19+ min ago   (262+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday announced a series of initiatives covering artificial intelligence, trade and investment aimed at strengthening cooperation among the expanded BRICS grouping. Speaking at the BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi, Xi said greater emphasis should…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (376+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday announced a fuel relief package for motorcycle, rickshaw, and small-car owners to ease the impact of soaring petrol prices amid a sharp rise in global oil rates. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, motorcycle,…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (151+ words) BRICS countries have agreed to cooperate to safeguard global energy supplies and ensure uninterrupted trade and supply chains amid escalating instability in West Asia, according to media reports. Sudhakar Dalela, Secretary for Economic Relations at India’s Ministry of External Affairs,…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (282+ words) PAKISTAN and the United Arab Emirates share more than diplomatic ties. They share history, faith, values and millions of human connections. What began PAKISTAN and the United Arab Emirates share more than diplomatic ties They share history, faith, values and…...

19+ hour, 2+ min ago   (225+ words) ISLAMABAD – A fresh political storm has erupted over the cost of private foreign travel by top Pakistani leaders, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s recent trip and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s London visit becoming the centre of an increasingly…...

22+ hour, 43+ min ago   (413+ words) KARACHI – Getting a passport is about to get a little more digital as Directorate General of Immigration and Passports DGIP rolled out an important payment update, telling applicants to use the designated Raast QR code when paying their passport fees....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (532+ words) KARACHI – Pakistan’s gold market staged slight comeback, with the price of a tola of 24-karat gold climbing Rs400 to Rs457,136. The latest increase pushed the price of 10 grams of gold up by Rs343 to Rs391,920, according to the latest market rates. The recovery came…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (240+ words) Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly among the highest-paid personalities on Instagram, earning around €3.3 million for a single sponsored post. The reports suggested that Ronaldo’s enormous social media earnings highlight the commercial power of his global brand, which extends…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (304+ words) ISLAMABAD – The federal government has decided to introduce a three-year plan to eliminate the gas sector’s circular debt of Rs3.6 trillion in an effort to meet a key condition agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The sources said that the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (250+ words) LAHORE – More than 60 international flights have been cancelled at airports across Pakistan amid heightened tensions in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, leaving thousands of passengers facing difficulties. The airport sources said 15 flights bound for Jeddah, Riyadh, the United Arab…...