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Thursday April 25, 2024
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  • April 25, 2024

    Ex-Google executive Tania Aidrus back to Digital Pakistan project

    Former Google executive Tania Aidrus became part of the federal government’s digitisation project, again, following the approval of incumbent...

  • April 25, 2024

    The future is Africa

    Unlike many countries in the West, Africa is not saddled with a large debt burden and its tremendous potential for growth is already being tapped....

  • April 25, 2024

    Who let the dogs in?

    The River Gardens area of Islamabad has been dealing with a large population of stray dogs, endangering innocent lives. The CDA, which has made some...

  • April 25, 2024

    Where’s our water?

    Adiala Road is one of the most populous areas of Rawalpindi and its residents have been facing a persistent water shortage for many years. The...

  • April 25, 2024

    Severed links

    In the wake of the devastating floods of 2022, the once bustling road from Bhand to Sohbatpur in the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan now lies in...

  • April 25, 2024

    Mutually beneficial

    The recent visit of the Iranian president to Pakistan has sparked both anticipation and speculation regarding its impact on bilateral relations and...

  • April 25, 2024

    Realistic fakes

    Deep fakes are manipulated videos or images created using artificial intelligence, and their prevalence has increased significantly with the...

  • April 25, 2024

    Fully funded

    This refers to the letter ‘Limited options’ by Syed Falak Zahra. Alas, the same educational problems and difficulties are present for Pakistani...

  • April 25, 2024

    The hands that feed us

    Farmers are the backbone of our nation, but they face many challenges today. Fertilizer and pesticide prices are excessively high, squeezing their...

  • April 25, 2024

    No signal

    The ongoing general election in India has not been accompanied by a suspension of cellular services. It is only our beloved country which does not...

  • April 25, 2024

    World economy’s star athlete may run out of puff

    A representational image of a US flag pictured alongside a street sign reading "Wall Street" in the New York city. — AFP/FileNEW YORK: The United...

  • April 25, 2024

    Indonesia raises interest rates to support sliding rupiah

    A worker cleans the entrance to the headquarters of Bank Indonesia, the nation's central bank, in Jakarta, Indonesia. — BLOOMBERGJakarta:...

  • April 25, 2024

    K-Electric wins approval for Rs392.49 billion grid upgrade plan

    The logo of the K-Electric Ltd. . — APP FileISLAMABAD: K-Electric Ltd. has secured regulatory approval for a Rs392.49 billion plan to upgrade its...

  • April 24, 2024

    8 terrorists involved in attacks on Customs officials killed: CTD

    A representational image showing security personnel standing guard at an undisclosed location. — PPI/FilePESHAWAR: The Counter Terrorism...

  • April 24, 2024

    Garments factory owner arrested for gas theft

    A representational image showing a person handcuffed and standing behind bars. — AFP/FileThe SSGC has continued relentlessly towards clamping down...

  • April 24, 2024

    Debt trap

    Pakistan is expected to receive yet another loan package from the IMF. The IMF presents itself as an organization that helps save countries from...

  • April 24, 2024

    Unsafe city

    Street crimes, vehicle and mobile snatching and target killing have become the norm in Karachi. According to security experts, more than 250 Karachi...

  • April 24, 2024

    Fair representation

    The FPSC has released the list of candidates recommended for appointment to the post of Executive Engineer , MES, Ministry of Defence on April 8...

  • April 24, 2024

    Appearances matter

    While Karachi University is a hub of learning, it grapples with significant infrastructural challenges, notably in departments like history and...

  • April 24, 2024

    Spend wisely

    Following the visit by an IMF team last month, Pakistan was granted another $1.1 billion under the country’s Stand-By Arrangement with the...

  • April 24, 2024

    Brain drain

    Students and skilled individuals are vital assets for any country. Facilitating and retaining students and skilled professionals thus ought to be a...

  • April 24, 2024

    Robbed of a future

    It is disheartening to watch the world break one technological milestone after another, reaching the moon and the stars beyond while we sit around...

  • April 24, 2024

    Chinks in the armour

    Indian spy agency RAW has adopted Mossad-like tactics and is reportedly involved in targeted assassinations of individuals inside Pakistan. Similar...

  • April 24, 2024

    PPL boosts production output

    A representational image showing an oil refinery. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Limited has announced a significant increase in its...

  • April 24, 2024

    Investors price in growing chance of another Federal Reserve interest rate rise

    Security personnel walk past the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC on Oct 22, 2021. — AFPNew York: Traders have built up bets that the...

  • April 24, 2024

    Refiners warn $6 billion upgrades at risk due to fuel price deregul tion plan

    A representational image showing an oil refinery. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan’s plans to deregulate fuel prices could lead refiners to halt...

  • April 23, 2024

    Bajwa says on oath he had no role in no-trust against Imran: Shami

    Former COAS admitted the army extended full support to Imran Khan’s government

  • April 23, 2024

    Aurangzeb rules out tax amnesty

    Finance Minister Aurangzeb said that now there will be no amnesty scheme and people will have to pay taxes

  • April 23, 2024

    Modi’s anti-Muslim remarks spark outcry

    Narendra Modi's latest remarks against Muslims sparked outrage amid general elections

  • April 23, 2024

    Balochistan govt to start air ambulance service

    Air ambulance would be deployed for emergency transfer of patient: says Sarfraz Bugti

  • April 23, 2024

    Gas supply to PSM housing colony cut off over unpaid bills

    Two employees while working on a gas pipeline in an unidentified location. — AFP/FileThe SSGC disconnected gas supplies to the Pakistan Steel...

  • April 23, 2024

    KWSC medical facility system to be digitised from July 1

    CEO, KWSC Engineer Syed Salahuddin Ahmed pose for a photo at the KWSC office this image was released on March 12, 2024. — Facebook/Karachi Water &...

  • April 23, 2024

    Incomparable

    The contrasting economic trajectories of India and Pakistan have been a subject of interest for economists and policymakers alike. While both...

  • April 23, 2024

    Gridlocked

    As a lifelong resident of Karachi, I am intimately familiar with the challenges and frustrations posed by its congested roads. Each morning, my...

  • April 23, 2024

    Menace to society

    The situation in the ‘katcha’ or formally undeveloped areas of Sindh is getting worse by the day due to the unabated rise of crime, particularly...

  • April 23, 2024

    Entitlement culture

    This letter refers to the news story ‘PM’s return by regular PIA flight troubles passengers’ . While PIA is still a non-private entity, why...

  • April 23, 2024

    Echoes of floods past

    Pakistan experienced severe floods due to abnormal rainfall this month. The disaster has, thus far, resulted in the death of over 60 people, with...

  • April 23, 2024

    Blocking the future

    I find the sporadic, random disruptions to social media access in Pakistan to be deeply troubling. The future of the IT industry in our country is...

  • April 23, 2024

    US consumers on lower incomes face loan stress while banks pull back

    Growing number of Americans have seen their savings dwindle as rising prices squeeze budgets while interest rates stay high

  • April 23, 2024

    Crude oil futures climb back into positive territory

    US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 1%, or 0.01%, at $83.15 a barrel at 1651 GMT

  • April 23, 2024

    Sri Lanka’s inflation drops to 2.5 percent in March

    National Consumer Price Index captures broad retail price inflation and is released with a lag of 21 days every month

  • April 23, 2024

    Pakistan’s IT exports surge 37pc to record $306 million in March

    IT exports, which include remittances by technology companies, were also 19 percent higher than the previous month

  • April 22, 2024

    Pakistan sends eighth tranche of humanitarian aid for Gaza

    The Security Council had blocked Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the UN

  • April 22, 2024

    CJP seeks explanation over unnecessary use of public resources on govt officers’ residences

    The registrar said that the top judge heard cases from April 15 to 19 at the Supreme Court Registry

  • April 22, 2024

    Ex-senior bureaucrat Roedad Khan passes away in Islamabad

    The former interior secretary belonged to a small village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan district

  • April 22, 2024

    By-elections is ‘big message for PTI as supporters did not come out’: Rana Sanaullah

    Commenting on electoral event, the PML-N stalwart said voter turnout is usually low in by-polls and only loyal supporters head towards the polling...

  • April 22, 2024

    Experts highlight uses of ultrasound in diagnosis, treatment of diseases

    This representational image shows a Doctor examining a patient via an Ultrasound machine. — Freepik Company S.L./FileUltrasounds are one of the...

  • April 22, 2024

    Second phase of Mauripur Road rehabilitation faces major setback

    This image shows a view of Maripur Road is under construction. — Facebook/Barrister Murtaza Wahab/FileAs Pakistan was celebrating Independence Day...

  • April 22, 2024

    On your own

    Among the many problems the people of Kashmore face are rampant crime, corruption, and lack of access to education. As a result, many people are...