Trump Expected to Announce Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
[President Trump is set to announce his choice to replace Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, saying it is someone “known to everybody in the financial world.”
Month: January 2026
Trump says UK-China trade ‘very dangerous’ as Starmer courts Beijing
Western leaders reel from US unpredictability, Starmer is the latest to head to China US President Donald Trump warned Britain against getting into business with Beijing as Prime Minister Keir Starmer lauded the economic benefits of resetting relations with China during a visit there on Friday. As Western leaders reel from Trump’s unpredictability, Starmer is the … Read more
AD Ports to review KPT cargo tariffs
[ ISLAMABAD: AD Ports Group, a UAE-based logistics company, has agreed to review existing terminal cargo handling charges following Pakistan’s demand for a reduction in fees at Karachi Port, aimed at making port operations more competitive and business-friendly. The federal government has constituted a negotiation committee to engage with AD Ports Group on the issue … Read more
The Secret Sauce in ‘Heated Rivalry’? Canada.
The global television phenomenon is full of Canadian iconography and subsidized by Canadian taxpayers. On Thursday, it came home to celebrate.
Creativity meets purpose at ‘Ummed-e-Nau Bahar’
Exhibition brings art, literature, and unity to PNCA celebrating honesty, peace, and social harmony ISLAMABAD: The ‘Ummed-e-Nau Bahar’ mega art and literature event at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), brings together artists, writers, scholars, and students in a vibrant celebration of creativity, hope, and human values. Organised by visual artist, writer, and … Read more
Ayub star in Pak T20 win over Australia
Scores 168-8 with a 22-ball 40 that included two sixes and three fours, while Salman Agha added four sixes and a four Pakistan’s Saim Ayub plays a shot during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on January 29, 2026. Photo: AFP LAHORE: All-rounder Saim Ayub … Read more
Panama Court Strikes Down Hong Kong Firm’s Canal Contract
[President Trump has said he wants American control of the canal, putting the longtime ports operator, CK Hutchison, in the cross-hairs of the U.S.-China trade conflict.
Development plan to be reviewed every quarter
[ ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to conduct quarterly reviews of the Annual Development Plan (ADP) to strengthen planning, monitoring and implementation, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday. The decision was announced during the Mid-Year Review Meeting of the Annual Plan 2025-26, chaired by Iqbal and attended … Read more
Karachi-East Africa shipping links planned
[ Sea links via Djibouti, Mombasa aimed at bypassing third-country transshipment, cut transit by 45 days The main objectives of the policy is to attract private sector investment and simplify business processes to strengthen the shipping sector’s economic foundation. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Rwanda have agreed to move toward direct trade and shipping links … Read more
‘Moses the Black’ Review: An Overcooked Crucible
Omar Epps struggles to grant this gangland Chicago religious drama divine quality.
