Reciprocal tariffs: a scattergun approach
Listen to article KARACHI: US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, which appear to be a scattergun approach, may corrode the global economy, keep US allies away and above all shatter the confidence of both US manufacturers and consumers, who will feel the heat of the new economic policy. Trump has ordered new “reciprocal tariffs” on every country […]
A weak corporate culture
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic landscape is a complex tapestry woven with threads of tradition, culture, and modernity. As the country strives to position itself as a competitive player in the global market, the role of corporate culture becomes increasingly significant. Corporate culture, characterised by professional management, transparent governance, and merit-based advancement, is essential for driving […]
Empty promises or real change?
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The term “reforms” has been so misattributed and misused in Pakistan that any mention of reform sounds like an empty promise without any genuine strategy for change. A new report titled Pakistan Reforms Report (PRR) 2025 has been published recently. The report, published by Mishal Pakistan, applauds the government for instituting “more than […]
Scientists develop AI that learns without human labels
Listen to article Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking artificial intelligence algorithm, Torque Clustering, designed to identify patterns in data without human intervention. The breakthrough, detailed in a recent paper published in IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, could mark a significant step toward more autonomous AI systems. Unlike traditional AI, which relies on supervised learning […]
Netanyahu says with US support, “we can finish the job” against Iran – World
Israel and the United States are both determined to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its “aggression” in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday following a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Speaking after a meeting with Rubio in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said they had held a “very productive discussion” […]
The new cold war
Listen to article There is now a new cold war taking shape. This is different in scope and substance compared to the one waged after the end of the Second World War. Then the contestants were what was at that time called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, and the United States. These two were the […]
Whispering Shadows
Petrarch (1304-1374), one of the founding fathers of humanism in Italian language and renaissance, could perhaps be described as the originator of the poetic genre 'sonnet' signified as a composition made up of fourteen lines, an iambic pentameter format, an octave and a sestet and a definite rhythmic scheme. The constrtictiveness and compactness of the […]
Saudi Arabia to host US-Russia talks on Ukraine war
Listen to article US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who met with US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday, […]
Madison shushes tepid United by scoring
James Maddison netted the decisive goal on his comeback from injury as Tottenham secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in a battle of struggling Premier League sides. Maddison, sidelined for nearly four weeks with a calf issue, capitalised on a rebound in the 13th minute after United goalkeeper Andre Onana parried Lucas Bergvall’s effort, […]
Two killed in small plane crash near Covington Airport in Georgia
Listen to article At least two people have died after a small aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Covington Municipal Airport in Georgia late Saturday night. According to local police, the Rockwell Commander aircraft took off at approximately 11:00 p.m. ET but lost contact shortly after. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alerted Covington authorities at 11:21 p.m., […]