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[ State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File KARACHI: Small traders and businessmen of Hyderabad have denounced the “unjustified and indefinite holding of funds in business accounts”, saying it causes financial difficulties and cash flow problems. In that regard, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry Vice President Shan Sehgal met State Bank Hyderabad Assistant … Read more
Visitors attend the Women International Film Festival at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts in the capital. PHOTOs: EXPRESS LAHORE: The 10th Edition of the Women International Film Festival (WIFF X) is making landmark history: the festival is coming to Lahore for the first time. Taking place February 14-15, 3-9pm at Olomopolo, WIFF X … Read more
In this file photo, lawyers arrive to cast their votes in the Rawalpindi Bar Association elections. NNI RAWALPINDI: Members of Insaf Lawyers Wing (ILF), Rawalpindi High Court Bar and District Bar Associations reached Central Jail Adiala on Saturday night and submitted a written request to the Superintendent Jail Adiala for the medical report of PTI … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held a detailed meeting with Canadian High Commissioner Tarik Ali Khan at the Ministry of Commerce, focusing on expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, mining, agriculture, energy and emerging sectors. Coordinator to the Prime Minister for Commerce Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan was also present. During the … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran’s top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic’s army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes. Washington has deployed a naval battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier off Iran’s shores, after Trump threatened to intervene in … Read more
[ Former Fed official faces challenge of translating long-standing criticism into actionable reforms FILE PHOTO: Former US Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh speaks during a monetary policy conference at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, California, US May 9, 2025. REUTERS WASHINGTON: Kevin Warsh checks a long list of boxes for President Donald Trump … Read more
Justice Department releases millions of Epstein files, denying White House interference in charged investigation WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department began releasing millions of new pages on Friday from the Jeffrey Epstein files along with photos and videos, adding fuel to the politically explosive case that has dogged President Donald Trump. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche … Read more
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Nigeria’s Afrobeat king Fela Kuti will this weekend be posthumously recognised by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction. After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition comes nearly three decades after Fela’s death and long after his influence reshaped … Read more
92 terrorists killed as troops fought off assaults in Balochistan; 15 security personnel, 18 civilians also martyred Security personnel inspect the blast site in Quetta. Photo: AFP RAWALPINDI: Ninety-two terrorists were killed as security forces fought off a series of coordinated attacks at multiple locations across Balochistan on Saturday, while 15 security personnel also embraced … Read more
[ KARACHI: Textiles, cement, engineering (steel) and other export-oriented industries are poised to be the primary beneficiaries of the government’s newly announced relief and incentive package, which combines cheaper export financing with broad-based energy cost reductions to improve industrial competitiveness and ease liquidity pressures in the backdrop of the India-Europe trade deal. The textile sector, … Read more
