The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), a key gauge of short-term inflation, recorded a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 4.07% for the week ended October 2, 2025, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The rise highlights persistent price pressures on essential commodities, though the pace remains relatively moderate compared to past spikes. […]
Global food commodity prices dipped in September as declines in sugar and dairy offset a new peak for meat prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks a basket of internationally traded food commodities, averaged 128.8 points in September, down from a revised 129.7 […]
آزاد کشمیر میں کئی روز سے جاری کشیدگی ختم ہوگئی۔ حکومتی مذاکراتی کمیٹی اور عوامی ایکشن کمیٹی کے درمیان مذاکرات کامیاب ہو گئے اور فریقین نے معاہدے پر دستخط کردیے۔ مظفرآباد میں مشترکہ پریس کانفرنس کے دوران وزیراعظم کے مشیر رانا ثنااللہ نے اعلان کیا کہ عوامی ایکشن کمیٹی کے تمام جائز مطالبات تسلیم کر […]
Israel on Friday deported four Italian activists, the first of hundreds detained from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, shortly after the interception of the group’s final boat brought an end to its mission. The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month, ferrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg towards Gaza, where the […]
A power surge that caused a paralysing blackout across all of Spain and Portugal in April was an unprecedented event in Europe and possibly the world, but the root cause remains unknown, an expert panel said Friday. “This was the most severe blackout incident in Europe in the last 20 years,” Damian Cortinas, president of […]