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LONDON: Burberry BRBY.L presented hippie-inspired crochet dresses, fringed jackets, and tailored suits in acid green, yellow and pink on Monday, drawing on counterculture fashions from the British music scene for its spring/summer 2026 collection. A Black Sabbath soundtrack gave a rock’n’roll edge to the catwalk in a huge tent in London’s Kensington Palace Gardens, with models’ boots … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: Iran insists diplomacy is the only way to resolve a decades-long nuclear dispute with the West, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian state TV on Monday, adding it was time for the West to choose “cooperation or confrontation” amid looming sanctions. Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3, launched a 30-day process … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Ministry of IT and Telecom has been committed to ensuring that the spectrum policy supports the versatile requirements of the growing Pakistani economy – from small businesses to freelancers; the internet is the engine that makes the world go round, says Parvez Iftikhar, a consultant for the Asian Development Bank and the … Read more
NEW YORK: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said he and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed at a meeting in New York on Monday on the importance of sustained engagement to make progress in priority areas. The meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly came after US President Donald Trump’s move to … Read more
[ LAHORE: For years, the massive textile mills of Punjab have been the engine of Pakistan’s economy, but that engine is now sputtering, threatened by internal stagnation and the arrival of efficient, deep-pocketed Chinese competitors. The sector, which contributes over 60% of the country’s export receipts and employs millions, has seen its exports trapped between … Read more
PESHAWAR: At least 14 terrorists and 10 civilians were killed in a powerful explosion at an improvised explosive device (IED) manufacturing facility in the Akakhel area of Khyber district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), late on Sunday night. According to the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), the blast occurred inside the IED-making factory set up by Khawarij … Read more
Han Hak-ja — the widow of the church’s founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon — was accused of bribing a former first lady for business and political favors.
[ ISLAMABAD: The tax authorities have admitted that the entire current gap of Rs3.6 trillion in sales tax collection cannot be eliminated due to the fragmentation and informality of the retail sector, in an assessment that underscores the challenge of pooling due taxes from all economic sectors. The assessment has recently been shared with the … Read more
We explain how Russia, China, Iran and other countries are trying to strengthen their influence as America retreats.
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain winger Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d’Or on Monday as a reward for his starring role in the club’s Champions League triumph last season, while Spain’s Aitana Bonmati claimed the women’s prize for the third year in a row. Dembele, 28, edged out Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal to succeed Manchester City and … Read more
