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[ Sindh government announces publich holiday of May 1. PHOTO: TRIBUNE KARACHI: The fiscal year closed with a current account deficit of $139 million. Although meagre, it marks a reversal from the previous year’s surplus of $1.838 billion. According to State Bank of Pakistan statistics, the current account was cushioned by a $3.3 billion increase … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Every time the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) lets money supply grow drastically by issuing bonds or by injecting rupees on account of remittances, we expect inflation in a while. But when the People’s Bank of China does something similar, no one in Beijing worries about inflation. For perspective, in 2026, Pakistan’s headline … Read more
Trumps advisers tell him they are running out of targets, express worries about depleting the US arsenal A billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a building in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States does the same, … Read more
Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Memon speaking at a press conference in Karachi. PHOTO: HANDOUT KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, said on Sunday that the people of Kashmir alone have the right to decide the fate of Kashmir. Addressing a press conference in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Memon said that certain individuals had insulted the … Read more
[Developing Asian nations, scarred by Middle East supply shocks, are working to scale back their reliance on imported fuels, including liquefied natural gas.
. PESHAWAR: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was martyred after terrorists opened fire on him in the Shah Hasan Khel area of Lakki Marwat on Sunday, police said. The martyred soldier was identified as Bilqiaz, son of Mumtaz, a resident of Masti Khel. He was on leave at his native village when the attack took … Read more
. Logo of the United Nations seen on a building of the global organisation.PHOTO: AFP UNNAO, INDIA: Veteran Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has entered the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general, becoming the seventh candidate seeking to succeed Antonio Guterres when his second five-year term ends later this year. Uganda formally nominated Otunnu … Read more
Oil and gas sector. Photo: File KARACHI: For more than six decades, Pakistan’s exploration and production (E&P) companies have been tasked with discovering and developing domestic oil and gas reserves to meet the country’s growing energy needs. Despite pockets of success, the sector’s overall performance has fallen short of national requirements. Production has stagnated, discoveries … Read more
Trump halts bombing campaign as Tehran suspends retaliation Missile stockpile concerns, diplomacy shape temporary STRATEGIC WATERS: This screen grab made on July 26, 2026 from undated handout video footage released by the US Central Command shows what CENTCOM says are operations enforcing its naval blockade against Iran. PHOTO: AF TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON US: The United States … Read more
[No strikes have been reported from either side since Friday, leaving oil investors optimistic about a resolution to the conflict.