Elon Musk addresses German far-right rally by video link – World
US tech billionaire Elon Musk gave a video address to a campaign rally of Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, his latest show of support ahead of the country’s election next month. Musk told a gathering of thousands of AfD supporters in the eastern city of Halle that their party was “the […]
30 terrorists killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operations: ISPR – Pakistan
Security forces killed 30 terrorists during three separate operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the first encounter took place in KP’s Lakki Marwat, where an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was carried out on the reported presence of terrorists. During the operation, […]
First mpox case of 2025 reported in Peshawar – Pakistan
The first case of mpox this year was reported on Saturday when a 35-year-old travelled to Peshawar from Dubai, health authorities said. According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health adviser Ehtesham Ali, the public health team was dispatched to Peshawar Airport as soon as the case was reported. “The team has transferred the patient to Police Services […]
PSX records mixed trends amid profit-taking
Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured a subdued performance in the outgoing week as it registered a marginal decline of 0.34% week-on-week (WoW) and closed at 114,880 points. Market activity began on a positive note, driven by optimism over a potential rate cut in the upcoming monetary policy committee meeting, but profit-taking reversed early […]
‘Align monetary policy with regional benchmarks’
Listen to article KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the Hub Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) have called on the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to align the monetary policy rate with regional benchmarks and reduce it significantly. KCCI President Muhammad Jawed Bilwani emphasised the pressing need for the SBP to align […]
PTA outlines below-par performance of mobile firms
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has highlighted the poor performance of cellular mobile operators (CMOs) in areas of network coverage, broadband, voice and SMS services. Based on compliance level of each key performance indicator (KPI) in surveyed cities, as defined in the quality of service (QoS) regulations, CMOs have been ranked in various categories. […]
Govt triples fund releases for MPs
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The coalition government has accelerated the process of discretionary spending on parliamentarians’ schemes and nearly tripled fund releases to Rs48.3 billion this month in relaxation of the Ministry of Finance’s instructions. The total release of Rs48.3 billion is Rs19 billion above the ceiling set by the Ministry of Finance for the July-March period […]
Zelensky says allies should work on ‘format’ for any talks with Russia – World
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said allies should work towards determining a format for potential peace talks with Russia, reiterating that only talks involving Kyiv could bring about sustainable peace. His comments are the latest to pile on speculation over the possibility of negotiations to end the brutal conflict that has cost tens of […]
West Bank’s turn – Newspaper
MERE days after pausing the Gaza genocide, Israel has turned its guns on the occupied West Bank. Though Israel had been conducting raids in the West Bank while simultaneously carrying out the slaughter in Gaza in the aftermath of Oct 7, 2023, with the ceasefire taking effect in the Strip on Sunday, Tel Aviv is […]
Flawed taxation
Listen to article It is a bitter reality that those who must be taxed are the blue-eyed, and the salaried class is made to face the music. Statistics from the FBR confirm that phenomenon as the middle-income salaried class has poured in 300% more taxes than exporters and the filthy rich in the country. Perhaps, the culpable […]