Pakistan is in no hurry to recognise the Afghan Taliban government, officials said on Saturday days after Russia became the first country to formally accept Taliban controlled Kabul as legitimate dispensation. Moscow’s decision, some observers feel, may be a prelude to other regional countries finally embracing the Taliban. However, officials in Pakistan said the decision […]
Iranian missiles appear to have directly hit five Israeli military facilities during the recent 12-day war, according to radar data seen by The Telegraph. The strikes have not been made public by the Israeli authorities and cannot be reported from within the country because of strict military censorship laws. They will further complicate the battle […]
BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump’s hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East. Emerging nations representing about half the world’s population and 40 percent of global economic output are set to unite over what they see as unfair […]
Some 27 people, including nine children, have been confirmed dead after flash floods in central Texas, authorities said on Saturday, as rescuers continued a frantic search for survivors including dozens still missing from a girls’ summer camp. The sheriff’s office in Kerr County, Texas said more than 800 people had been evacuated from the region […]
Three decades after the Srebrenica genocide, relatives are still looking for and burying the remains of more than 8,000 men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb forces, revealing the painful scars cut deep into the country. On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces stormed the Muslim enclave of more than 40,000 people in eastern Bosnia. […]
Convener of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional Committee on Food, Shahid Imran, said Pakistan stands to gain substantial environmental and economic benefits from a nationwide shift to solar energy. Speaking to a delegation of industrialists led by Zia Ur Rehman, he emphasised that with over 300 sunny days a […]
Despite growing local manufacturing, Pakistan’s mobile phone market continues to face headwinds, as locally manufactured and assembled handset sales declined by 8% year-on-year during both the first five months of 2025 and the broader 11-month period of FY25, according to data released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Despite a 4% year-on-year rise in production […]
Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief Executive Officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq has said that digitalisation is the cornerstone of establishing a transparent, accountable, and efficient economy. Chairing a meeting of the PFC Board of Directors on Saturday, he emphasised that the adoption of modern digital tools and technologies not only enhances transparency in financial transactions but […]
In line with the prime minister’s vision of inclusive economic growth through grassroots entrepreneurship, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Akhuwat Islamic Microfinance (AIM) to improve access to finance, formalisation, and hand-holding of micro enterprises across Pakistan. According to an official statement released on Saturday, […]
Pakistan is poised to gain $200 million from the export of tuna fish in the coming years due to an overhaul of the industry. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, has announced that Pakistan’s tuna sector is set for a $200 million boost following global quota allocations and regulatory reforms. For the […]