Many people today remain formally employed in one institution while quietly building small parallel ventures including freelance work, consultancies, private teaching, online businesses or other income streams. The phenomenon is often defended as entrepreneurship or self-reliance, yet it also raises uncomfortable questions about sincerity, loyalty and the gradual loss of professional efficiency within institutions already […]
The federal government kept the prices of petroleum products unchanged for the next fortnight on Thursday. A press release from the Petroleum Division said the price of petrol would continue at Rs253.17 per litre, while high-speed diesel (HSD) would remain at Rs257.08 per litre, effective from January 16. The government had previously announced a reduction in the prices of […]
US President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota after days of angry protests over a surge in immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis. Confrontations between residents and federal officers have intensified after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a US citizen, […]
The Pakistan and United States armies are conducting a joint military exercise titled ‘Inspired Gambit–2026′ aimed at enhancing counter-terrorism cooperation between the two forces, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two-week-long exercise from January 8-16 focuses on counter-terrorism operations and marks the […]
The Hyderi police have registered a case of kidnapping a three-year-old boy from Al-Fatah Family Park in Karachi’s North Nazimabad, during a family outing. The CCTV footage, surfaced after the child went missing, shows a woman and a man carrying the child, prompting senior police officials to take notice of the incident. According to the […]
Iran’s economy is going through one of its most difficult periods in years, fueled by sanctions, high inflation, and a significant drop in the value of the national currency, the rial. These pressures have had a direct impact on living standards and have also fueled recent protests. The protests began on Dec. 28 in commercial […]
Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was the hero with two saves in the shoot-out as hosts Morocco beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final showdown this weekend with Senegal after a tense last-four clash on Wednesday finished 0-0 at the end of extra time. Bounou saved from Samuel Chukwueze and […]
Jannik Sinner was drawn on Thursday against France’s Hugo Gaston to start his Australian Open defence and is on a collision course to meet 10-time champion Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster semi-final. World number one Carlos Alcaraz opens against home hope Adam Walton in his bid for a career Grand Slam and first Melbourne Park […]
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a negative session on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index closing at 181,456, down 1,114 points or 0.61%. “Market momentum stayed muted as rising geopolitical tensions cast a long shadow over investor sentiment,” noted Ali Najib, Deputy Head of Trading at Arif Habib Ltd. “Escalating uncertainty in the Middle […]