South Korea’s President Yoon ousted as court upholds impeachment after...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court on Friday, which upheld parliament’s impeachment motion over his imposition of martial law last year that sparked the...
View ArticleMajor relief in power bills for homes, industry
• Tariff cut by Rs7.41 per unit for domestic consumers, Rs7.69 for industrial units • Relief comes from QTA, savings from renegotiated IPP deals, diversion of petroleum, grid levies • Premier claims...
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153 refugees voluntarily leave for Afghanistan via Torkham border
PESHAWAR/KHYBER: A total of 153 Afghan refugees have voluntarily left for Afghanistan from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa via Torkham border crossing to prevent the government’s crackdown. On...
View ArticleFive actors get notices during minister’s visits to theatres in Lahore
LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari conducted surprise visits to various theatres in Lahore, including Mehfil Theatre, Prince Theatre, and Tamaseel Theatre and issued...
View ArticlePM hails ‘hard work’ as March inflation falls to historic low
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation dropped to 0.7 per cent year-on-year in March 2025, marking the lowest reading since December 1965, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of...
View ArticleShares at PSX surge 1,800 points in all-time high in intraday trade
Bulls continued their stampede on the trade floor on Friday as shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged more than 1,800 points in an all-time high in intraday trade. The benchmark KSE-100...
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The daunting ‘reciprocal tariffs’ of the Trump administration
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump, in a bid to give the US “great power to negotiate”, imposed 10 per cent tariffs on all countries — set to take effect on April 5 — igniting fears of steep price...
View ArticleMyanmar junta chief joins Bangkok regional summit as earthquake toll tops 3,100
Myanmar’s junta leader attended a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a massive earthquake devastated parts of the impoverished war-torn country, killing more than 3,100, and spurring an...
View ArticleIndian PM Modi and Bangladesh’s Yunus hold first talks after Hasina exit
India’s prime minister met with the head of Bangladesh’s interim government on the sidelines of a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, the Bangladesh government’s press office said, their first...
View ArticleUS National Security Agency chief fired
The head of secretive US intelligence body the National Security Agency (NSA) was fired on Thursday, US media reported. The Washington Post cited US officials who said General Timothy Haugh was fired...
View ArticlePakistan becomes first foreign country to join China’s space station training...
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) Director Shafaat Ali on Friday revealed that Pakistan will send two merit-based astronauts for training in China, marking a significant...
View ArticleUS tariffs to hit India’s GDP growth, prompt more rate cuts
India’s economic growth could slow by 20-40 basis points in the ongoing financial year due to the latest US tariffs, which would prompt deeper interest rate cuts by the central bank, analysts said. US...
View ArticleMQM will try to convince PM Shehbaz to further lower power rates: Farooq Sattar
MQM-P leader Dr Farooq Sattar on Friday said that his party will try to convince Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to further reduce power rates as there is still space to make this possible. PM Shehbaz on...
View ArticleNepra reserves decision on govt plea for tariffs cut
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday heard the government’s petition to reduce the electricity rates for three months (April-June 2025) by Rs1.71 per unit for all...
View ArticlePM Shehbaz orders emulating Ramazan Package model in future govt schemes
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday appreciated the effective and transparent implementation of the Ramazan Relief Package and directed officials to emulate the model in future government schemes....
View ArticleSindh CM Murad vows to protect Sindh’s rights amid controversial canals project
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to safeguarding Sindh’s interests, particularly with regards to the proposed construction of six canals on the Indus River,...
View ArticleDe Bruyne says he will leave Man City at end of season
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne confirmed on Friday that he will leave the club at the end of the season. De Bruyne, 33, has won 14 major trophies since joining City from Wolfsburg in 2015,...
View ArticlePakistani novelist Alishba Barech wins ‘Young Woman of the Year’ at Women...
Pakistani novelist Alishba Khan Barech was named the winner of the “Young Woman of the Year” category at the Women Changing the World Awards 2025, a press release issued on Friday said. The Women...
View ArticleChina hits back at Trump tariffs with own taxes, export curbs
China on Friday announced a slew of countermeasures against tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, including additional tariffs of 34 per cent on all US goods and curbs on export of some rare...
View ArticlePolice officer arrested in Karachi under Peca for using ‘derogatory remarks’...
A police officer was arrested in Karachi under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 for using “derogatory remarks” against President Asif Ali Zardari, it emerged on Friday. According to...
View ArticleWoman, infant daughter gunned down for ‘honour’ in KP’s Mansehra: FIR
A woman and her 16-month-old daughter were allegedly gunned down by her relative for ‘honour’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mansehra city on Friday afternoon, according to a first information report (FIR)....
View ArticleSecurity forces neutralise 2 terrorists during operation in Balochistan’s...
Security forces on Friday killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the Blueda area of Balochistan’s Kech district, according to a statement from the military’s media wing....
View ArticleBilawal says PPP will not support govt’s ‘unilateral canal project’
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday stated that his party rejected the government’s canal project, calling it “unilateral” and warning that it will harm farmers in Punjab. Punjab Chief...
View Article‘Forced repatriation’ of 16,138 Afghans begins in Karachi: authorities
City administration and law enforcement in Karachi on Friday started the ‘forced repatriation’ of an estimated 16,138 Afghan Citizenship Card (ACC) holders, with over 150 so far detained as part of the...
View ArticleArmy’s top brass vows to thwart ‘nefarious designs’ of proxies, social...
The army’s upper echelon on Friday vowed to thwart the “nefarious designs” of foreign proxies and hostile internal actors, according to a statement from the military’s media wing. According to the...
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