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[ Petroleum minister orders weekly monitoring, weighs diverting gas from industry to households ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Thursday directed gas utilities to take immediate steps to ease supply pressures on domestic consumers as severe cold weather pushed up demand across the country. Chairing a meeting with senior officials of Sui … Read more
SYDNEY: One of Australia’s top writers’ festivals was cancelled, after 180 authors boycotted the event and its director resigned, saying she could not be party to silencing a Palestinian author and warned moves to ban protests and slogans after the Bondi Beach mass shooting threatened free speech. Louise Adler, the Jewish daughter of Holocaust survivors, … Read more
. Permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad Photo: APP UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for an “inclusive” political settlement of the “protracted” conflict in Yemen, warning that millions of people are suffering due to the collapse of basic services, and demanded the release of detained UN and relief personnel. “We encourage all Yemeni … Read more
[ Assets. Design: Mohsin Alam KARACHI: Pakistan’s mutual fund industry has recorded a sharp expansion over the past three years, with assets under management (AUM) tripling amid strong domestic inflows, capital market gains and a gradual shift from fixed-income products to equities. Data compiled from the Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan (MUFAP) shows that total … Read more
A Royal Danish Air Force Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the tarmac at Nuuk International Airport. Photo: AFP NUUK: A European military mission was taking shape in Greenland on Thursday, drawing a sharp rebuke from Russia, as Denmark said Washington still aimed to take control of the mineral-rich Arctic island. Greenland’s Prime Minister … Read more
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under pressure on Thursday as consolidation in equities stretched into a sixth consecutive session, with the benchmark KSE-100 index closing lower amid volatile trading and weak market breadth. The index settled slightly above 181,450, down about 1,110 points, after swinging sharply between the intra-day high of 183,718 … Read more
Syed Noor speaking at the opening ceremony of Dekho Film Festival. Photo: NNI LAHORE: The two-day Dekho Film Festival opened at the Lahore Arts Council Alhamra on Wednesday, bringing together filmmakers, academics, students and cultural practitioners for a wide-ranging engagement with cinema, youth creativity and the evolving discourse around Pakistan’s film industry. Organised jointly by … Read more
. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and his Saudi counterpart, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Photo: X/ Reuters ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar welcomed the announcement of the formation of the National Committee for the Administration … Read more
. LONDON: London mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday joined the chorus of warnings on the impact of artificial intelligence for jobs, saying that the UK capital risks “an era of mass unemployment”. The Labour mayor’s comments are to be included in a London speech late Thursday outlining the opportunities and risks posed by AI. With … Read more
[ Delay in loans will not adversely affect Pakistan’s external sector position in the short term due to $16 billion in gross foreign exchange reserves. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $21.25 billion as of January 9, 2026, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on … Read more