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Event features wide range of products, including food items, clothing, perfumes, handmade jewellery, other handcrafts A one-day family festival was held at Habitt City in Karachi on February 2, 2026. Photo: Author KARACHI: A one-day family festival held in Karachi carried a strong message of women’s empowerment, with women-led stalls and homegrown online businesses taking … Read more
[ Pakistan’s finance ministry had projected inflation would remain within a 5% to 6% range in January. PHOTO:FILE Consumer price inflation rose 5.8% year-on-year in January, official data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday, underscoring the central bank’s warning that price pressures could temporarily breach its target band as economic activity picks up. … Read more
Green Peak seminar highlights talent shortages, SME neglect, push for faster, smarter banking An employee counts Pakistani rupee notes at a bank in Peshawar on August 22, 2023. Photo: Reuters KARACHI: Attendees at a retail banking seminar on Monday said a strong blend of skilled human resources and modern technology could better meet changing customer … Read more
A shocking diagnosis led a writer to focus on the dispassionate medical details, until his body jolted him into confronting what he hadn’t.
Pakistan allows its team for Feb 7 tournament but bars India clash set for Feb 15 in Srilanka Fans of India and Pakistan are expected to fill out the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. PHOTO: AFP Pakistan’s decision to boycott its Twenty20 World Cup match against India has drawn widespread support from fans and administrators who … Read more
Every February, clowns pack into a London church to honor Joseph Grimaldi, a pioneering 19th-century clown. Hundreds of onlookers come for the merriment, too.
Policymakers, analysts stress development, stability and prosperity in the province Pakistan has a long list of projects that it wants financed, including a tripartite agreement between China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for an oil refinery in Gwadar. Photo: File KARACHI: Balochistan, which holds around 75% of Pakistan’s mineral wealth, is emerging as a central pillar of the … Read more
A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final to complete a career Grand Slam at age 22 Carlos Alcaraz takes a selfie with fans at the Australian Open. Photo: AFP Carlos Alcaraz has rewritten tennis history by becoming the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam after an epic victory over … Read more
Move aims to counter China’s price control on key minerals vital for EVs, weapons, hurting US miners US President Donald Trump steps off Marine One on the South Lawn upon arrival at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2026.PHOTO:AFP United States President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical minerals … Read more
