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[ SSGC petition includes Rs312b interest on GDS receivables, Rs16b Balochistan shortfall KARACHI: Business leaders have strongly opposed the Sui Southern Gas Company’s petition to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) for a substantial increase in gas tariffs for FY2026-27, urging the regulator to reject the proposal in the interest of industrial sustainability, according … Read more
PUBLISHED May 03, 2026 “So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall.” – Roald Dahl Every year on April 23, the world observes World Book Day, dedicated to celebrating books, authors, and the enduring power of … Read more
PUBLISHED May 03, 2026 KARACHI: Authors usually want their readers to imagine the world presented in their novels. But Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk asked them to literally walk into his. Most novels leave their worlds behind on the page. When the book closes, the characters and their belongings dissolve back into imagination. But in … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan in Oman, organised a three-day visit of a delegation of the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) to Oman from April 27-29, 2026. The visit was aimed at ramping up bilateral trade, particularly in the rice sector, and exploring … Read more
PUBLISHED May 03, 2026 For decades, United Nations climate change summits have rarely even mentioned the words “fossil fuels,” even though burning oil, gas and coal is the main driver of the scorching temperatures and extreme floods that have brought so much destruction and suffering to countries around the world, not least Pakistan. But in … Read more
PUBLISHED May 03, 2026 KARACHI: With the energy shock becoming more pronounced worldwide, consumption bills soaring, and a broad but fragmented consensus against fossil fuels shaping up, a growing chorus in the global north backs a shift to greener power. In the global south, however, many people are arriving at the same conclusion, not necessarily … Read more
We witnessed crossfire while waiting for the Jaffer Express, a vital lifeline through Balochistan. For many, it’s the only way home.
Sometime in the near future, an astronaut from Pakistan will float through a hatch into China’s space station and become, in that small weightless moment, the first foreign national to board Tiangong. He will have trained for months in a language that is not his own, in a country with its own complicated reasons for … Read more
Attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army could derail Pakistan’s plans for a billion-dollar mining deal with the Trump administration.
A.I.-generated microdramas have taken off. Celebrities have threatened legal action against the use of their likeness, while actors say jobs have dried up.