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Global trade after US Supreme Court tariff ruling

[ Despite judiciary restriction, structural changes in global trade by high tariffs are unlikely to be easily reversed ISLAMABAD: The anxiously awaited ruling of the US Supreme Court on Friday striking down the “reciprocal tariffs” represents a significant constitutional and political setback for President Trump. The tariffs, imposed under the Emergency Powers Act, had been … Read more

Buying the attractive dip at PSX

[ Markets do not move in straight lines; bourse has faced multiple 7-15% consolidations even within strong bull cycles KARACHI: The KSE-100, after touching euphoric highs, witnessed one of its sharpest single-day declines in recent history. Anxiety returned to trading floors. New investors panicked. Analysts rushed to identify the “reason” behind the correction. The easiest … Read more

'Yellow Letters' wins Berlin's 'Golden Bear'

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'Yellow Letters', directed by German filmmaker Ilker Catak, won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear for best film Saturday, at a ceremony reflecting the controversy over Gaza that has dogged this year's edition. Some award winners spoke out in favour of the Palestinian cause, pushing back after jury president Wim Wenders had sparked outrage earlier … Read more

Dark times under Syria’s Assad family hit Arab screens

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Several television series tackle their half-century iron-fisted rule in today’s free environment for creativity BEIRUT, LEBANON: A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramazan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Talking about Syria’s prisons and … Read more

All-Pakistani production makes history at Berlin Film Festival

Director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s Punjabi-language comedy premieres at packed screening in German capital BERLIN: The Berlin Film Festival, which drew to a close on Saturday, made a piece of film history when it screened its first all-Pakistani produced feature film. “Lali”, by director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, which had its world premiere at a packed screening … Read more