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Mayor warns activists after fatal ICE shooting

. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Photo: file MINNEAPOLIS: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Saturday urged demonstrators protesting the fatal shooting of a motorist by a US immigration agent to stay peaceful, saying that any unlawful actions would play into US President Donald Trump’s hands. Frey, a Democrat, cautioned them as civil liberties and migrant-rights groups … Read more

‘Pakistan to exit IMF programme this year’

[ PMYP chairman cites rising remittances and renewed investor confidence as signs of economic recovery Tourism Minister Mashhood Ahmad Khan addressing a press conference. PHOTO: NNI ISLAMABAD: Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP), announced that Pakistan will exit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme by June next year. Addressing … Read more

‘Palestine 36’ director says film is about ‘refusal to disappear’

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Annemarie Jacir. Photo: file PARIS: The director of Oscar-shortlisted film “Palestine 36” said her big-budget production about a crucial but little-known Arab rebellion is a statement about Palestinians “refusal to disappear”. Veteran filmmaker Annemarie Jacir started production on the sweeping historical epic just before Israel’s devastating invasion of Gaza in October 2023. Making the movie … Read more

Sindh allows PTI rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah

K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi waves to the supporters during a rally in Hyderabad. Photo: INP KARACHI/HYDERABAD: The Sindh government on Saturday allowed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to hold a public rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah, issuing a no-objection certificate (NOC) with conditions, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi vowed to press ahead with a nationwide street … Read more

Govt appoints new SECP chairman

[ . Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved the appointment of Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) with immediate effect. The decision was notified by the Finance Division. Sidhu is currently serving as the chairman of the Competition … Read more

Cabinet calls for developing digital infrastructure

[ Proposal is to let public sector entity acquire/lay optic fibre infrastructure and sell onwards. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Cabinet members have suggested that half of telecom spectrum auction proceeds should be deposited with the Universal Service Fund (USF), the entity responsible for developing digital infrastructure in the country. The suggestion came in a recent meeting … Read more

Pakistan, Indonesia to set up trade body

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Indonesia have strengthened economic partnership with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of the Joint Trade Committee (JTC), creating an institutional platform to enhance trade dialogue. The MoU was signed following high-level talks held on Friday, led by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and visiting … Read more