Jordan has not ordered evacuation of Aqaba airport or seaport, gov’t spokesperson says

Says airport and port are operating normally as no potential ⁠threats have been recorded Jordanian authorities ​have not issued any decision on ‌Sunday to evacuate the airport or seaport in Aqaba, the government’s spokesperson told Reuters, after the US embassy ​in Amman said they had been ​evacuated due to a credible threat. المومني: لم يسجل…

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Panel to pick IMF senior adviser

ISLAMABAD: The government has constituted a ministerial committee to finalise its nominee for the appointment to the coveted post of senior adviser to the executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will pick a name out of three candidates recommended by the finance ministry. The Prime Minister’s Office has set up the committee…

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A NEW SHADE OF BLUE

PUBLISHED July 19, 2026 Remember Blue Bloods, the popular police procedural that was unceremoniously cancelled last year after 14 seasons? Fans were angry when they learned there would be no more family Reagan family is back, and the Silvers have returned with them. While some spin-offs rely on nostalgia and others follow the tried-and-true formula,…

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Industry supports daily oil pricing regime

ISLAMABAD: The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has backed the government’s decision to review oil prices every day, paving the way for market deregulation, which has been discussed for two decades. Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Saturday chaired a meeting with key stakeholders, including the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), OCAC,…

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The impossible politics of climate security

PUBLISHED July 19, 2026 Ashok Swain’s Climate Security is not a comfortable book, nor does it pretend to be. At a time when climate anxiety is increasingly wrapped in diplomatic slogans and defence policy jargon, Swain strips away the language of preparedness to expose something far less reassuring: a global response to climate change that…

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Banks cautious as SBP defines start-ups

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a separate category for start-ups under its revised Prudential Regulations for SME Financing, a policy shift that could reshape access to formal finance for early-stage businesses. Experts caution, however, that regulatory recognition alone is unlikely to transform lending without broader banking reforms. For the first time,…

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