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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries has cautioned the federal government that its aggressive trade liberalisation agenda could severely impact at least 15 key job-gene
ISLAMABAD: The presentation of Pakistan’s Federal Budget 2025-26 has been postponed from June 2 to June 10 due to disagreements between the Finance Ministry and the Inte
TEHRAN: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed confidence that bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran, currently valued at $3 billion, could increase to $10 b
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has departed from Pakistan without finalizing the latest round of discussions, indicating that talks on the fiscal year 2026 b
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s economic reform agenda, announcing that its Executive Board has approved funding
KARACHI: All banks across Pakistan will remain closed on May 28 in observance of Youm-e-Takbeer, a public holiday declared by the Government of Pakistan. This day commemorates
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a strong warning to the public about unlicensed online trading platforms promising unrealistic returns. Th
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government is expected to bring freelancers, vloggers, and YouTubers under the tax net in the upcoming federal budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. Acco
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday rejected K-Electric CEO Moonis Abdullah Alvi’s explanation for the ongoing electricity cr
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee depreciated to a 17-month low on Thursday, settling at 282.06 against the US dollar in the inter-bank market. This marks the weakest level since D
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has vowed strict accountability following the deaths of 14 newborns in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (P
ISLAMABAD: At least 14 infants died after a devastating fire broke out in the nursery of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad early Wednesday morning
KARACHI: The Critical Care Research Group (CCRG) at Ziauddin University, in collaboration with the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI), organised a
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BOGOTA: Facebook and TikTok failed to prevent Colombian armed groups from spreading social media content aimed at recruiting children and, in some cases, appeared to promote t
KARACHI: With accidents involving trailers, oil tankers and other heavy vehicles claiming precious lives on roads and highways across Pakistan, students of the Electrical Depa
KARACHI: Students of the Computer Information Technology Department at Aligarh Institute of Technology (AIT), Karachi, have developed a low-cost early warning system designed
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“Think 100 times before you take a decision, but once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.”; Muhammad Ali Jinnah This particular year of 1948 was a sorr
“Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan.” (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) Just months after gaining independence, Pakistan was confronted with another pressing issue—
“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.” (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) The year 1947 is the most signi