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[ KARACHI: The United Nations Office for Project Services has transferred $7.6 million worth of water and sanitation infrastructure to the Public Health Engineering Departments of Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, equipping the provinces with solar-powered systems designed to lower long-term operational costs. Funded by the US Department of State, the project delivered six drinking water supply … Read more
Memory chips that help devices run apps and store files were once a low-margin business For months, Chinese chip manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) had been hiking prices on Huawei, one of the country’s biggest technology companies. The chipmaker held firm when Huawei demanded relief from the escalating costs, according to two people familiar with … Read more
Premier congratulates him on his promotion, appointment, wishes him success in his new role Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday promoted Lieutenant General Aamer Raza, the Pakistan Army’s Chief of General Staff, to the rank of four-star general and appointed him as Commander National Strategic Command (CNSC). PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has … Read more
[The president has unveiled a complicated system to forge ahead with his trade war, after the Supreme Court stuck down his original levies.
Imposes fresh Section 301 tariffs despite Supreme Court ruling against earlier duties A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, US. Photo: Reuters The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union and China, over … Read more
[ The sun sets behind oil pumps outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France, March 18, 2026—REUTERS Brent oil prices hovered above $100 per barrel on Friday while heading for their fourth week of gains, driven by concerns about disrupted energy flows in the Red Sea and fears of further escalation in the US-Israeli war on Iran. … Read more
Trump says “any and all damages done” to cargo ships would be paid for with “Iranian Money” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference at the Iranian embassy in New Delhi, India on May 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X on Friday that “Seizing another nation’s assets … 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.
Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska declared a national emergency on Friday in the Community of Madrid and Avila province due to the worsening situation caused by several forest fires. The declaration covers wildfires burning in the municipalities of Villa del Prado and San Martín de Valdeiglesias in Madrid, as well as Burgohondo in Avila, part … Read more
[ 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