Finance secretary says ‘government is in discussions with the IMF; thus, it cannot disclose these numbers’ ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday refused to share the cost of tax relief with the National Assembly (NA) standing finance committee, which will approve the new budget, but the committee chairperson said that the cost was around Rs360 billion….
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The United States on Monday added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers and NIO to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing’s military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries. The long-awaited update supersedes a list from early 2025, and comes less than a month…
Brazilian prodigy Endrick (R) scored his seventh goal for Lyon since he arrived on loan from Real Madrid. Photo: AFP PARIS: Brazilian prodigy Endrick scored one goal and set up another as Lyon won 2-1 away to Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, denting the reigning European champions’ bid for another Ligue 1 title. Endrick gave Lyon…
KARACHI: Artificial intelligence is no longer a speculative technological theme confined to research laboratories and Silicon Valley presentations. It is rapidly becoming a disruptive economic force capable of reshaping global labour markets in real time, with recent advances by Anthropic through its Claude models – alongside similar breakthroughs from OpenAI and others – intensifying concerns…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) have expressed conflicting views on the government’s wedlock policy. The SC has held that the policy creates a legitimate expectation for married civil servants that they will be accommodated, rather than being subjected to arbitrary deviation from the policy without any rhyme or…
. GANSBAAI: Hundreds of foreigners fearing for their lives have taken shelter in community halls on South Africa’s south coast, saying mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to leave the country. Mostly nationals of Malawi and Mozambique, many told AFP they had fled their homes at the weekend and spent nights in the…
Proposes structured transition framework with priority including establishing national health financing forum Patients line up for medical assistance at a health camp. Photo: Express Cuts in development assistance and funding pose a significant threat to the country’s health sector and its functioning, according to a report by think tank Tabadlab. In a press release issued…
2020 FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action with Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo. Photo: REUTERS PARIS: Lionel Messi’s career seemed complete after he led Argentina to victory at the 2022 World Cup, but the motivation to keep playing is still there for him and his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo as the duo prepare to make history at…
At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan remained unchanged on Friday despite a decline in international bullion markets, where stronger oil prices and a firmer US dollar weighed on investor sentiment and increased expectations of another US interest rate hike. In the local market,…
BEIJING: China has selected two Pakistani astronauts as candidates for its manned space programme, CCTV reported on Wednesday. The candidates are Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud. Both will travel to China for training, and one will participate in a flight mission as a payload specialist and become the first foreign astronaut in China’s space…