Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has departed for the United States to attend the World Bank Group–International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings 2026, where he is set to engage…
Settlement marks first resolution from DOJ’s ‘Civil Rights Fraud Initiative’ formed to crack down on DEI policies IBM logo. PHOTO: X IBM has agreed to pay $17 million to settle a United States government probe over the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices, which President Donald Trump’s administration has cracked down on during his second…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday paid special tribute to the framers of the Constitution, saying that the unanimously adopted Constitution of Pakistan on April 10, 1973 laid the foundation of a parliamentary democratic system of governance in the country and established a strong institutional framework for the…
At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY Gold prices saw a minor decline in Pakistan on Saturday after prices in the international bullion market dropped by $7 per ounce, bringing the new global rate to $1,746 per ounce. Following global trends, local bullion markets also experienced a decline. The…
RDW approves Full Self-Driving Supervised after 18 months of tests; will submit application for EU-wide use A Tesla Model 3 is shown driving on the highway with FSD 14.2.2.3 self-driving supervised software in California, United States, on January 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla’s self-driving software with required human supervision…
Islamabad IGP, CDA chief commissioner review security arrangements along VIP routes across Islamabad Police officers equipped with riot gear walk at D Chowk area, near the President’s House, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS Strict traffic restrictions were imposed across the federal capital on Saturday…
Iran renewed attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, causing oil loading at the port of Fujairah to be at least partly halted after the third attack in four days. FILE IMAGE: PIXABAY NEW YORK: Oil prices rose towards $100 a barrel on concerns over Saudi Arabia supply disruptions and limited flows through the…
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 people across Lebanon on Friday, including eight security personnel Rescue personnel working at a site that Israel bombed. PHOTO: ANADOLU Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Lebanon starting at dawn on Saturday, killing three people, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. A residential building in the…
Information ministry establishes facility at Jinnah Convention Centre as journalists arrive in federal capital Picture from inside the Media Facilitation Centre established by the Information Ministry at the Jinnah Convention Centre for foreign journalists arriving to cover the Islamabad talks. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB The government has established a Media Facilitation Centre at the Jinnah Convention Centre…
Says temporary suspension part of efforts to stabilise system while maintaining supply to priority segments KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced on Saturday a 24-hour suspension of gas supply to the industrial sector across Sindh due to a shortfall in the system, aimed at improving pressure and ensuring fair distribution. According to a statement…