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[ In the public sector, investment in manufacturing increased 97% because of the National Radio Telecommunication Corporation; in mining, it rose 25.9% because of OGDCL investment; and in electricity, gas and water supply, it increased 5.1% because of WAPDA investment. photo:file ISLAMABAD: The government has missed two more critical targets of increasing investment and savings … Read more
Nearly all the business leaders and officials accompanying President Trump in China are men. There are few women on the Chinese side, too.
Both countries are among favourites with last 10 places in final up for grabs in world’s biggest live televised music VIENNA: The last 10 places in the Eurovision final are up for grabs in Thursday’s second semi, with Denmark and Australia hotly tipped to make it through once the votes are counted. Fifteen countries will … Read more
He appreciates IBI Group’s decision to establish its ‘Pakistan digital economy headquarters’ in Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met a high-level 11-member Chinese business delegation led by Qian Xiaojun, founder, president and controlling shareholder of IBI Beijing United Technology, at the prime minister’s house. According to the statement by the prime minister’s office … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan has started feeling the heat of financial crunch due to the US-Iran war, the oil refineries have agreed to freeze prices of kerosene oil and jet fuels for the Pakistan Air Force and armed forces as well as Hajj flights. The refineries have kept prices of kerosene oil and jet fuels … Read more
Presidents reach ‘important common understandings on handling their mutual concerns in a proper manner,’ says FM Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump shake hands at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026. REUTERS Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump … Read more
[ Govt taxes phones like luxury goods while calling digitalisation national priority Despite the shift from finished phone imports to CKD kit imports, Pakistan’s foreign exchange burden has not declined meaningfully because the industry still relies heavily on imported parts. photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a governance paradox: taxing smartphones like luxury products while … Read more
Iranian news agencies said some Chinese ships were being allowed through the strait, following diplomatic outreach to Iran from Beijing.
KARACHI: A small mountain school in Hunza has become the backdrop for Humnava’s latest musical release, Sway a song that trades spectacle for something softer: the forgotten freedom of childhood. The track, released on Wednesday by Pakistan-based global music platform Humnava, was recorded at the Nasir-e-Khisrow Model Academy in Ghulkin, Gojal, surrounded by the rugged … Read more
‘foolproof security’ ensured for US companies working on the Reko Diq mining project, says Naqvi Meeting in Islamabad between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur. SCREENGRAB Pakistan and the United States on Friday discussed expanding cooperation in security, counter-terrorism and anti-narcotics efforts … Read more