The government on Tuesday fixed a new minimum sugar price for collecting sales tax, which will increase the per kilogram price by Rs10 to Rs15 while generating an additional Rs90 billion annually in taxes for authorities facing a yawning revenue shortfall. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a new statutory regulatory order (SRO) to revise the per kilogram …

This is Ibtihal Abu Al-Saad, a young Moroccan woman, a Harvard graduate, who works as a programmer at Microsoft. On the company’s fiftieth anniversary, she took the stage during the official celebration and directly accused Mustafa Suliman, the company’s executive director of artificial intelligence (AI), who is of Arab origin, of complicity in the bloodshed. She also accused Microsoft’s entire …

California importers could be hit hardest by the new import tariffs — potentially paying over $170 billion more for imports than they did last year, according to newly released data by trade economists .Texas importers rank second, with an estimated $82 billion increase. Altogether, the U.S. could pay over $712 billion more in import tariffs this year compared to 2024. …

Syed Imran Ali authored a novel titled Whispers of Vengeance, centered around Russia. The first version was published in the United States and is available on Amazon, while the second version has now been printed in Pakistan. ,Syed Imran Ali, In 1906 Imperial Russia, St. Petersburg hides a dangerous secret. Whispers of Vengeance takes you into a world on the …

The Liberal Party’s preselection process for the seat of Whitlam has taken a dramatic turn, showcasing the party’s internal struggles and the broader ideological battles within Australian politics. On Sunday, the party ousted its candidate following revelations that he held outdated and exclusionary views on women serving in combat roles in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). This move, however, has …

The crypto market is experiencing a significant downturn, with Bitcoin plummeting below $75,000 and major altcoins like XRP, SOL, and ETH dropping 15%. This crash has resulted in $985 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, sparking fears of instability due to rising interest rates and global trade tensions. Major Cryptocurrency Losses Bitcoin (BTC): Dropped to $77,338.50, marking a …

Consistent with the reform priorities of IMF’s Resilience & Sustainability Facility. Pakistan’s first ever packaging alliance CoRe has called for government’s immediate attention towards strengthening infrastructure for waste collection, recycling, converting waste to fuel as well as tax rebates and financial incentives for companies operating in this domain. Key proposals include financing support from the State Bank of Pakistan and …

Iran is ready to engage with the US at talks on Saturday over its nuclear programme “with a view to seal a deal”, its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. But US President Donald Trump must first agree there can be no “military option”, Araghchi said, and added that Iran would “never accept coercion”. He also insisted the negotiations in …

In the frost-covered valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan, local farmers are building artificial glaciers—known as “ice stupas”—to combat water shortages during the early growing season. These towering ice cones are crafted by spraying water into sub-zero air, allowing it to freeze into massive structures that melt gradually in spring, providing essential irrigation when natural glacier melt is still weeks away.The inspiration behind …

– In an astonishing turn of events, a dire wolf—long believed to be extinct for over 10,000 years—has reportedly been brought back to life through advanced genetic engineering. A team of scientists from the GenRev Biotech Institute unveiled their groundbreaking success in reviving the prehistoric predator using preserved DNA extracted from ice-preserved remains found in Alaska. The creature, nicknamed *Fenrir*, …