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Tanveer voices concern over high trade deficit
[ Though Pakistan and Uzbekistan enjoy historical, cultural and brotherly ties, the volume of bilateral trade remains far below the true potential. Trade between the two sides reached only $143 million in FY25. photo:file LAHORE: SM Tanveer, the FPCCI leader and Patron-in-Chief of the United Business Group (UBG), has expressed deep concern over the surge … Read more
Trump extols America, rails at communism in US 250th celebration
Trump has been making such points about gains by democratic socialists for a week now Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, US. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump called on Americans to protect the freedoms the nation’s founders envisioned 250 years ago against what he has portrayed as the “communist” threat posed by progressive Democrats, … Read more
Tariff anomaly threatens auto sector
[ PAMA seeks PM intervention, warns local manufacturing unviable after Finance Act 2026 All three companies would separately enter into agreements with Ministry of Industries and Production to ensure compliance conditions of the Automotive Development Policy 2016-21. PHOTO: REUTERS LAHORE: The Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for urgent intervention … Read more
Why Loving Good-Bad Movies Feels All Good
A pop culture reporter explains why she revels in debating movies that cross the line from bad to sublime.
Europe replaced most of the US cuts in NATO: Senior commander
US recently unveiled significant cuts to forces it would deploy to Europe in event of a war or major crisis European NATO allies have largely filled the capability gaps created by recent US reductions in its reinforcement plans for a potential conflict in Europe, the deputy supreme allied commander Europe told Bloomberg in a Friday … Read more
Venezuela earthquake death toll climbs to 2,645, with 12,666 injured
Communication and Information Ministry says over 3,300 international rescue workers deployed in quake-hit area The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela last month has risen to 2,645, while 12,666 people were injured, the Communication and Information Ministry said Friday. According to a ministry statement on US social media company X, so … Read more
Cement demand increases 7.2%
[ LAHORE: Cement demand showed a growth of 7.21% during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 as 50.515 million tons were supplied to domestic and export markets compared to 47.116 million tons in the previous year. According to data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, local sales increased from 37.906 million tons … Read more
Aurangzeb calls for digitalised tax system
[ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in an interview at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 with China Global Television Network’s program “The Heat”. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FAISALABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday said a fully digitalised taxation system is imperative to eliminate leakage and enhance collection without hassle for taxpayers. Addressing the business community … Read more
Rs30 billion earmarked for Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Communications was informed on Friday that Rs30 billion had been allocated for the Sukkur-Hyderabad (M-6) motorway during the current financial year against a total demand of Rs70 billion. While reviewing the latest progress on the motorway, the committee was informed that the project comprised five sections: Hyderabad-Tando Adam, … Read more