The Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), operating under the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD), is preparing to send skilled Pakistani workers to Saudi Arabia. An official source revealed that the demand for both skilled and unskilled labor from Pakistan has been steadily increasing, a trend linked to the current government’s policies. Millions […]
Spain advanced to the European Under-19 Championship final after an astonishing 6-5 extra-time victory over Germany in Bucharest on Monday. The match, which saw eight goals scored after the 78th minute, will go down as one of the most chaotic in youth football history. Real Betis winger Pablo García emerged as Spain’s savior, netting four times—including the 120th-minute […]
Former Indian left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi passed away on Monday in London due to heart complications. He was 77. Doshi, a classical slow bowler, played 33 Tests and 15 ODIs for India, claiming 114 and 22 wickets respectively. His career included six five-wicket hauls in Tests, cementing his place as a reliable spinner in the […]
The Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) and the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) have strongly opposed the casting of Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in Sardaar Ji 3, starring Diljit Dosanjh. The film bodies have announced a boycott of Dosanjh and the film’s producers, vowing to block any future plans for an Indian release. […]
Pakistan’s top diplomat at the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has raised serious concerns over the escalating threat posed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a UN-designated terrorist group operating from Afghan soil. Addressing the UN Security Council, he stated that the 6,000-strong TTP, along with other militant factions like Al-Qaeda and Baloch insurgents, continues […]
The United Nations has stressed the need for shared natural resources under mutual agreements, following Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s declaration that New Delhi will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan. The 1960 World Bank-brokered pact, which allocates 80% of the Indus river system’s water to Pakistan, was suspended by India after a terror attack in Pahalgam (Indian-occupied Kashmir)—an incident Islamabad denies involvement in. UN […]
Pakistan achieved a landmark Rs298 billion ($1.1 billion) in tobacco tax revenue in 2024, according to the WHO’s Global Tobacco Epidemic Report 2025. This 28% surge followed drastic policy changes, including tripling cigarette taxes and doubling minimum prices, which also slashed legal cigarette production. The WHO hailed Pakistan’s reversal of a failed 2017 three-tier tax system—which had cost the government Rs42.4 billion—as a triumph […]
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has slashed the national average Power Purchase Price (PPP) by 3.77% to Rs25.98 per unit for FY2025-26, down from Rs27 per unit in the current fiscal year. The move, expected to soften electricity tariffs, sets the total power procurement cost at Rs3.342 trillion, with ex-Wapda distribution companies (XWDiscos) accounting for Rs3.066 trillion (Rs26.34/unit)—excluding K-Electric. A staggering 63% (Rs1.941 trillion) of XWDiscos’ PPP is allocated to capacity charges, including […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a dramatic recovery on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index soaring 3.96% (4,603 points) to close at 120,770.37, as news of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel lifted investor confidence. The rally followed Monday’s sharp 3.21% decline, with analysts attributing the rebound to easing geopolitical risks and a sharp drop in global oil prices. Market experts said the de-escalation […]
Pakistan is on the verge of securing $3.3 billion in foreign financing from Chinese banks, a move expected to bolster its dwindling foreign exchange reserves. According to government officials, the deal includes a $2 billion syndicated loan from a consortium of Chinese banks (repayable over three years) and a $1.3 billion refinancing arrangement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China […]
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