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Drone scare shuts Munich airport

FRANKFURT: Flights resumed “progressively” on Saturday at Munich airport, but delays were expected after a drone scare caused a second shutdown in as many days, affecting over 6,500 passengers, the operator said. Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have recently suspended flights due to unidentified drones, while Romania and Estonia have pointed the finger at … Read more

IMF seeks clarity on $11b trade data gap

[ ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to publicly disclose $11 billion worth of discrepancies in trade data reported by two government entities over the last two fiscal years, raising questions about the credibility of the country’s external sector indicators. Government sources told The Express Tribune that imports reported by Pakistan Revenue … Read more

Indonesia school collapse deaths top 17

JAKARTA: The death toll in an Indonesian school collapse rose to 17 on Saturday, officials said, as rescuers deployed heavy machinery to recover dozens more victims believed still buried under the rubble. Part of the multi-storey boarding school collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers. Rescuers retrieved two bodies and a body … Read more

Barriers impede LNG competition

[ ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has identified several barriers in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector that are blocking competition and has urged the government to unbundle gas utilities, introduce stronger regulations and ensure entry of the private sector. In its report, the CCP proposes a “One-Stop Shop” concept for LNG imports … Read more

The great AI gamble

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The future of artificial intelligence is being written at breakneck speed — in boardrooms, laboratories, and now, even in space. From trillion-dollar investments on Earth to Jeff Bezos' vision of orbital data centres, and from Europe's push for AI-driven cars to America's bet on generative algorithms, the technology is not merely evolving — it is redefining … Read more

PSX marks best performance in over a decade

[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained its powerful upward momentum during the outgoing week, with the benchmark KSE-100 index surging 6,733 points, or 4.15% week-on-week (WoW), to close at 168,990, marking its best nine-month performance since 2009. The rally was largely driven by strong investor confidence, robust banking sector gains, and optimism about … Read more

Philip Morris (Pakistan) to delist from PSX

[ KARACHI: Following the exit of Procter & Gamble (P&G), another multinational company has decided to delist its shares from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). According to an official notice from PSX, Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited has announced the delisting of it shares from the stock exchange. According to the administration’s notice, the exchange has … Read more