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[ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima Khawaja delivered a virtual address, “Pakistan’s digital transformation and opportunities for partnership with Japan”, at the Pakistan Business Seminar, organised by the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) in collaboration with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) in Tokyo. The seminar brought together senior government officials, … Read more
The U.S. says its sanctions are not aimed at depriving Cuba of essential goods. Thousands of stranded shipping containers tell a different story.
The World Bank president, Ajay Banga, has worked to make the development institution a magnet for private capital as donor nations face budget constraints.
A billion-dollar behemoth that looks like a spaceship houses the art collection of the “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson. It’s an instant landmark.
The premier eventer and his horse will start their Asian Games journey on September 20 KARACHI: Pakistan’s star eventer Usman Khan and his horse Eden Du Veret have landed in Narita, Japan, safely to feature in the 20th Asian Games eventing event. This is the fourth successive time that Usman has qualified for the quadrennial … Read more
PHF seeks event relocation or neutral venue for Green-shirts over security concerns India has rejected a request from Pakistan to move the 2026 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy out of Punjab, with Hockey India secretary general Bhola Nath Singh saying there would be no change to the venue. Pakistan has approached the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) … Read more
[The decision was announced a day after data showed the fastest pace of price increases in months.
A one-woman show about the perils of authoritarianism draws on a memoir by the Hungarian-American writer Kati Marton. Under Viktor Orban’s government, it might not have happened.
[ Services exports were $872 million in August against $677 million a year earlier, up 29%. PHOTO:FILE KARACHI: KARACHI Pakistan recorded a current account deficit of $543 million in the first two months of FY27, the State Bank of Pakistan’s latest figures show. It was 36% narrower than the $853 million gap in the same … Read more
The collected essays of Dario Amodei help explain why some people are so worried about artificial intelligence.