Poultry, diesel push SPI up by 0.38%

[ Listen to article KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 17, 2025 recorded an increase of 0.38%, driven by notable hikes in prices of essential food and fuel items. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), chicken prices surged by 8.31%, eggs by 5.87% and diesel by 4.15%, while petrol and … Read more

With a bit of grit and grace

PUBLISHED December 01, 2024 KARACHI: Is age one of the first things we notice about other people? Or is the first thing that sparks our curiosity as we notice the appearance of a person? Undeniably, we notice, how they dress, how their eyes, face, height and overall appearance is, how they style their hair and … Read more

Tour de France’Do we wait for a death?’ UCI remains silent

Rising temperatures and increasing speeds in the Tour de France have prompted sports directors to call for changes to feeding zone regulations, citing heightened risks of injury and dehydration for riders. “We’re placing feed zones on flat, fast stretches where riders are doing 60 kph,” Philippe Mauduit, performance director at Groupama-FDJ, told Reuters on Friday … Read more

Patchwork or reformed justice?

Selective morality does not make for sound legislation. That, unfortunately, is what Pakistan's latest move to curtail the death penalty seems to embody. In a bid to retain GSP+ trade concessions from the EU, the Senate of Pakistan has passed a bill that abolishes capital punishment for harbouring hijackers and for the public stripping of … Read more

Pakistan aims to expand exports

[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, in a productive day of engagements in Birmingham, explored the potential for deeper commercial ties, unlocking new market opportunities and expanding Pakistan’s export footprint in the United Kingdom. The minister held a detailed meeting with the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, where he highlighted Pakistan’s … Read more