[ KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Prof Ahsan Iqbal, on Saturday, called upon the government and private sector to work shoulder to shoulder in achieving an ambitious target of $100 billion in exports under what he termed an “export emergency.” Speaking at a ceremony titled Marka-e-Haq and 78 years of Independence … Read more

Former Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Hafeez on Friday questioned the performance of PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, stating that Naqvi is not suitable for cricket administration. Speaking on a YouTube channel, Hafeez sharply criticised Naqvi’s tenure as PCB chairman, saying that several of his wrong decisions have caused significant damage to Pakistan cricket and that these … Read more

[ LONDON: Oil markets are set for a muted price reaction when they open on Sunday after US President Donald Trump’s and Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Alaska, at which Trump said a fully-fledged peace deal was the aim for Ukraine rather than a ceasefire. Trump said he had agreed with Putin that negotiators … Read more

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 39 people on Saturday, as the Israeli military hinted at an approaching call to push civilians from Gaza City ahead of a new offensive. The latest toll comes more than a week after Israel’s security cabinet approved plans to capture the Palestinian territory’s … Read more

[ MONTREAL/TORONTO: The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew by asking a labour board to order binding arbitration, an action that the country’s largest carrier had sought and which the striking flight attendants opposed. Thousands of Air Canada unionised flight attendants walked off the job over a … Read more

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after a summit where Vladimir Putin was reported to have demanded more Ukrainian land. After the two leaders met in Alaska on Friday, Trump told … Read more

PARIS: Paul Pogba watched as Monaco easily beat Le Havre 3-1 in their Ligue 1 opener on Saturday as Lyon won away at Lens. On Friday French giants Marseille suffered a first-day upset 1-0 at 10-man Rennes. In Saturday’s late game last season’s fourth-placed team Nice fell 1-0 at home to Toulouse, but Monaco and … Read more

[ LAHORE: Punjab is set to welcome a new wave of industrial investment as China’s Letin Auto Group has announced plans to set up a small electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in the province. A 15-member delegation of the company, led by its General Manager Xu Zhen, met with Punjab’s Minister for Industries and Commerce … Read more

[ KARACHI: Mushtaq Ahmed Soomro, Secretary Energy Department, Government of Sindh, visited Solar Pakistan 2025, the region’s largest solar energy exhibition. According to a press release issued on Saturday, Soomro said alternative energy is no longer a choice but the way forward for Pakistan’s economic resilience and energy security. He said Solar Pakistan 2025 provides … Read more