Flags recovery but warns inflation may rise to 6.5% by FY2027 amid global uncertainty, Middle East tensions A worker walks past inside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila. Photo: Reuters/ File Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow by 3.5% in fiscal year 2026 and 4.5% in FY2027, as a recovery in manufacturing and…
ISLAMABAD: Questions are being raised once again about growing internal differences within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after not a single party leader turned up at the Adiala Jail to meet the party founder and incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday. The official meeting time ended without any leader arriving, even though the party…
The trial was seen as a key moment for OpenAI’s future and broader AI use and benefits A combination image shows OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk during the trial. REUTERS A United States jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to…
Foreign Policy chief calls Pakistan a ‘regional power’ Kaja Kallas, Ishaq Dar co-chair 8th Strategic Dialogue Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas in Islamabad. PHOTO: Kaja Kallas/TWITTER ISLAMABAD: In one of the strongest endorsements by a senior European official, the top EU diplomat on Monday praised Pakistan’s…
Aryna Sabalenka crashed out of the Italian Open against Sorana Cirstea in the third round. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Aryna Sabalenka looked unbeatable when the clay-court season got underway last month, but now as the world number one arrives in Paris for her latest tilt at winning Roland Garros, her dominance of the women’s game has…
Chamber says global prices have doubled; calls for carpooling, limiting non-essential travel KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has called on citizens to adopt responsible fuel consumption habits as petroleum prices continue to rise in line with global market trends. Sharing his views with The Express Tribune, KCCI President Rehan Hanif emphasised…
KARACHI: The Pakistan business community says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is no excuse to squeeze businesses and the public through the budget, arguing that the success of the upcoming fiscal plan will depend on the government’s ability to raise revenue from under-taxed sectors rather than placing the bulk of the burden on the…
PM Shehbaz holds talks with Chinese leadership, Xi says Pakistan priority in neighbourhood diplomacy Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir and DPM Ishaq Dar pose for a group photo in Beijing. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday described ties with Pakistan as “unbreakable” and declared…
Nationalist factions renew their call for Sindh’s rights on G M Syed’s anniversary HYDERABAD: Different factions of the Jeay Sindh movement gathered in Sann, Jamshoro district, on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the founding leader G M Syed, reaffirming their commitment to continue what they described as a long political struggle for Sindh’s rights….
. LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has upheld the life imprisonment of a convict in a rape and murder case involving a seven-year-old girl, ruling that the trial court’s decision was legally sound and supported by strong evidence. Justice Muhammad Waheed Khan issued a detailed judgment while dismissing the appeal filed by convict Muhammad…