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[ Every EV on road proves to be vote for sovereignty and blow to ‘petrol poverty’ Hybrid vehicles are a mid-term solution before EVs, as Pakistan does not have the infrastructure ready for the electric variants. Photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan stands at a precarious and era-defining crossroads as certain oil benchmarks cross $150-200/barrel threshold. Every … Read more
The measures in Victoria and Tasmania are temporary, but show how far and how intensely the oil shock from the war in Iran has spread.
[ Regional instability could redirect data infrastructure, outsourcing and skilled labour to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: A global economic reset has been due for some time, but the cautionary leadership approach left it unaddressed. It is now unfolding through various manifestations, including political and geographic conflicts. The ongoing conflict in the Gulf is certainly a political problem … Read more
Joseph Kabila, the former president, faces the death penalty after the government convicted him of treason last year. He says the charges are bogus.
[ The finance ministry has admitted that “public debt dynamics remained a key challenge” during the last fiscal year, as the increase in total public debt was “driven mainly by higher interest payments and exchange rate movements”. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Debt is not inherently harmful if it is used productively – borrowed to invest in … Read more
. People use their cameras as a USAF B-1 bomber approaches to land at RAF Fairford airbase, used by United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, amid the US–Israeli war on Iran. PHOTO: REUTERS DAMASCUS: Syria’s assistant defence minister said Sunday that his country’s forces had repelled a drone attack from neighbouring Iraq targeting one of … Read more
[ In modern world, sovereignty has evolved; it is no longer just political; it is deeply economic ISLAMABAD: Every year on March 23, Pakistan commemorates the Lahore Resolution – a defining moment that set the course for the creation of a sovereign state. It was a vision rooted in dignity, self-determination, and the right to … Read more
Members of President Trump’s circle, working in plain sight, have caught the eye of Denmark’s intelligence services for trying to make friends and cut deals on the Danish territory.
[With a cutoff in shipments imminent, Asian countries, the biggest importers of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East, are already burning more coal and reducing consumption.
The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound on Feb. 28, according to visual evidence examined by The Times and weapons experts.
