2024 confirmed as hottest year on record, highlighting urgent climate action need
Listen to article The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, with global temperatures reaching 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels. The WMO reported that extraordinary land and sea surface temperatures, coupled with extreme weather events worldwide, contributed to widespread destruction. Photo: @WMO on X WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis stated that […]
ICC delegation to assess Rawalpindi stadium for Champions Trophy 2025
Listen to article An ICC delegation is set to visit Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday to assess ongoing preparations for the 2025 Champions Trophy. This visit is part of the second phase of their Pakistan tour to review arrangements for the tournament, Express News reported. The six-member team will inspect the stadium’s construction and renovation work. Pakistan […]
PIA soars back to Europe
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: After a long-awaited resumption of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights to Europe, the national flag carrier took to the skies of Europe once again, with its first flight to Paris touching down at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Friday. The flight departed Islamabad at 12:40 pm, becoming the only carrier to offer a […]
Shehbaz rules out mini-budget
ISLAMABAD: While again ruling out a mini-budget, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed to seek expeditious decisions in pending tax cases in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and also improve enforcement to recoup the Rs386 billion revenue shortfall. The government sources told The Express Tribune that the premier took at least two meetings this weekthe […]
Military trials backed by solid evidence: govt
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday informed the Constitutional Bench (CB) of the Supreme Court that only 105 of the over 5,000 people accused of resorting to acts of violence on May 9, 2023 were prosecuted in military courts as there was solid documentary evidence against these 105 people. As the seven-member CB resumed hearing […]
BRICS aims to ‘build’ global ties: Brazil
BRASILIA: Brazil will seek to build relationships and not worsen an already tense global mood, while holding the rotating presidency of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a top official told AFP. Diplomat Eduardo Saboia, head of the BRICS summit to be held in Rio de Janeiro in July, brushed off recent threats from incoming […]
Kremlin says Putin ready for talks with Trump
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin was open to talks with Donald Trump, after the incoming US president said a meeting between the pair was being set up. Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20, has said he can bring a swift end to the nearly three-year conflict between Russia and […]
Led by blue chips, PSX gains 609 points
Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recovered on Friday as it climbed over 600 points in the wake of investor interest in blue-chip oil and cement companies amid surging global crude prices and falling government bond yields. The inflow of remittances in Pakistan surged 29.3% year-on-year (YoY) to $3.1 billion in December 2024 and projections […]
Cotton harvest drops to30-year low last season
Listen to article LAHORE: Pakistan’s cotton production dropped to 5.6 million bales last season, marking the lowest output in 30 years, said the president of Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) at a think-tank session at the PCJCCI Secretariat on Friday. According to a statement, PCJCCI President Nazir Hussain highlighted that research conducted by the […]
Remittances surge to record $3.1b
Listen to article KARACHI: Workers’ remittances recorded a significant inflow of $3.1 billion during December 2024, marking a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 29.3% and a month-on-month (MoM) increase of 5.6%, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Cumulatively, remittances reached an impressive $17.8 billion during the first half of FY25 (H1FY25), reflecting a 32.8% rise compared […]