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[ Listen to article S M Tanveer, Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG), has called on the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to reduce the policy interest rate to 6 per cent, citing low inflation and the need to spur economic growth. In a statement issued on Thursday, Tanveer said the prevailing interest rate of 11pc … Read more
The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical rivalry.
Eight therapists share lessons they find themselves repeating again and again.
SLOUGH, ENGLAND: Do you doom scroll? Never mind, what a silly question. Of course you doom scroll. Anyone with a phone and a social media account (it doesn’t matter which platform) is unable to escape the clutches of scrolling aimlessly, even if they are about to miss their stop on the bus or if the … Read more
Listen to article KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) once again succumbed to profit-taking on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index lost early gains to close down by over 550 points amid caution over futures rollover. The index surged to intra-day high of 139,868 shortly after the opening bell, reflecting investor interest across key sectors. However, the … Read more
Anger has boiled over after attempts by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to overhaul agencies investigating claims that insiders skimmed military spending.
[After eight consecutive cuts, policymakers held interest rates steady, noting that “the environment remains exceptionally uncertain.”
Listen to article KARACHI: It looks like Pakistan are set to be involved in another tri-series next year with Australia and potentially Bangladesh, scheduled for February 2026. The series is likely to be played ahead of the T20 World Cup, a source within the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed. Cricket Australia has a longstanding tradition of touring … Read more
Listen to article United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan. Large-scale deportation campaigns have led to the return of millions of Afghans to Afghanistan, with over 1.9 million people returning so far in 2025 from Pakistan and Iran … Read more
Forests play a major role pulling planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As the world heats up, some forests are becoming emitters in their own right.