Bangladesh, India to coordinate patrols on border, share intelligence amid migrant tensions
BGB, BSF call talks ‘cordial and forward-looking’ as Dhaka presses New Delhi to halt forced border crossings A Border Security Force (BSF) official walks into a Border Outpost (BOP), a self-contained defence outpost situated near the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, on October 16, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS Bangladesh and India have agreed to deepen cooperation along their shared border with […]
Pakistan experiences back-to-back ‘warmest years’ – Newspaper
A rickshaw driver drinks water as the feels-like temperature in Karachi soared past 54 degrees Celsius.—Online • Rapid warming spikes sharply up north; AJK, GB, KP record highest annual temperatures in 65 years• Extreme heat claims over 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022; El Nino threatens to compound weather extremes• Monsoon delayed in India ISLAMABAD: […]
Squeezing tax from easy targets – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s demand that provinces share the burden of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collection shortfalls underscores an unsustainable fiscal strategy. The honest answer is that it is mostly political economy, not administrative incapacity, analysts say. There are some structural issues as well, but political economy remains at the heart of the […]
ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Record provincial surplus masks deeper fault lines – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: Provincial fiscal operations provided significant support to the federal government in improving the overall fiscal situation in the outgoing year. “The dedicated efforts at the provincial level for effective resource mobilisation and prudent expenditure management triggered higher growth in provincial revenues relative to expenditures,” the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2025-26 acknowledged. All four provinces […]
Oil extends losses as Trump calls off planned strikes on Iran
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Friday, extending losses from the previous session after US President Donald Trump cancelled plans to strike Iran, reducing fears of an escalation of hostilities following tit-for-tat attacks earlier in the week. Brent futures were down $2.11 or 2.3% at $88.27 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dropped $1.90, or 2.2%, […]
Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger
Since mid-March, Trump has repeatedly claimed a deal with Iran to end the war was close President Donald Trump could soon appear on a bank note — breaking longheld tradition against putting living presidents on US money. Photo: AFP/ File Hopes grew on Friday for peace between Iran and the United States after President Donald […]
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 to kick off 2026 FIFA World Cup – Sport
Mexico ignited their World Cup party with a dominant 2-0 victory over nine-man South Africa on Thursday as the biggest ever edition of the global footballing showpiece kicked off at Mexico City’s iconic Estadio Azteca. Julian Quinones scored the opening goal of the tournament, and veteran striker Raul Jimenez added a second as the co-hosts’ […]