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.Avalanches, road closures disrupt life; rescue operations underway, more snow forecast Tourists enjoy along a road as it snows heavily in Murree. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: A powerful spell of snowfall has crippled daily life across large parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, cutting off road links, knocking out electricity and communication networks, and triggering a deadly avalanche … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has sought enhanced rice exports to the Philippines during a meeting with Philippine Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Emmanuel R Fernandez, held on the special directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to an official statement issued on Friday, the commerce minister conveyed the prime minister’s interest … Read more
[ Weekly prices fall 0.48%, but year-on-year data shows essentials still squeezing low-income households KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SP I) has increased 4.18% year-on-year, reinforcing concerns over Pakistan’s inflation outlook, as continued volatility in essential consumer prices reflects persistent cost-of-living pressure on low- and middle-income households across the country. According to the weekly SPI … Read more
new video loaded: Setting Foot on the Melting Thwaites Glacier Bad weather delayed expedition scientists’ efforts to set up camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica and take measurements to determine how quickly it is melting. After the skies cleared, our journalists, Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee, took us along for their first steps on … Read more
Disney has released the official trailer for the return of The Muppet Show, marking a major revival of the iconic franchise nearly five decades after its original debut. The special event is set to premiere on February 4, 2026, airing on ABC and streaming globally on Disney+. The upcoming production brings Kermit the Frog, Miss … Read more
[New York Fed inquiries about the cost of exchanging yen for dollars signaled to traders on Friday that the U.S. government might make a large purchase of the Japanese currency.
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected around Rs2 trillion in liquidity into the banking system through both conventional and Shariah-compliant Open Market Operations (OMOs) on January 23, 2026. Under the conventional OMO (reverse repo purchase), the SBP injected Rs1.6488 trillion for a seven-day tenor at an accepted cut-off rate of 10.51%. The amount … Read more
Few climbers take on this niche pursuit, where one mistake could mean death. Three of them talk about its unique mental and physical demands.
[ Steering committee, data system approved as OGDC gets Rs7.7b circular debt payment Debt. Design: Mohsin Alam ISLAMABAD: Amid chronic circular debt and persistent divisions between key ministries that have contributed to chaos in the energy sector, the government is moving ahead with the Integrated Energy Plan by bringing all stakeholders on board to address … Read more
The designer Valentino Garavani, who died on Monday at 93, was celebrated in Rome, a city that he “embodied,” according to its mayor.