Youth Frustration and Migration Shadow Morocco’s Election
Unemployment and poor public services fueled the border crisis at Ceuta and the Gen Z protests, but frustrated young people may stay away from the polls.
USF approves Rs32.9b to push 4G projects
[ ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) policy committee approved a Rs32.90 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-27 on Tuesday and advanced 15 4G projects that target 3.66 million people across 1,893 mauzas in 21 districts. Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja chaired the meeting. USF Chief Executive Officer Mudassar Naveed … Read more
Türkiye, US agency sign grant agreement on next-generation nuclear technologies
Agreement in line with Türkiye’s 2053 net-zero emissions, energy independence goals Türkiye, US agency sign grant agreement on next-generation nuclear technologies. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY The Turkiye Nuclear Energy Incorporated (TUNAS) and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a grant agreement on small modular reactors (SMRs) and fourth-generation reactors at a ceremony at Turkevi … Read more
An tells dad to keep it down at Asian Games
The world number one beats Akane Yamaguchi 21-9, 18-21, 21-11 in a tense semi-final NAGOYA: Badminton world number one An Se-young had stern words for her watching father as her frustrations threatened to boil over in victory at the Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday. The reigning world and Olympic champion defeated home player Akane … Read more
Klopp promises fresh approach as Germany reign begins
The former Liverpool boss starts his tenure with a trip to the Netherlands on Thursday Germany coach Jurgen Klopp has called for a ‘new approach’ in a bid to boost the country’s flagging fortunes. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Germany coach Jurgen Klopp has promised to bring a “new approach” to the country’s flagging fortunes, as the … Read more
Finance ministry dismisses fiscal numbers-only claim
[ ISLAMABAD: A day after Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal sought a role for the Planning Commission in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) talks and described it as “fiscal numbers” focused, the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday turned down the assertion. The “IMF programme is demonstrably not confined to numbers or fiscal targets”, said the ministry … Read more
Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks
A court found 15 men guilty of coordinating a series of suicide bombings in hotels and churches, which killed more than 300 people.
Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
[ In FY24-25, the royalty collected from the oil and gas fields in Sindh was around Rs60 billion. PHOTO: FILE Oil prices extended declines on Wednesday as investors eyed improved Gulf supply after Saudi Arabia restarted operations at a critical pipeline. Hopes for a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran war also weighed on prices. Brent … Read more
Oil, gas reserves hit 3.72b BOE
[ In FY24-25, the royalty collected from the oil and gas fields in Sindh was around Rs60 billion. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Pakistan’s recoverable oil and gas reserves climbed to an estimated 3.72 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) by June 2026, as new discoveries and reserve upgrades offset depletion at several mature fields, according to … Read more
Iran says it conveyed conditions for end to war to US through Qatari mediator, IRNA reports
Iran engaged with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York and conveyed conditions including an end to the war on all fronts and a halt to what Tehran called US "acts of aggression," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state news agency IRNA. Baghaei said Iran's conditions also included an end … Read more