Brent crude fell nearly 5% to $79.82 a barrel after earlier climbing to a session high of $86.33 US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down $4.32, or 5.38%, at $76.02 a barrel after touching a session high of $82.33. PHOTO: PEXELS Oil prices fell as low as 5% on Tuesday to a three-week low…
ISLAMABAD: The year was 2019, and Pakistan found itself trapped in one of the most delicate diplomatic balancing acts in its recent history. Two of its closest strategic partners Saudi Arabia and Turkiye had drifted onto opposite sides of an expanding geopolitical divide. Islamabad ultimately withdrew from the Kuala Lumpur Summit after Riyadh viewed the…
Petrol will now cost Rs310.71 per litre, while high-speed diesel has been priced at Rs323.30 per litre The federal government on Friday increased the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs13.18 and Rs13.80 per litre, respectively, for the next week, as global oil markets remain volatile following the recent escalation between the United…
Pakistan’s cyber ‘Shaheens’ destroyed enemy’s cyber security, delivering a humiliating defeat to Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu addressing a ceremony on the occasion of completion of one year of Marka-e-Haq at Air Headquarters in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIOPAK Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on Thursday…
Musk sued OpenAI and Altman over its nonprofit mission, but a jury ruled against him earlier this year The OpenAI logo in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS OpenAI said on Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, marking a further…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the grand opposition alliance on Monday agreed to formulate a joint strategy concerning national issues and enhance coordination between them. The decision was reached at a high-level huddle attended by leaders of the opposition in the Senate and National Assembly, as well as senior PTI figures, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief…
Iga Swiatek reached the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open in the most unwelcome fashion. Photo: AFP CINCINNATI: Iga Swiatek moved into the semi-finals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters as Elena Rybakina was forced to retire with a heel injury less than half an hour into their clash Thursday. Rybakina’s withdrawal raised concerns over the fitness…
A hydrocarbon facility in Qatar. PHOTO: oilandgasmiddleeast.com ISLAMABAD: The local gas industry has welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire by terming it a gateway to substantive future progress in international oil and gas trade, which will lower global inflation and fiscal pressure by normalising trade routes. The regional development will also lead to significant progress in Pakistan’s…
. Pakistan rarely gets credit for its quiet successes. One of the most important is unfolding in plain sight: routine immunisation has expanded steadily over the last decade, protecting more children even as the number of infants who need vaccines has grown. The progress is real, measurable and sustained. Most importantly, it is saving lives….
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…