The International Monetary Fund logo is seen during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered Pakistan’s economic growth forecast to 3.5% and increased inflation projection to 8.4% for the next fiscal year due to the Middle East conflict, as it does…
K-Electric and the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) will be excluded from the federal government’s daily loadshedding plan, the Power Division’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. Earlier today, the division said that due to rising electricity demand during peak hours, electricity would be suspended for around 2.25 hours daily between 5pm and 1am countrywide under its…
First batch of 25 overseas students graduated from Dow International Medical College on Thursday night. Flanked by their teachers and the vice chancellor, students took the Hippocratic Oath at the ceremony held at the Governor’s House. PHOTO COURTESY: ARIF HUSSAIN LAHORE: An unusual drop in admissions to private medical and dental colleges has exposed a…
Iran demanded compensation from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan, alleging they aided US-Israeli strikes A paramedic walks among the rubble at a site damaged in an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, March 25, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS There have been…
Girls Higher Secondary School Jacob Lines examination centre in Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/FILE KARACHI: The third day of annual matriculation examinations was also marked by serious mismanagement, cheating allegations, and poor facilities, while a separate case was also registered over an alleged “paid cheating” examination centre. Under the Board of Secondary Education Karachi, Biology papers…
At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY Gold rose more than 1% on Tuesday, recovering from a near one-week low hit in the previous session, as hopes of a resolution to the war in Iran weighed on the dollar and eased inflation concerns as oil prices eased. Spot gold…
US Secretary of State is set to attend the meeting between Israeli ambassador to the US and his Lebanese counterpart Lebanon. Photo: AFP (file) Israeli and Lebanese envoys will meet in Washington on Tuesday as Israel presses its war on Hezbollah, a diplomatic milestone overshadowed by conflicting agendas, with Israel ruling out a ceasefire and…
In interview with Fox News, he says both helped mediate between two countries that have not had talks in a long time PM Shehbaz (L), US Vice President JD Vance (Centre), CDF Munir (R). PHOTO: EXPRESS US Vice President JD Vance praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the…
A4E urges EU to monitor jet fuel supplies, temporarily suspend carbon market for aviation, scrap certain taxes A Lufthansa Airbus 380 refuelling at Frankfurt airport on July 12, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS European airlines have urged the European Union to step in with emergency measures to tackle repercussions from the Iran war, including widespread airspace closures…
ISLAMABAD: The Power Division said on Tuesday that due to rising electricity demand during peak hours, electricity will be suspended for around 2.25 hours daily between 5pm and 1am countrywide under its “peak relief strategy”. “The purpose of this load management is to reduce the use of expensive fuel and prevent a rise in electricity…