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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (PHDEC), in collaboration with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), organised an interactive Zoom session titled “Russia Market Re-Opening for Pakistani Potatoes: Current Issues and Way Forward,” focusing on reviving exports to the Russian market amid a bumper domestic crop. According to a statement issued on … Read more
The president met with executives on a day when the U.S. seized another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.
Dramatizing an odd news item from 1977, Gus Van Sant’s crime film isn’t crazy enough.
Shares. Photo: file KARACHI: Stocks closed lower on Friday as late-session profit-taking erased early gains, pushing the benchmark KSE-100 index down by around 1,130 points to 184,410. Market participants initially maintained a positive stance during morning trade; however, selling pressure intensified in the latter half as investors chose to lock in gains ahead of the … Read more
[ LAHORE: Sugar millers have urged the government to reduce the Sugarcane Development Cess in Punjab and make it equal to the levy imposed in other provinces. “In Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the cess on sugarcane is currently much lower than Punjab. The sugar industry requests the government to reduce the cess in Punjab from Rs5 … Read more
Large marches against the government occurred despite an internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown.
He was an official in the revolutionary government, then, after the country won independence from France, was imprisoned and eventually wrote from exile.
Robbie G.K. Heated Rivalry star Robbie G.K. is opening up about the series’ growing cultural impact, what it could mean for professional hockey, and his hopes for the show’s future as it continues to resonate with audiences. Asked whether the series might inspire real-world change within the NHL, Robbie said, “I certainly hope so.” He … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood’s awards season kicks into high gear on Sunday at the Golden Globes gala, with the politically charged “One Battle After Another” expected to solidify its status as the film to beat, two months ahead of the Oscars. Paul Thomas Anderson’s screwball thriller, which centers on an aging revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his … Read more
Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1934 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won.