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ISLAMABAD: International cooperation has stalled, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and instability, but momentum in climate finance and health and innovation offers hope, the World Economic Forum said in a report, Cooperation Barometer Global, published on Tuesday. The WEF’s main annual report highlights that global cooperation is at a critical moment and its analysis reveals…
WASHINGTON: The billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX, who has been named by US President-elect Donald Trump as his potential efficiency czar, appeared surprised on Tuesday to learn that the US was sending US taxpayer money to Afghanistan. Elon Musk, who has been chosen to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) under the…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday received two requests for early hearing of 26th Amendment challenges by the full bench comprising all its judges. The first application was filed by Afrasiab Khattak through his lawyer Khwaja Ahmad Hosain, urging the court to direct its registrar to fix the petition for hearing before the full court…
• Aurangzeb says cost reduction process for 42 ministries to be completed by June 30• Uncertainty about the financial impact of the elimination of 150,000 positions and public funds in banks• Demands that the cabinet has approved 95% of the committee’s recommendations ISLAMABAD: Unsure about the financial impact of abolishing 150,000 posts and public funds…
A sit-in protest against the power crisis in Aliabad area of Hunza district came to an end on Wednesday as the Karakoram Highway (KKH) was restored to traffic as the government accepted the demands of locals. Protests broke out in several parts of Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday as residents reported up to 22 hours of power…
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Tuesday met a delegation from Starlink to discuss the progress in licensing the satellite internet service provider. Starlink Services, owned by Elon Musk, is one of the most technologically advanced companies in the world among those offering Internet through low Earth orbit…
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a New York state court from convicting him of his conviction on criminal charges stemming from money paid to a porn star to maintain her silence. “This court should immediately stay further proceedings in the New York trial court to avoid grave injustice and…
Posts by multiple users on social media platform Punjab, Maryam Nawaz. However, the letter is fake, as confirmed by the UAE embassy spokesperson. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived at Rahim Yar Khan Airport on Sunday, where he was welcomed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was also…
India will consider participating in development projects in Afghanistan in the near future, India’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, despite the lack of diplomatic ties. The statement came after a meeting between India’s Foreign Minister Vikram Misri and Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai. “In response to the request of the…
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has raised multiple objections to the candidatures of 17 candidates for four vacant posts of judges in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), citing incomplete and deficient applications. The JCP secretariat informed the candidates that “the initial examination committee has verified the nominations and pointed out deficiencies.” According to…