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ISLAMABAD: The new Labour Force Survey has revealed that the unemployment rate in Pakistan rose to the highest level in 21 years at 7.1% in the last fiscal year, which Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said was the result of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and climate-induced disasters. The government on Tuesday unveiled the Labour Force Survey, which showed that the highest unemployment was in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), followed by Punjab. The lowest unemployment was in Sindh. The findings showed that the unemployment rate, which was 6.3% in 2021, went up to 7.1% during fiscal year 2024-25, said Dr Naeemuz…

Driverless WeRide robotaxis for Uber.Courtesy: UberUber on Wednesday rolled out fully driverless rides in its fourth market, launching the service in Abu Dhabi in partnership WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company. The ride-hailing company said the launch in the United Arab Emirates capital represents the first driverless robotaxi service in the Middle East. In the U.S., Uber already offers robotaxi services in Austin, Phoenix and Atlanta through Alphabet’s Waymo.Riders in Abu Dhabi can book a WeRide robotaxi when requesting an UberX or Uber Comfort ride, the ride-hailing company said. WeRide, which is listed on the Nasdaq, formed its partnership with…

Policemen examine damaged vehicles after a suicide blast outside the district court in Islamabad on November 11, 2025. Photo: AFP Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar, on Tuesday, revealed that the names of the four suspects accused of involvement in the G-11 Katcheri suicide attack on November 11 have been arrested. He went on to shed light on alleged ties between the suspects and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, the minister said the attacker had failed to reach a high-security area, striking instead at a location on the outskirts of the city. The Intelligence Bureau…

Claim comes a day after three FC personnel martyred in suicide attack in Peshawar, Islamabad yet to respond The Afghan Taliban regime accused Pakistan on Tuesday of launching air strikes in Afghan territory overnight.  In a post on X, Afghan Taliban Spokesperson wrote Pakistan had “bombed” Afghanistan’s Khost province and carried out air strikes in Kunar and Paktika. Islamabad has not yet officially responded to this statement.  پاکستانی فوج کی جانب سے ایک بار پھر افغانستان کی فضائی حدود کی خلاف ورزی پر ردعملگزشتہ شب پاکستانی فوج کی جانب سے افغانستان کے صوبہ پکتیکا، خوست اور کنڑ میں کیے گئے فضائی…

Our issue is not with Afghan people but with terrorism. Blood and trade cannot continue together: DG ISPRDirector General Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. Photo: File Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has firmly rejected Kabul’s allegations of Pakistani air strikes on Afghan territory, asserting that Pakistan does not conduct covert cross-border operations and always announces its actions publicly. Speaking during media briefing on Tuesday, Lt Gen Chaudhry said accusations issued by the Afghan Taliban regime were baseless. Kabul had claimed that Pakistan “bombed” Khost province and carried out strikes in Kunar and…

Amazon’s new MK30 Prime Air drone is displayed during Amazon’s “Delivering the Future” event at the company’s BFI1 Fulfillment Center, Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington on Oct. 18, 2023.Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon is facing a federal probe after one of its delivery drones downed an internet cable in central Texas last week. The probe comes as Amazon vies to expand drone deliveries to more pockets of the U.S., more than a decade after it first conceived the aerial distribution program, and faces stiffer competition from Walmart, which has also begun drone deliveries. The incident…

Despite the start of the crushing season in Sindh and Punjab and the availability of large stocks of imported sugar, wholesale and retail sugar prices in the country have surged to record levels. According to Rauf Ibrahim, Chairman of the Wholesale Grocers Association, the wholesale price of sugar in Karachi has, for the first time, reached Rs202 per kilogram. “Sugar mill owners in Sindh have halted the supply of sugar to Karachi’s wholesale markets for the past two days,” he said. As part of an organised strategy, the wholesale price of sugar has reached Rs175 per kilogram in Punjab and…

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) sports day event in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. Lam Yik Fei | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Shares of artificial intelligence czar Nvidia fell 2.6% on Tuesday as signs of unrest continued rippling through its kingdom. Over the month, Nvidia has been contending with concerns over lofty valuations and an argument from the “The Big Short” investor Michael Burry that companies may be overestimating the lifespan of Nvidia’s chips. That accounting choice inflates profits, he alleged.The…

JDC to offer a wider range of services at no cost to patients who cannot afford routine screenings Zong 4G has joined hands with the JDC Foundation to expand access to free medical diagnostic services for underprivileged communities in Karachi, in a move the company says reflects its broader commitment to community health and welfare. Under the partnership, Zong 4G will bear the cost of medical tests conducted at JDC’s diagnostic facilities. The arrangement enables JDC to increase its testing capacity and offer a wider range of services at no cost to patients who cannot afford routine screenings. According to…

Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach, right, walks to the morning session during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 11, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWorkday shares slid more than 5% in extended trading Tuesday after the finance and human resources software maker issued quarterly margin guidance that came in below Wall Street projections.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.32 adjusted vs. $2.18 expectedRevenue: $2.43 billion vs. $2.42 billion expectedThe company forecast a fourth-quarter adjusted operating margin of at least 28.5% and $2.355 billion in…