KARACHI: Pakistan’s latest telecom amendment has been pulled into a familiar panic cycle. A law meant to accelerate fibre, towers and 5G infrastructure is now being discussed as if it gives telecom companies the right to walk into private homes, install equipment and fine ordinary citizens Rs50 million for resistance. That reading is not supported…
CAIRO: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least nine people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, health officials said. An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians, including two women and a child, in an apartment building in Gaza City, health officials said. The attack on the building in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza…
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reported strong activity in the money market, with total placements reaching Rs161.53 billion across Islamic and conventional banking segments, according to data released by the central bank’s Domestic Markets and Monetary Management Department. The report, titled Money Market Placements in Islamic Modes, showed that transactions among Islamic…
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday rejected concerns over Pakistan’s GDP calculations and economic data, asserting that all national accounts are compiled under internationally recognised standards. He also emphasized that national consensus remained essential to sustaining economic recovery and reform momentum. Winding up the general debate on the Federal Budget 202627 in the National…
Property dealers, citizens reject new levy, term it additional burden on taxpayers RAWALPINDI: A 16 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) has been imposed on all rented properties across Rawalpindi district and the rest of Punjab, drawing strong reactions from citizens and property stakeholders. Under the new measures, all rented non-residential buildings and immovable properties…
All domestic and international approvals required for the transaction have been completed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is likely to be handed over to a new buyer by the end of June as the privatisation process enters its final stage, according to sources in the Privatisation Commission. All domestic and international approvals required for the…
Starmer led centre-left Labour Party to a landslide election win in 2024 but has become deeply unpopular British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, April 30, 2026. REUTERS Britain’s Observer newspaper said Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for…
Prime minister will also hold bilateral talks with the US, Iran, Qatar in Switzerland Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Zurich along with his delegation. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Zurich on Sunday along with his delegation to participate in high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),…
BENGALURU: Three Indian-flagged tankers carrying more than 860,000 metric tons of oil and 94 Indian crew members have safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and are en route to India, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Saturday. Sonowal posted on X that the Desh Vaibhav, Desh Vibhor and Sanmar Herald had all completed the transit….
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US. Photo: Reuters US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran’s claims that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz….