PM Shehbaz prioritises shift to cashless economy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the government is prioritising efforts to digitise Pakistan’s economy and shift financial transactions to a cashless system. Chairing a review meeting on the cashless economy in Islamabad, he directed provincial chief secretaries to cooperate fully with the federal government in expanding the Raast digital payment system to the … Read more

Sports Roundup: From Baleba to Bethell

Top Quote Salah: The goal was a great moment for me, but my thoughts go to Diogo. I think for what we have seen, it was his day Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah pays touching tribute to late teammate Diogo Jota Iconic In 2014, Brazil were thoroughly dismantled by Germany 7-1 in the FIFA World Cup … Read more

Over 300 protests held across US against Trump’s Texas redistricting push

Pro-democracy activists and labor groups held hundreds of rallies and other events across the United States on Saturday protesting the Trump administration’s push for Texas to redraw its congressional map in favor of Republicans. Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke was among those who spoke on Saturday in Texas, from which dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled … Read more

Feeding the armies of the Raj

Most of us are aware of the name of the business magnate Syed Babar Ali and his family firm of Wazir Ali Industries which owns Packages Limited and has many other large business interests in Pakistan. If you are interested to know how the business was established 130 years ago and its links with the … Read more