UK PM Johnson cancels India visit, citing need to oversee virus response
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday cancelled a planned trip to India later this month, citing the need to oversee...
US Federal Reserve increases benchmark interest rate a quarter point
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate a quarter point, after noting that inflation is moving closer to...
Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how US diplomats and others...
Major cyberattack cripples banks and corporations globally
Paris: A new and highly virulent outbreak of data-scrambling software — apparently sown in Ukraine — caused disruption across the world Tuesday....
World Bank indirectly backs harmful SE Asian projects
World Bank investments in commercial financial institutions are indirectly allowing land-grabs, evictions and pollution in Southeast Asia, a watchdog group charged in...
Falling Walls Lab FCCU Lahore 2016 makes history
Awais Shafique misses his IELTS exam, travels to Lahore and wins a ticket to Berlin
Awais Shafique from NUST Islamabad emerged as the...
Held Kashmir seeks $4 billion in investments, to provide security
NEW DELHI: Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir plans to attract investments worth up to $4 billion in the next two to three years...
Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies Congress
WASHINGTON: “Where are they?” a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags...
Asians stock markets slip after record highs on Wall Street
Tokyo: Asian shares wavered on Tuesday, bolstered by record highs on Wall Street but hobbled by uncertainty as traders waited on a...
DP World hitches lift on new Silk Road: Sultan Ahmed
China’s massive re-imagining of ancient Silk Road trade routes is seen as a business opportunity that could help ameliorate the effects of...
57 killed in deadliest Israeli strikes on Syria in years: monitor
Israeli raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed 57 regime loyalists, in the deadliest such strikes since the...
‘Silk Road’ train makes its first journey from Britain to China
The first-ever freight train from Britain to China started its mammoth journey on Monday along a modern-day “Silk Road” trade route as...
Amazon acquires Whole Foods in $13.7b deal
New York: Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole...
MoU signed between PAEC and China Power
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and China Power International Holding Ltd (CPIH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation and...
Pakistan’s capital market up for another big liquidity event, analyst report
KSE-100 Index rallies 1.75 percent ahead of Nasdaq delegation’s visit
The selloff of up to 40 percent stakes of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)...