Pakistan, IMF agree on tariff cuts
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have made further adjustments to the economic liberalisation plan and agreed to cut weighted average applied tariffs to around 6% — a reduction of 43% over five years in the protection level available to local industries. The country has the third-highest trade-weighted average tariffs in South […]
Why Maya Ali is in little hurry to tie the knot
In an interview on a local talk show, Maya Ali explained her reason for not being married yet. Answering in tandem with her business-partner cousins, who were also present at the show, she said, “It’s difficult to explain to the elders that I cannot get married just for the sake of getting married. I need […]
Book slams Meta, tops bestseller list
SAN FRANCISCO: A scathing book about Facebook parent company Meta, whose author has been barred from promoting her work, entered at the top of the New York Times bestseller list after its first week of release in the United States. The book also ranks fourth on Amazon’s bestseller list, the platform showed on Thursday. In […]
Ten French police injured in dramatic Paris car chase – World
Thirteen people, including ten French police officers, were injured and several cars damaged on Saturday after a driver refused to stop at the request of police in Paris, sparking an early morning chase through the south of the French capital, authorities said. The car chase spanning several kilometres ended with the driver losing control of […]
4 labourers from Punjab shot dead by unknown assailants in Balochistan’s Kalat: official – Pakistan
Four labourers from Punjab were shot dead by unknown assailants in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Saturday, according to the deputy commissioner (DC). A statement from Kalat DC retired Captain Jamil Baloch said “unknown assailants opened fire and killed four laborers” in the Malangzai area of Kalat’s Mangochar city around 2:30pm. It said there was one […]
Resolution on Pakistan Day
Listen to article Today the nation will celebrate the 85th Pakistan Day with a renewed zeal to overcome the crisis of governance and an existential threat that looms in the form of terrorism. The day is in commemoration of the spirit of egalitarianism that our forefathers strived for in pursuit of creating an independent homeland for the […]
From pressuring and isolating to bullying Iran
Listen to article When events are filtered through time and space, they give us patterns that help us formulate future projections. In international relations, resembling current circumstances and arrangements with past patterns greatly aid in drawing comparisons and forecasting the emerging conflicts in the world. The worst conflict that the world has dreaded since the culmination of […]
Oxygen detected in galaxy just 300 million years after big bang
Listen to article Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0, just 300 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery, made using the ALMA telescope, suggests galaxies formed and matured far more rapidly than previously believed. JADES-GS-z14-0, discovered in 2024, is the farthest confirmed galaxy observed, with its light traveling 13.4 billion years […]
Pope Francis plans to appear in public on Sunday for first time in 5 weeks – World
Pope Francis plans to make his first appearance in more than five weeks on Sunday, offering a blessing from the window of his room at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital as he battles double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Francis, 88, was admitted to the hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that has required evolving […]
Shah Rukh and Kohli light up IPL opening ceremony with dance
Listen to article The opening ceremony of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was a spectacular event, bringing together the worlds of Bollywood and cricket, with Shah Rukh Khan playing the perfect host. The audience in Kolkata was treated to a memorable evening of entertainment, thanks to SRK’s amazing hosting skills, which added a […]