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. ESA chief Josef Aschbacher (right), with Greek digital governance minister Dimitris Papastergiou and German’s aerospace minister Dorothee Baer meet during the European Space Agency’s ministerial meeting held in the German city of Bremen on Thursday. Photo: AFP BREMEN: The European Space Agency announced Thursday it had secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros … Read more
[ KARACHI: The 3rd International Food and Agriculture Exhibition, FoodAg 2025, concluded on Thursday at the Expo Centre Karachi on a high note as business deals worth $641 million were locked over the first two days. Held from November 25-27 under the theme “Harvesting Innovation, Cultivating Sustainability,” the event has been hailed as a success, … Read more
[ Foreign institutional investors were net buyers of Rs37.6 million worth of shares during the trading session. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a strong momentum on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index surged nearly 2,200 points, powered by robust institutional buying and renewed interest in blue-chip shares. The rally, which pushed … Read more
YouTuber ‘SteveWillDoIt’ abruptly walked off the set of Logan Paul’s ‘imPaulsive’ podcast, forcing the episode to end less than 40 minutes after it began. The disruption occurred shortly after Steve announced that he had been unbanned from YouTube and would return to the platform in December, a development that had already generated considerable excitement among … Read more
Assert province inseparable part of Pakistan; Urge all to avoid making destabilising statements ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The country’s lower house of parliament and the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on Thursday passed unanimous resolutions condemning Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recent statements on Sindh, stating that Sindh is an inseparable part of Pakistan. The National Assembly session, chaired … Read more
[ . The boards of all DISCOs have been reconstituted, except for Sepco and Hesco, where the process is being finalised. The boards are structured to ensure enhanced corporate governance, strategic oversight and operational efficiency. photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission on Thursday signed a financial advisory services agreement with Raiffeisen Investment for the privatisation … Read more
[ Pakistan has already chalked out a $1.9 billion funding plan to execute the Reko Diq copper and gold mining project. Total project funding has been estimated at $4.297 billion. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Thursday that the Reko Diq Mining Company was very near to achieve financial close with … Read more
Russian Folk Show at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) auditorium. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) auditorium was filled to capacity on Wednesday evening as the celebrated Lyudmila Zykina Russian Folk Ensemble “RUSSIA” delivered a mesmerizing cultural performance, delighting a jam-packed audience of diplomats, government officials, and cultural enthusiasts. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) National Coordinator Lt General Sarfraz Ahmad on Thursday laid out a roadmap to make the economy competitive by substantially reducing the corporate tax burden, cutting down interest rate and having a pragmatic exchange rate. In an address to Pakistan’s leading businesspersons, the SIFC coordinator said that the country’s “growth … Read more
[ Nepra officials warned Gepco over the illegal installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) on small meters. They said that the company was installing AMI without approval of the regulator and even without data backup. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Power firms admitted on Thursday that solar net metering has led to a reduction in the burden … Read more