KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Qaiser Ahmed Shaikh, has launched a free computer training centre for women in Keamari and surrounding areas, hosted at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Industrial Home. This initiative is part of a broader effort to empower women and provide them with vocational training, enabling them to thrive in today’s […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, chaired the fourth meeting of the Policy and Strategy Committee (PSC) and the Oversight Board on Post-Flood Reconstruction Activities. The meeting, held in Islamabad, reviewed the progress of ongoing projects under the Resilient, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Framework (4RF) and discussed the status of international […]
LAHORE: The government of Pakistan is facing significant challenges in widening its tax base while simultaneously combating the rise of smuggling and illicit trade, both of which could generate crucial revenue for the national economy. Efforts to bring more traders into the tax net have shown limited success, highlighting the complexity of the issue. Earlier […]
LONDON: Oil futures edged up on Monday as the risk of production disruptions from a potential hurricane approaching the US Gulf Coast helped prices steady after last week’s heavy losses. Brent crude was up 16 cents, or 0.23%, to $71.22 a barrel at 1315 GMT while West Texas Intermediate crude futures were 19 cents, or […]
NEW YORK: Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Sunday when he swept aside Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, shattering American hopes of a first male champion at the majors in 21 years. World number one Sinner, who won his maiden Slam at the Australian Open in January, became […]
Rahul Gandhi listens to children during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Makthal in Telangana’s Narayanpet district on October 27, 2022. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL For dialogue, first ask, then… listen. From Proverbs and Songs by Spanish poet Antonio Machado In a conversation at Texas University, Dallas, on September 9, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi touched […]
Technology might seem like it’s constantly moving forward on a curve, but it’s often cyclical. Flip phones, instant cameras, and record players have all made a comeback. Now it’s the gaming handheld’s turn. While Nintendo has always had a handheld in the market, Windows-based portable gaming devices seem to have taken off in the past […]
For most of its existence, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have shared a similar defining feature: their steadfast alignment with pro-India politics in Jammu and Kashmir. Despite varying levels of influence and power over the years, the NC and PDP leaderships have faced local resentment and separatist anger […]
The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fueled party as chief Paris 2024 organizer Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a “historic summer”. The Paralympic flame and cauldron were extinguished before a concert featuring the best of French electronic music capped off proceedings at a packed Stade de France. More […]
Richard Knights/BBC Baroness Lampard paid tribute to the “dedicated and tireless campaigning” of bereaved families as the inquiry opened The chairwoman of an inquiry into more than 2,000 mental health-related deaths has said “we may never know” the true number of people who died. The Lampard Inquiry has got under way, examining deaths at NHS-run […]
