[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), rose 4.34% year-on-year (YoY) during the week ended October 9, 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The annual increase reflects persistent pressure from rising food and energy prices, even as the weekly trend showed only a marginal … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) board, in its 240th meeting held under the chairmanship of PC Chairman Muhammad Ali, recommended a reference price for the privatisation of First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) to the Cabinet Committee on Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions. This decision marks an important step towards finalising the government-to-government (G2G) process. FWBL, incorporated … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: The federal government booked $321 billion in imports during the past five years, $30 billion more than import payments cleared by the central bank through banking channels in the same period, underscoring the urgent need to reconcile the huge discrepancy. According to official records, Pakistan Single Window (PSW) booked imports worth $321 billion, … Read more

[ LAHORE: Punjab is consolidating its position as Pakistan’s leading investment destination as the provincial government moves ahead with several new industrial initiatives, including a state-of-the-art complex for Chinese executives and investors near the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC). In an interview with The Express Tribune, Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and … Read more

Hi, I’m Joachim Ronning. I’m the director of “Tron: Ares.” So this is the scene where Julian Dillinger has discovered that Eve is in possession of the permanence code. So he’s sending his two top programs after her, Ares and Athena. And we get to see them on the light cycles. And Ares obviously being … Read more