PM Kakar appreciated the role of SIFC, ministries, departments, and affiliated stakeholders in accomplishing the major economic milestones as part of the caretaker government and setting the pace for future endeavors. During the meeting, the ministries presented progress on the projects and policy initiatives and gave plans for subsequent endeavors to attract investment. The SIFC […]
Opting to bat first, the Eastern Cape posted a mammoth total of 208/4 on the board, courtesy of a quickfire half-century by Marco Jansen. The visitors had a contrasting start to their innings as they lost opener Dawid Malan (2) with just eight runs on the board in 2.4 overs. But Tom Abell joined Jordan […]
Martinelli uploaded a video to social media shortly after the court’s ruling was made public in the unprecedented legal and political drama, announcing he will launch his presidential run on Saturday. Panama’s constitution bars anyone sentenced to a prison term of five years or more from serving as president, although authorities have yet to state […]
This overshadowed overall fiscal first-quarter sales and profit that beat analysts’ targets, powered by iPhone growth, sending Apple shares down 3% in after-hours trade. The results confirmed some analysts’ concerns that the company’s signature product is losing ground in the key Asian market where consumers are buying foldable phones and phones from Huawei, powered by […]
The strikes, which included the use of long-range B-1 bombers flown from the U.S., are the first in a multi-tiered response by President Joe Biden’s administration to the attack by Iran-backed militants, and more U.S. military operations are expected in the coming days. While the U.S. strikes did not target sites inside Iran, they signal […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared on Friday that the printing of ballot papers for every constituency has been successfully completed, with just a few days remaining before the general elections on February 8. The Director General of Political Finance emphasized during a process briefing how important paper and printing are to protecting voters’ […]
On Friday, Pakistan and the European Union decided to strengthen their ties even more in accordance with the Strategic Engagement Plan-2019. Jalil Abbas Jilani, the acting foreign minister, and Josep Borrell Fontelles, the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, met and came to an agreement. The Ministry of Foreign […]
The euro was last up 0.2% at $1.0885, building on Thursday’s 0.49% gain, and the pound was up 0.15% at $1.2761, having jumped 0.43% the previous day. That left the dollar index, which tracks the currency against six main peers, at 102.93, down 0.12% on the day and around a one-week low. The index is […]
Diplomatic efforts to achieve a truce accelerated as Israel readied itself to push its war on Gaza closer to the Egyptian border, having claimed to have decimated Hamas in Khan Younis. Over 27,000 Palestinian deaths have been confirmed, according to health officials in the besieged region, and many more are believed to be under the […]