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[ Warns financing of Lahore-Bahawalnagar motorway could divert funds from nationally strategic schemes Naveed Qamar. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Speaker of the National Assembly on Tuesday referred the controversy over the federal government’s decision to fund a Rs465 billion motorway project in Punjab to a parliamentary committee, after the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) raised objections … Read more
The prime minister is seeking new markets for Canadian goods and to mend relations with China after years of deep acrimony between the two nations.
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a significant rebound on Tuesday, marking a reversal of the recent corrective sessions, as investors returned to build fresh positions. The benchmark KSE-100 index closed near 184,000, with a gain of over 1,500 points. Earlier, trading opened on a cautious note, when the index edged higher briefly … Read more
Former US president Bill Clinton and former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, Georgia. Photo: Reuters (file) WASHINGTON: Bill and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday refused to testify in a Republican-led congressional investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying it was a partisan exercise. “Every person … Read more
At least 734 confirmed dead, Tehran authorities might resort to swift executions to curb dissent Trump said he would be receiving an updated report on the death toll among Iran’s protesters and will ‘act accordingly’ SOURCE: AFP WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would react strongly if authorities in Iran started … Read more
[ . A broker monitors share prices displayed on a digital screen at the PSX in Karachi. Photo: AFP KARACHI: Samir Dossal, President of the Canada-Pakistan Business Council, performed the market opening “gong ceremony” at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday. The event served as a celebration of the $1 billion bilateral trade milestone … Read more
China banned the burning of coal for heat around Beijing, but natural gas subsidies have run out, leaving many villagers vulnerable in dangerously cold weather.
[ Gas utilities. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed officials to introduce uniform gas prices and mulled over a plan to put a tag on fertiliser bags. The prime minister is also considering ending subsidised gas supply to fertiliser plants and extending direct subsidy to farmers through the Benazir Income Support programme … Read more
. Increase in GST rate to 18%, imposition of up to 153% additional FED on cigarettes and higher FED on sugary drinks are the only measures that will generate significant revenues. photo: file GENEVA: Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, urging countries to hike taxes to reduce … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader warned Tuesday of a surge of disinformation that he said threatened to impact critical elections next month, the first since a 2024 uprising toppled the government. Muhammad Yunus, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said he had called on the United Nations human rights team to “counter a surge of misinformation … Read more