Your daily dose of insights
[ ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) will provide certified seed of six cotton varieties to farmers across the province for the ongoing early sowing campaign. Talking to Wealth Pakistan, Shahid Qadir, Director of Punjab Seed Corporation, said the varieties available for sale are SS-32, SS-102, NIAB-878, NIAB-Kiran, NIAB-Sanib and NIAB-545. He said the price … Read more
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and calling for the overthrow of its government, while Iran responded with missiles fired at Israel and neighbouring Gulf countries. Iran's Al-Alam television said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — yet to be heard from by Saturday evening — was due to … Read more
One of the world’s most vital maritime arteries saw a 70 percent drop in vessel traffic.
[ Sources say KSA, UAE have already raised exports; oil majors, traders have suspended shipments via Hormuz This comes after Saudi last month agreed to a surprise output cut of oil cartel OPEC, the first in eight years. PHOTO: AFP LONDON/MOSCOW: OPEC+ may consider a larger-than-planned output increase of 411,000 barrels per day at a … Read more
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the A.I. industry.
A damaged car in Tehran, Iran after Israel strike on February 28, 2026. PHOTO: WANA via REUTERS Countries in the Middle East and around the world were watching with bated breath after the United States and Israel carried out long-feared strikes on Iran on Saturday. Trump: ‘annihilate’ US President Donald Trump vowed that the strikes would … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under sustained pressure during the outgoing week, shedding 2.9%, or nearly 5,110 points, to close at 168,062 amid geopolitical tensions, cross-border security concerns and cautious investor sentiment. The decline coincided with the arrival of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission for the third review of Pakistan’s $7 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: In scorching criticism of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s highly trumpeted Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA), an independent think tank has described the report as “analytically strong” but said it compromised on politically sensitive reforms and institutional independence. The think tank’s report revealed that the IMF compromised on the independence of the National … Read more
President Trump’s ambiguous appeal comes after he undermined U.S.-funded media outlets that normally would have helped the administration reach people inside the country.
President Trump has declared that Iran’s supreme leader was dead. If that is true, the next question is which of his possible successors might carry on his work.
