Minister says 1.4b adults remain outside formal financial system as remittance costs stay above SDG target Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Bilal Bin Saqib, addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, December 14, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called on United Nations (UN) member states to move collectively from discussing digital…
Audrey Werro crosses the line to win the Women’s 800m final. Photo: REUTERS BUDAPEST: Audrey Werro underlined her status as the queen of the 800m with a dominant victory at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Saturday as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Kenny Bednarek ensured American golds in two electric 100m races. Switzerland’s Werro led from…
Dortmund’s Felix Nmecha celebrates scoring the team’s second goal during the Bundesliga match against Paderborn in Dortmund. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Felix Nmecha scored twice and Fabio Silva grabbed another as Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 at home to promoted Paderborn to continue their perfect start in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Dortmund’s win made it three from…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shakes hands with PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during the budget session. PHOTO: PPI LAHORE: In a bid to ease tensions with the PPP, a PML-N delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, met with provincial leaders of its coalition partner. The meeting appeared to revive the coordination committee mechanism…
Ministry prepares summary on sale of Jura Energy’s controlling shares for ECC’s consideration ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has placed Jura Energy’s petroleum rights matter before the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) after the Law Division cited rules providing for revocation of all petroleum rights due to their transfer without prior consent of the government. Sources familiar…
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe scores his team’s fourth goal against Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid. Photo: AFP MADRID: Kylian Mbappe struck twice to help Real Madrid smash Rayo Vallecano 4-1 on Saturday to pull level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Jose Mourinho’s side got back to winning ways after…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that development and improvement of every city and village was the government's mission, adding that she was pleased that Pakpattan, which had remained neglected for years, was now moving towards development. She added during a meeting with members of the provincial assembly from Pakpattan, including Farooq Ahmed…
ISLAMABAD: The creation of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has failed to produce a significant reduction in the combined case pendency of Pakistan’s two top courts during its first 10 months of functioning. Before the passage of the 27th Amendment under which the new court was established, the federal government maintained that creating the FCC…
Speaks about intelligence-based actions, digital market concerns at China conference 2026 National Fair Competition Conference of China in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. ISLAMABAD: Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Chairman Farid Ahmad Tarar represented Pakistan at the 2026 National Fair Competition Conference of China in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. He presented the attributes of Pakistan’s competition regime, institutional…
HYDERABAD/KARACHI: The MQM-P has renewed its push for new provinces, declaring that the case for a separate administrative unit in urban Sindh is stronger than anywhere else in the country and warning that a transparent census and corrected voter lists could force the PPP to confront the demand itself. Speaking at a seminar titled “National…