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[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Regulatory Reforms (CCoRR), chaired by Federal Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, concluded a series of three meetings to review the Regulatory Reform Package-01 submitted by the Board of Investment (BOI). According to an official statement on Thursday, the meetings marked a key milestone in the government’s effort … Read more
[Long before President Trump wielded tariffs as a weapon to punish Indonesia, the country was fighting back a flood of cheap Chinese goods.
LONDON: Britain moved on Thursday to lower the voting age by two years to 16 in all UK elections, a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system that immediately split opinion over whether they should or would cast ballots. The proposed changes were designed to boost participation and trust in the electoral system, which suffered … Read more
Tesla’s much-anticipated Model Y, touted as a revolutionary addition to the electric vehicle market, is facing unexpected challenges. Despite initial hype, the new model is struggling to find buyers, according to industry analysts. As reported by Reuters, many Model Y vehicles are sitting unsold on dealership lots across the European market, raising concerns about demand … Read more
Scientists say a hotter planet is driving more intense storms. But experts say the U.S. is also not doing enough to adapt to increasingly intense floods.
PUBLISHED March 09, 2025 LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: They say life and death is in the hands of God. But sometimes the delicate thread of fate suddenly lands in the hands of distraught family members, who barely have minutes to find, match and trade a few bags of blood in return for the irreplaceable lives of their loved … Read more
Disney’s live-action Snow White has been banned from cinemas in Lebanon due to the inclusion of Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen. The ban, enforced by Lebanon’s Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar, is tied to Gadot’s presence on the country’s long-standing Israel boycott list. Reported first by Variety, the decision to bar the … Read more
MUMBAI: Air India’s inspection of the locking feature on the fuel control switches of its existing Boeing 787 aircraft found no issues, an internal communication circulated within the airline said. The switches have come under scrutiny following last month’s crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people, after a preliminary probe by Indian … Read more
His son and daughter-in-law brought love to his home and represented the family’s hope for a better life.
[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Temu, a Chinese e-commerce platform, has come under the radar of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) over alleged misleading practices that are said to distort the local market. Temu entered the Pakistani market a few months ago with an aggressive digital advertising campaign, flooding platforms with promotional content. These ads, which … Read more
