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[ Minister invites tech giant to engage with digital economy agenda, trade associations ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan has welcomed Meta’s initiative to train 1,000 Pakistani small and medium-sized enterprises in digital business and artificial intelligence, while inviting the company to engage with Pakistan’s digital economy agenda, according to a statement on Thursday. The … Read more
Protests represent the biggest youth challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he came to power in 2014 A supporter of India’s Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) holds an Indian national flag at the ongoing protest site, a few days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National … Read more
[ Finance minister thanked the Fund for recognising Pakistan’s programme ownership and reform progress Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a series of meetings with the senior management … Read more
Senior law officer believes that both the FCC and petitioner misunderstood Imran Khan’s ‘release force’ As the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prepares to launch an agitation campaign demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has fixed for hearing two separate cases: one challenging the formation of the “release force” … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s push to convert some of its diplomatic goodwill with the Trump administration into economic support has drawn scepticism from economists, who say fresh financing will do little to address the reforms Islamabad is required to pursue. During a visit by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to Washington this week, he requested a $10 … Read more
[ Centre will integrate manufacturing tech, applied research to improve product quality ISLAMABAD: A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed to establish Pakistan’s first-ever Center for Industrial Innovation and AI (CIINAI) at the National University of Technology (NUTECH), Islamabad, according to a statement on Thursday. The MoU was signed between the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation … Read more
Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S. markets over soaring oil prices, rising borrowing costs and worries about the technology industry.
Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen star in a tennis versus pickleball comedy that never quite makes it over the net.
Passenger coach travelling from Turbat to Quetta came under fire, leaving a woman seriously injured QUETTA: A surge in terrorist attacks on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway has sparked widespread fear among commuters and residents, while goods transporters have announced restrictions on the movement of trucks and containers along the route due to growing security concerns. … Read more
[ EU’s GSP Plus for Pakistan. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed “disappointment” over the European Union’s latest GSP+ assessment, saying the report failed to present a balanced picture of the country’s progress. “I would be remiss if I do not express disappointment with the assessment and the report’s overall narrative, which does not … Read more