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[ . A broker monitors share prices displayed on a digital screen at the PSX in Karachi. Photo: AFP KARACHI: Samir Dossal, President of the Canada-Pakistan Business Council, performed the market opening “gong ceremony” at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday. The event served as a celebration of the $1 billion bilateral trade milestone … Read more
China banned the burning of coal for heat around Beijing, but natural gas subsidies have run out, leaving many villagers vulnerable in dangerously cold weather.
[ Gas utilities. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed officials to introduce uniform gas prices and mulled over a plan to put a tag on fertiliser bags. The prime minister is also considering ending subsidised gas supply to fertiliser plants and extending direct subsidy to farmers through the Benazir Income Support programme … Read more
. Increase in GST rate to 18%, imposition of up to 153% additional FED on cigarettes and higher FED on sugary drinks are the only measures that will generate significant revenues. photo: file GENEVA: Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, urging countries to hike taxes to reduce … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader warned Tuesday of a surge of disinformation that he said threatened to impact critical elections next month, the first since a 2024 uprising toppled the government. Muhammad Yunus, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said he had called on the United Nations human rights team to “counter a surge of misinformation … Read more
[A currency kept weak to help Chinese factories, combined with faltering consumer spending, propelled exports, while a campaign for self-sufficiency limited imports.
They were the first U.S. citizens released after the U.S. military captured Nicolás Maduro and flew him to the United States to stand trial on drug and other charges.
[Last year was Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of climate change’s influence.
Megyn Kelly criticizes her victory even though she admitted she did not watch the show Conservative media personality Megyn Kelly criticised Amy Poehler’s win in the newly established Best Podcast category at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, calling the outcome “embarrassing and disrespectful” and questioning the significance of the honor. Poehler’s Good Hang with Amy … Read more
. Demonstrators during a protest against hate speech against Muslims by Hindu leaders,in NEW DELHI,India, December 27, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: Hate speech against minorities, including Muslims and Christians, in India rose by 13 per cent in 2025, with most incidents occurring in states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party … Read more