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[ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has established a high-level committee to consider a proposal to declare an export emergency to double earnings to $60 billion by removing bottlenecks such as delays in releasing genuine tax refunds, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday. Addressing a press conference, Iqbal said a committee had been constituted … Read more
More than 839,000 Nepalis left the country of 30 million to work abroad last year KATHMANDU: Tens of thousands of young Nepalis have applied for temporary jobs policing upcoming elections, the first polls since a youth-led uprising spotlighted the Himalayan nation’s economic woes. Nepal estimated it suffered losses of about $586 million and that nearly … Read more
The veteran ‘Suno Chanda’ actor pushes back against the bias around family-centric dramas. Actress Samina Ahmad recently appeared on Bushra Ansari’s daughter, Nariman Ansari’s show, BeyGhum Begums, where she spoke about the realities and benefits of saas-bahu dramas that she has seen manifest in the industry. Samina Ahmad, a veteran who has been part of … Read more
[ Panel also grills FIA over Rs15m/month corruption case, NADRA data security lapses, Pak-Datacom dispute ISLAMABAD: Ministers and senior bureaucrats came under scrutiny in a Senate panel on Monday over receiving hefty fees from Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for serving as board members. According to a report submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on … Read more
Noem reiterated her claim that Good’s actions in the Midwestern city on Wednesday amounted to domestic terrorism MINNEAPOLIS: US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis, brushing aside demands by the city’s Democratic leaders to leave after an immigration officer fatally shot a woman protester. In … Read more
[ Energy ministry argues average tariff reduction eaten up by increase in subsidised consumers ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved the government’s motion to keep end-consumer tariff of distribution companies (DISCOs) and K-Electric unchanged for the calendar year 2026. In its decision released on Monday, Nepra pointed out that the Power … Read more
Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people, and that 2.5 million others left on their own U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: The United States has revoked more than 100,000 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed to Iran its intention to shelve the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project under an out-of-court settlement framework, while also offering to revive the project if a waiver from United States sanctions can be secured, sources said on Monday. The IP gas pipeline project has remained stalled since 2014 due to US … Read more
[ Arif Habib details governance reforms, commits Rs125b for fleet, routes and debt cleanup KARACHI: Arif Habib, chairman of the investment firm that headed the consortium which secured a 75% majority stake in Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Ltd (PIACL) through a televised public auction on December 23, 2025, outlined plans to revive the national carrier … Read more
The move comes as India seeks leverage amid strained Pakistan–Afghanistan relations Afghanistan’s Taliban government has appointed their first senior official in India since the group returned to power in 2021, charged with leading its embassy in Delhi. India has not officially recognised the Taliban government, but the move signals a deepening engagement, with New Delhi … Read more