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  • From Radicalization to Reformation

    From Radicalization to Reformation

    Pakistan, Aug. 15 — Have you ever wondered why some movements for justice end up fueling the very injustices they claim to fight? The case of Aman Pasoon in Bajaur and other tribal districts…

  • Rocket Force

    Rocket Force

    Pakistan, Aug. 15 — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s announcement of an Army Rocket Force Command marks a bold step in Pakistan’s evolving defence strategy. By consolidating missile and rocket capabilities into a unified command,…

  • Gold edges down as dollar firms; investors eye US economic data

    Gold edges down as dollar firms; investors eye US economic data

    Pakistan, Aug. 15 — Gold prices edged down on Thursday due to a slight uptick in the U.S. dollar index, although expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September limited losses. Spot…

  • Most Gulf shares rise on Fed rate cut hopes; corporate earnings mixed

    Most Gulf shares rise on Fed rate cut hopes; corporate earnings mixed

    Pakistan, Aug. 15 — Most stock markets in the Gulf tracked global equities higher in early trade on Thursday, after benign U.S. inflation data raised hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut, while earnings…

  • Saudi gigaprojects take $8 billion hit in reality check for diversification efforts

    Saudi gigaprojects take $8 billion hit in reality check for diversification efforts

    Pakistan, Aug. 15 — Saudi Arabia’s nearly $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has taken an $8 billion write-down on some of its most high-profile gigaprojects – vast developments meant…

  • US stocks dip after disappointing inflation data dents hopes for coming cuts to interest rates

    Pakistan, Aug. 15 — Wall Street is edging back from its record heights on Thursday after a disappointing report said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists expected. The…

  • 25 years on, Pakistanis remember Nazia Hassan

    25 years on, Pakistanis remember Nazia Hassan

    Pakistan, Aug. 15 — Twenty-five years have passed since the death of legendary pop singer Nazia Hassan. Her fans in Pakistan and abroad observed her 25th death anniversary on Wednesday. Iconic pop singer Nazia…

  • Firm Shares Tips for Safer Remote Working

    Firm Shares Tips for Safer Remote Working

    It is holiday season in many parts of the world. These days though, going on holiday does not always mean turning your back on office life – hybrid work cuts both ways. Today’s widespread…

  • Elon Musk accuses App Store of favoring OpenAI

    Elon Musk accuses App Store of favoring OpenAI

    Elon Musk has taken his feud against OpenAI to the App Store, accusing Apple of favoring ChatGPT in the digital shop and vowing legal action. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it…