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. This handout picture released by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on October 30, 2025, shows RSF members reportedly detaining a fighter known as Abu Lulu (L) in El-Fasher, in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region. — Rapid Support Forces (RSF)/AFP PORT SUDAN: Attacks by Sudan’s army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in … Read more
[ Pakistan’s real per capita income has risen 4.5 times since 1947 while the sub-continent, which once comprised Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, achieved an average growth of around 5%. photo: file ISLAMABAD: Year 2026 could be a defining period for Pakistan’s economy. After the hard-won stabilisation of 2025, the country faces a clear test: whether … Read more
. MOSCOW: Three out of four of Moscow’s airports shut to air traffic on Sunday after Ukraine launched dozens of drones at the Russian capital, authorities said. The attacks led to multiple flight delays, including at Moscow’s second-busiest airport of Vnukovo, Russian media reported. Ukraine, which has itself endured waves of Russian drone strikes throughout … Read more
[ Lessons from global megacities show data-driven transport and air-quality reforms can reverse trend The grand Faisal Mosque is seen covered in heavy smog in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: Islamabad, once known as a city of parks and gardens, is now confronting a full-fledged smog season. Skies have turned grey-brown, and the air often tastes … Read more
Some Republicans are asking how Mr. Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela squares with his past pledges to avoid foreign entanglements and nation building.
Fahad Mustafa and Mahira Khan in a scene from ‘Aag Lagay Basti Mein’. Photo: screengrab/Instagram KARACHI: Pakistani actors Fahad Mustafa and Mahira Khan have finally lifted the curtain on their mysterious project ‘ALBM’, confirming it stands for ‘Aag Lagay Basti Mein’ as the crime-tinged teaser arrived online ahead of its Eidul Fitr 2026 release. Shared … Read more
. Britain’s Prime Minister Kier Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London on July 16, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted in an interview Sunday he will complete his five-year term amid speculation his centre-left Labour party could oust him after upcoming local elections. Starmer, who won power in July 2024, … Read more
[ From zero-yield accounts to crypto and pensions, asset selection will now define outcomes It will be for the first time that Pakistan will float a 30-year dollar-denominated Eurobond but the decision to sell it will depend on the interest rates that investors will seek. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The year 2025 has been remarkable for … Read more
Iran and Venezuela found kinship in anti-American ideology and in evading U.S. sanctions.
[ Short-term capital gains do not bode well for developing economy where millions are underemployed or unemployed LAHORE: The current macroeconomic framework promotes a private debt financed consumption boom through fresh borrowing at a low policy rate. People have increased consumption by borrowing through commercial banks. They have been buying consumer durable goods for the … Read more
