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It leads for a fourth consecutive weekend in a major success for James Cameron’s storytelling Avatar: Fire and Ash. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ has once again claimed the top spot at the weekend box office, marking its fourth consecutive weekend as the highest-grossing film in North America. The latest installment in James Cameron’s long-running sci-fi … Read more
Workers clash with police; K-P CM accuses Sindh govt of creating hurdles; Tells supporters movement ‘unstoppable’ K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi addresses a rally at Karachi’s Numaish Chowrangi. Photo: Express KARACHI: Imran Khan’s PTI on Sunday finally managed to pull off a rally in Karachi — the first outside Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) since May 9, 2023 … Read more
. Winter in Kyiv. Photo: Reuters (file) KYIV: More than 1,000 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating following a devastating Russian attack earlier this week, local authorities said on Sunday. Since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has steadily intensified strikes on the country’s energy infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that over the … Read more
. Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken. Photo: Reuters (file) BRUSSELS: NATO should launch an operation in the Arctic to address US security concerns, Belgium’s defence minister said on Sunday, urging transatlantic unity amid growing European unease over President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland. “We have to collaborate, work together and show strength … Read more
[ Governments traditionally have a narrow window – typically the first two years of their term – to implement bold and transformative reforms. photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan’s economic policy framework is increasingly being shaped by sector-specific reforms aimed at correcting long-standing structural distortions and reviving growth. Among the most significant developments are the gradual deregulation … Read more
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. Rescue operations being conducted after a gas cylinder explosion occurres in Islamabad’s G-7/2 sector Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: A wedding celebration in the federal capital turned into a scene of devastation on Sunday when a powerful explosion ripped through a house in Sector G-7/2, killing at least eight people, including the bride and groom, and … Read more
Men walk towards a destroyed vehicle following a ceasefire in the Kurdish-majority Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood of Aleppo. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: The Middle East remained on edge over the weekend as the United States launched military strikes across Syria targeting the Islamic State group, Syria’s government consolidated control over Aleppo’s Kurdish neighbourhoods following days of deadly clashes, … Read more
[ When economy experiences stabilisation, reforms and rising poverty together, economic growth is missing ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic outlook in 2026 reflects two contrasting trends. On the one hand, there is stabilisation, improvement in macroeconomic indicators and reform initiatives; on the other, there is deterioration in social indicators and a decline in real incomes for nearly … Read more
[ In Pakistan, tight monetary policy coincides with increasing inflation due to supply shocks, which undermine rate sign Market analysts caution that IMF-related measures in the upcoming FY2026 budget—particularly new taxes and adjustments in energy prices—may lead to a renewed spike in inflation. PHOTO: FILE MICHIGAN/KARACHI: In August 2009, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) … Read more