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[ KARACHI: Pakistan and China have signed more than 300 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and over three dozen joint venture agreements over the last two years, with a cumulative value exceeding $13 billion, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi has said, according to a statement issued on Monday. Speaking at a meeting with a 70?member … Read more
Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, after registering as a candidate, in Tehran, Iran June 3, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the US had no alternative but to “accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal.” “The longer … Read more
[ CEO stresses technology, market access; D-8 meeting targets $500b intra?trade by 2030 LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to promote regional economic cooperation through B2B linkages, knowledge sharing and market facilitation at the 9th meeting of the D-8 SME Governmental Bodies, according to a statement issued on … Read more
Tribeca pop-up binds pages into 3,437 volumes, with dedicated display on Trump and Epstein’s decades-long friendship Roughly 3.5 million pages of the ‘Epstein files’ were bound in 3,437 volumes for the exhibition © ANGELA WEISS / AFP The library, dubbed “The Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room,” has bound all the documents released … Read more
Jannik Sinner continues his dominant run at the Italian Open with a commanding straight-sets victory, extending his winning streak in Rome. Photo: AFP/FILE ROME: Jannik Sinner set up a David v Goliath clash with countryman Andrea Pellegrino in the last 16 of the Italian Open after demolishing Alexei Popyrin in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 on … Read more
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, who together have won four of the past five major titles, have impressed each other with their mental focus and golfing skills. As world number one Scheffler and second-ranked McIlroy prepared to face a world-class field at Aronimink in the 108th PGA Championship starting Thursday, they examined each other's most … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: A delegation of National Steel Complex Limited met Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan to discuss issues relating to industrial competitiveness, tariff rationalisation, value-added manufacturing, and operational challenges being faced by steel and engineering sectors. The delegation briefed the minister on concerns arising from the existing duty structure applicable to raw materials, … Read more
Dutch hospital quarantines 12 staff after hantavirus protocols were not followed with infected patient A test tube labelled “Hantavirus positive” label and World Health Organization logo are seen in this illustration taken May 7, 2026. REUTERS AMSTERDAM: Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The petroleum division is set to move a summary to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to amend the oil refinery policy, aiming to remove sales tax on the import of machinery and address the issue of operational sales tax, according to an official statement. Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik chaired a … Read more
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