Reconciliation wins wider political support
ISLAMABAD: After years of political bickering, key political players have reached a consensus that talks are the only way forward for bringing much-needed political and economic stability in the country and countering internal and external challenges, it emerged on Friday. Amid talks between the PML-N-led government and the opposition PTI, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman […]
Pakistan poised to get $20b WB loan
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is set to approve a $20 billion indicative lending package for Pakistan – a globally first mega 10-year envelope that will protect its funded projects from political transitions and focus only on six targeted areas. The areas have the broader political spectrum support and are expected to be unimpacted by any […]
Bangladesh relegate Sheikh Mujib
Bangladesh sought to re-write its history as the new textbooks for primary and secondary students placed former military ruler Ziaur Rehman as the leader who declared the country’s independence in 1971, according to media reports on Friday. Reports in the Indian and Bangladeshi media said that the new curriculum dethroned Mujibur Rahman as the ‘father […]
Rockets fired from Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 16
GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military reported three rockets targeting its territory on Friday from the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian rescuers said Israeli air strikes killed at least 16 people, including children. The rockets were the latest in a spate of launches by militants in the devastated Palestinian territory, with Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warning […]
Short-term inflation drops 0.26%
Listen to article KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), a key measure of weekly price changes in essential commodities, recorded a 0.26% decrease for the week ended January 2, 2025, breaking a three-week streak of consecutive increases. The decline was primarily driven by significant reductions in prices of tomatoes, electricity charges for the first quarter, and rates […]
Uzbekistan aims to enhance trade to $1b
Listen to article KARACHI: Highlighting the progress in trade between Uzbekistan and Pakistan, the ambassador of Uzbekistan stated that as agreed by the leaders of both countries, the Uzbek embassy was aiming to increase bilateral trade to $1 billion in the coming years. During a meeting at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Ambassador Alisher […]
Startups: reforms, challenges
Listen to article KARACHI: Ensuring major reforms may turn Pakistan’s startup landscape towards more growth and opportunities, which can transform the country’s economic scenario because of a huge population of nearly 242 million including 65% under the age of 30 years. Young people are quite keen to learn IT skills and earn more without any formal university […]
Djokovic falls to inspired Opelka
BRISBANE: Novak Djokovic’s hunt for a landmark 100th ATP title ended with a whimper following an unexpected 7-6(6) 6-3 defeat by big-serving American Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarter-finals on Friday. Defeat was a huge blow for the Serb, who will bid to join Roger Federer (103) and Jimmy Connors (109) as players who […]
Sydney axing signals end of road for Ind captain Rohit
SYDNEY: India’s tottering Border-Gavaskar Trophy defence may soon claim a second victim with skipper Rohit Sharma looking at the end of his Test career after being dropped for the fifth and final Test against Australia on Friday. Unlike spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who quit international cricket altogether after playing one of the first three Tests in […]