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. 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
Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence.
[ 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
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
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
[ . 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
[Delcy Rodríguez got American help with the return of an oil tanker linked to one of her political rivals that had left the country without authorization.
Presented by The Last Show at NAPA, the play refuses easy villains in a family falling apart KARACHI: It’s rare to sit in a theatre and completely forget that you’re watching actors on a stage. Usually, you’re aware of the lights, the blocking, the performance. But once in a while, a play quietly pulls you … Read more
[ 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
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