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[ ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has sanctioned Rs10 billion for the textile and apparel industry and other export sectors under the Duty Drawback and Technology Upgradation Schemes, aimed at improving industrial liquidity and supporting export growth, the ministry said on Saturday. Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan announced the development on X, expressing … Read more
[ Foreign remittances to Pakistan have reduced by 6.9 per. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: Sardar Liaquat Khan left his home nestled among the middle Himalayas near Banjosa Lake in Kashmir and his one-month-old bride to seek a better life. Three years later, he has not returned yet. His life is a quintessential story of the pain … Read more
. JERUSALEM: Israel has revoked the entry permits of a group of American Jewish activists who participated in protests in the occupied West Bank against attacks by Israeli occupiers on Palestinians and their property, The Forward, a United States Jewish publication, reported Friday. Activist Sam Sherman told the newspaper that he received an email canceling … Read more
[ KARACHI: Industries across Hub are grinding to a halt as an acute water crisis spirals out of control, even as the Hub Dam stands almost full, with leaders of the Hub Chamber of Commerce & Industry alleging that industries, farmers and residents are being systematically deprived of their due share of water. Former Hub … Read more
Recent reporting by The New York Times has drawn attention to a political reality confronting President Donald Trump that extends far beyond the battlefield. While his administration has framed the war in Iran as a necessary exercise in national security, its consequences are increasingly being felt at home, where higher fuel prices, public unease and … Read more
. WASHINGTON: The United States government will invest $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects as part of a push to increase domestic production and boost national security and industrial policy, President Donald Trump said on Friday. “We’re reclaiming America’s rightful place as the minerals superpower of the world,” Trump told more than 200 … Read more
Inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield gains, Taiwan is betting on drones to deter a potential Chinese invasion.
. WASHINGTON: United States House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Senior Democrats in the US House of Representatives and committee aides have … Read more
Demands concessions from US to open strategic waterway UAE says Iran struck a ship in strait with a missile U DUBAI/ WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ CAIRO/DUBAI: Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and … Read more
. MULTAN: Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Iftikhar Ali Sahoo has said the development of the agriculture sector and prosperity of farmers are among the government’s top priorities, directing officials to intensify efforts to guide farmers and improve crop production. He made these remarks while chairing a meeting in Multan to review the situation of cotton, … Read more