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US-Iran tensions pose fresh risks as remittances, stocks surge but exports, FDI decline IMF projects 7.2% inflation this fiscal year, up from its earlier 6.3% estimate. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has cautioned that renewed escalation in tensions between the United States and Iran could trigger volatility in global energy prices, trade flows … Read more
The sun sets behind oil pumps outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France, March 18, 2026—REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to press ahead with phased deregulation of the oil industry, which comes after shifting from the weekly to daily petroleum price revisions in the face of continuing US-Iran war. Officials say that Pakistan’s experience demonstrates that … Read more
The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.
KARACHI: Music streaming platform Spotify has named Pakistani singer-songwriter HAVI as its RADAR Pakistan artist for the third quarter of 2026, making him the latest emerging musician to join the platform’s global artist development programme. HAVI, whose real name is Abdur Rahman Sajid, has gained attention for his emotionally driven songs and storytelling. According to … Read more
Pashto cinema’s decline raises concerns over future of one of K-P’s richest cultural traditions PESHAWAR: For generations of Peshawar residents, a trip to the cinema was more than an evening’s entertainment. It was a shared cultural ritual where families gathered, friendships were forged and Pashtun stories unfolded on the silver screen. Today, many of those … Read more
In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.
The seaweed — a stinky, brown algae known as sargassum — has plagued Mexico and the broader region for more than a decade, but this year’s forecast is setting records.
Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde explore a tie-me-up, turn-me-on relationship in Gregg Araki’s jolly sex comedy.
BY SEA: Migrants swim through Spain’s Ceuta border from the Moroccan side and climb onto rocks to reach the border fence, in Ceuta, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS SPAIN/ CEUTA: Spain will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants broke through the border from Morocco on Thursday, … Read more
The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.