[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Yerzhan Kistafin, has offered full investment for constructing new trade corridors through China to Central Asian states. The initiative seeks to replace difficult existing land routes with improved connectivity, boosting bilateral and regional trade, according to an official statement issued Saturday. In a meeting with Federal Minister for … Read more

To many fans, the surprise romance between actor Liam Neeson and former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is the feel-good story they didn’t know they needed. Suddenly, the couple (they are dating, according to People) are everywhere, appearing on podcasts and flirting heavily for the cameras. They even appeared on the red carpet together with their … Read more

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday dismissed claims by the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief about the destruction of Pakistani fighter jets during Operation Sindoor, calling them “as implausible as they are ill-timed”. The scathing rejoinder came hours after Air Chief Marshal AP Singh asserted that the IAF had shot down five Pakistani … Read more

[ Listen to article WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation on Friday approved a loan and investment worth up to $250 million in a polysilicon manufacturing project in Oman for solar power applications, over the objections of the IFC’s US executive director, two sources familiar with the board vote said. Three other executive directors on the … Read more

CINCINNATI: Newly minted Toronto Masters champion Ben Shelton will open his account at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open against Camilo Ugo Carabelli after the Argentine defeated Kei Nishikori 7-5, 6-3 on Friday. World number seven Shelton arrived in the American Midwest on a private jet after winning his first Masters 1000 title in Toronto on Thursday … Read more