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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday he would lead a “movement” against mail-in balloting as he sought to eliminate a voting method used by nearly a third of the country ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Trump — who has spent years railing against postal ballots, even though they have benefited his Republicans and … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: A Chinese-led consortium has said that any delay could pose a risk to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) concessionary financing for the Rs146 billion N-55 expansion project as it may potentially make the project financially unviable in the future due to rising costs. The consortium is all set to build the much-anticipated additional … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders have learned a thing or two about negotiating, Trump-style. So has Vladimir Putin.
[ KARACHI: Former federal finance minister Dr Miftah Ismail has called for undertaking bold reforms to benefit people and businesses and warned that Pakistan’s current system is holding back progress. He highlighted high inflation, rising unemployment, heavy taxation and costly energy as major obstacles to growth and public welfare, urging immediate action to restore stability … Read more
HOUSTON: Dozens of Democratic legislators who fled Texas to halt an aggressive redistricting drive ended their two-week standoff on Monday, clearing the way for a new electoral map pushed by Republican President Donald Trump. With their return, the Texas House now has enough lawmakers to form a quorum and approve a map that carves out … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Scores of Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are eager to explore opportunities in Pakistan, particularly in the textile garment sector, and a business delegation is expected to visit Karachi soon to interact with local manufacturers and assess the potential for export. Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg von Linde stated this in a meeting … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy-Making Committee (NJPMC) has approved uniform timelines for the disposal of various categories of civil and criminal cases under a new regime aimed at ensuring speedy justice and reducing case backlogs. The 54th meeting of the NJPMC—convened on Monday at the Supreme Court of Pakistan under the chairmanship of Chief Justice … Read more
CINCINNATI: Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open after top seed Jannik Sinner retired as he was feeling unwell on Monday, raising concerns about the Italian’s fitness just days before he is due to begin the defence of his U.S. Open title. The Spanish second seed snapped the world number one’s 26-match winning streak on hardcourts … Read more
The Trump administration says that law enforcement organizations in Britain would back off asking the company for a tool to access customers’ data.
[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to remove the finance secretary from the board of the central bank and also recommended amending another law to take away the federal government's authority to order inspections of commercial banks. The global lender has further asked Islamabad to immediately fill two vacant positions of deputy governors … Read more
