The trade deficit – the gap between exports and imports – was 15%, or $3.9 billion, lower during the July-May period of the current fiscal year compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. Imports during the first 11 months of 2023-24 reached $49.8 billion, […]
Dravid’s contract runs out at the end of the month and he will not re-apply for the job, which has been advertised by India’s governing cricket body, the BCCI, since last month. It is going to be the last one that I am in charge of the 51-year-old told reporters ahead of India’s opening match […]
DIG East Ghulam Azfar Mahesar has said that the police and other agencies have launched an operation against the accused involved in the attack. A policeman was killed and another injured in firing by suspects near the Super-Highway Ganna Mandi area on Monday. The two constables were on duty at the Sachal Police Station for […]
The national flag carrier has slashed fares by 30% for people traveling to Riyadh, Dammam, and Al Qassim. The passengers can avail of the discounted fares facility from June 10-18, the PIA spokesperson said. Back in April this year, the national airline had reduced the round-trip Umrah fare from the northern regions of the country […]
The Supreme Court (SC) had issued contempt of court notices to independent Senator Faisal Vawda and MQM-Pakistan MNA Mustafa Kamal over anti-judiciary rhetoric. The apex took suo moto notice of press conferences by Senator Faisal Vawda and Kamal wherein they demanded evidence of interference in the judiciary. The top court then notified both leaders and […]
A group of scientists from China and Switzerland has worked together to create a neuromorphic chip that simulates the neurons and synapses found in the human brain, while also being energy-efficient. Even though the human brain can process very complex and large neural networks, it uses only 20 watts of power overall, which is much […]
The first trailer for “Venom: The Last Dance,” the last movie in the Spider-Man villain trilogy, has been released by Sony Pictures. Returning to the role of Eddie Brock, the journalist who develops a bond with the symbiote to become Venom, is Tom Hardy. With the tagline revealing that Eddie and Venom are on the […]
Monday’s severe rainstorm and windstorm in Lahore caused a tree to fall, injuring two motorcycle riders and causing power outages that left many areas in the dark. Details indicate that two motorcycle riders were caught and hurt when a tree fell close to Liberty Roundabout. They were then transported to a hospital for medical attention. […]
According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday, the consumer price index (CPI) increased 11.8% in May compared to the same month last year. This was below the finance ministry’s projections and the lowest reading in thirty months. A week before the central bank meets to review the key rate, […]
Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the party’s leader, were cleared by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday in the Cipher case. While it considered the arguments of the imprisoned former prime minister Imran and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the court suspended their ten-year sentence. […]
