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Envoy says festival activities are helping strengthen cultural exchange and diplomacy between the two countries French ambassador Nicolas Galey visits Arts Council Pakistan for ‘World Culture Festival’ With the 2025 ‘World Culture Festival’ entering its halfway mark, the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi (ACP) hosted French Ambassador Nicolas Galey on Tuesday. He visited the venue … Read more
LONDON: The UK government announced sweeping changes to its asylum system on Monday, including drastically cutting protections for refugees and threatening visa bans for countries that refuse to take back irregular immigrants. The plans have been dubbed by the government as the “most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in modern times”. – Refugee protections … Read more
[ Committee formed to expedite drug certification; NBP branch in Tashkent to strengthen ties ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to fast-track cooperation in key sectors, including pharmaceuticals, aviation, banking, and mining, as both nations seek to enhance trade and regional connectivity under the vision of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The understanding was reached during … Read more
Plan ensures process of demilitarising Gaza, including by decommissioning weapons, destroying military infrastructure US Ambassador to United Nations Michael Waltz and other ambassadors vote on favor for a resolution during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider a US proposal for a UN mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s fragile external position came under renewed pressure in October as the current account deficit ballooned to $733 million in first four months of FY2026, driven by a surge in imports and weakening export growth that erased much of the improvement seen in recent months. The latest balance of payments data shows that … Read more
The remote island will gain a tech boost as Google builds a hub tied to major subsea cables A Google logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., November 1, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island has enough power to support a new Google data centre without … Read more
[ A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: A volatile session was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, where the benchmark KSE-100 index lost a modest … Read more
Decades ago, a Chinese village became an official symbol of revolutionary “self-reliance.” The slogan hasn’t changed, but nearly everything else has.
[Beijing has used loans to developing nations to expand its influence, but a new study says no country has received more Chinese financing than the United States.
[ KARACHI: Indus Motor Company (IMC) has proposed that the upcoming Auto Policy 2026-31 should maintain at least 40% tariff difference between completely knocked down (CKD) and completely built-up (CBU) vehicles to protect jobs and ensure competitiveness. It was proposed by IMC Chief Executive Ali Asghar Jamali while speaking at the Pakistan Auto Show (PAPS) … Read more