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[ . KARACHI: Building an innovative and inclusive digital financial services ecosystem is a key objective of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) under its Strategic Plan 2023-28. According to a statement issued on Thursday, the SBP has allowed exchange companies to utilise Raast, the instant payment system launched in 2021, to facilitate home remittances. … Read more
UN Chief Antonio Guterres. Photo: Anadolu Agency UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lashed out Thursday at world leaders who he said were seeking to “put international cooperation on deathwatch” amid brazen violations of international law, but held off naming offending countries. He also reiterated that he was “deeply concerned about the violent repression in … Read more
. The four members of the SpaceX Crew-11 are evacuating from the International Space Station due to a a medical problem affecting one of them. Photo: AFP (file) WASHINGTON: Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, NASA footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab’s … Read more
[ . KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) acting President Muhammad Raza has expressed strong opposition to proposed amendments to the Nepra Act, 1997 and the Electricity Act, 1910, which indicate that the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority may be placed under the administrative control of the Power Division. Raza stated that the … Read more
In her State of the Union address, Delcy Rodríguez echoed her predecessors’ fiery rhetoric but tried to hew to President Trump’s agenda.
[ LAHORE: As Pakistan enters a phase marked by unprecedented defence export opportunities and an equal chance to reposition itself within evolving global economic dynamics, business leaders are calling for a fundamental restructuring of the country’s external economic relationships to achieve sustainable, self-driven growth. Former president of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) … Read more
Bryan Cranston, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his iconic role in ‘Breaking Bad’, says the hit series wouldn’t exist without ‘The Sopranos’, as it allowed characters like Walter White to take centre stage. In multiple interviews recently, Cranston suggested that while he believes he has already said goodbye to Walter White, the door is … Read more
Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.
The budget plans to take on new debt of Rs11 trillion. This will be added to the already crippling level of existing debt, which stands at Rs76 trillion. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has requested the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to roll over a debt of $2.5 billion for two years and cut interest rate by … Read more
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck play grizzled cops looking at each other sideways in this Netflix crime thriller that has all the concepts but not much else.