ranging from 7.2% to 7.7% – the first new non-Chinese financing facility in years, which will help meet external financing requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Government sources said that the country had taken a foreign source-based loan from United […]
Stocks plunge nearly 4,800 points
Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured yet another day of massive selling on Thursday as it nosedived nearly 4,800 points – the largest single-day drop in the bourse’s history. A highly volatile trading session left investors puzzled, which came after a recent prolonged record-breaking spree. The biggest single-day slump followed Wednesday’s record fall of […]
Year of the pop girlies
KARACHI: Pop music is having a moment. The transformation of the genre in 2024 has been seismic, and it’s impossible to ignore that this year belongs to the women who are reshaping what pop stardom means. For years, critics and industry insiders alike have bemoaned the decline of the pop star, questioning why the genre’s […]
PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi, CM Gandapur among 14 indicted in May 9 GHQ attack case – Pakistan
Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur were among 14 PTI members and leaders indicted on Thursday in a case concerning the attack on the army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) during violent protests on May 9, 2023. Following the arrest of former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan […]