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Listen to article “We have lost our credibility as a country,” Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb stated further warning that urgent economic reforms are necessary to restore trust. Speaking at a Senate climate change committee meeting, chaired by Senator Sherry Rehman, Aurangzeb briefed lawmakers on the country’s climate financing challenges and its negotiations with international lenders. He revealed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had committed $500 million, while Pakistan expects to secure $1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week. The government is also working on issuing “Green Panda Bonds” to attract further investment. Aurangzeb also announced a major shift in…

Iga Swiatek on Wednesday praised the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) “solid” action after a fearful Emma Raducanu broke down in tears at the sight of a “fixated” fan in Dubai while teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva admitted she regularly receives “hateful messages” whenever she loses. The WTA said it had banned a man who “exhibited fixated behaviour” towards 2021 US Open champion Raducanu during the Briton’s straight-sets defeat to Karolina Muchova on Tuesday. Raducanu appeared to be crying as she approached the umpire’s chair at 2-0 in the first set of their rain-delayed second-round match. The match was halted while the…

Listen to article Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, challenging judicial transfers and their impact on seniority. The 49-page constitutional petition, filed under Article 184(3) through senior lawyers Munir A. Malik and Barrister Salahuddin, argues that the President of Pakistan misused Article 200(1) by overriding the Judicial Commission’s authority in transferring judges. The petition contends that judicial transfers cannot be made without public interest and should not affect the seniority list. It further states that Article 200 only allows temporary transfers, and the current process violates Article 175(A) of the…

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during a press conference on Jan. 17, 2025.Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty ImagesSTOCKHOLM — Europe is at risk of becoming a “museum” if it doesn’t soften strict curbs on artificial intelligence technologies and deregulate, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday.”I think we really need to step up in Europe … the American economy, Chinese economy have been growing far faster compared to the European economies over the last 20 years,” the premier told attendees of the Techarena event in Stockholm.”If we don’t change that, Europe will actually become some kind of a museum…

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday said calls from other nations for a boycott of their Champions Trophy matches, because of the treatment of women by the ruling Taliban, did not affect his team. Afghanistan open their Group B campaign in the Champions Trophy against South Africa in Karachi on Friday. Last month, South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie backed demands from British politicians for a playing boycott of Afghanistan. The England and Wales Cricket Board resisted the demand to boycott their Champions Trophy group game but said they would not host Afghanistan in a bilateral series. Australia, also in…

The share price of Palantir fell as much as 12.5% Wednesday after news that CEO Alex Karp had adopted a new stock trading plan, and a report that the Pentagon has been ordered to prepare to cut the U.S. defense budget by 8% each year for the next five years.Palantir is best known for its contracting work providing software and technology services for defense agencies.On Tuesday night, Palantir in a regulatory filing disclosed that Karp’s new plan will allow him to sell nearly 10 million shares of company stock in the next six months.The Washington Post on Wednesday reported that…

Opener Shubman Gill carries his bat with a century to lead India to victory against spirited Bangladesh in Dubai.In-form Shubman Gill made an unbeaten 101 to anchor India’s nervy chase in a six-wicket win over Bangladesh as the two teams began their Champions Trophy campaign in Dubai. Needing a tricky 229 for victory on a seemingly tough pitch on Thursday, India rode on Gill’s second successive one-day international [ODI] ton to achieve their target with 21 balls to spare. Title favourites India are playing their matches in the 50-over tournament at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium after refusing to tour…

Toy and gaming giant Hasbro took an optimistic tone Thursday on the potential effect of Chinese tariffs on its business, as executives said the company is shifting manufacturing away from China.Hasbro Chief Financial Officer Gina Goetter said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that the toymaker’s 2025 guidance — which includes adjusted EBITDA of $1.1 billion to $1.15 billion, compared with $1.06 billion in 2024 — reflects the anticipated effect of U.S. tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. It also reflects “mitigating actions we plan to take, including leveraging the strength of our supply chain and potential pricing,” the company…

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Makhan Din stands inside an empty mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Kathua district to record his last video message on a mobile phone. Wearing a skullcap and a blue-and-white sports jacket, the bearded 25-year-old says he is about to “sacrifice” his life so that no one else in the region is subjected to “torture” by the police, who suspected him of “being associated with militants”, the term authorities use for rebels fighting against the Indian rule. In the middle of the grainy four-minute video recorded on February 5, Din is seen picking a copy of the Quran…

What happened to all the plans we made? Babar Azam was once poetry in motion, now it feels more like constipation. An ICC event has finally returned to Pakistan in the form of the Champions Trophy after a wait of 29 years. It’s a massive moment, not just for the country but for me personally — because for the first time, I get to witness an ICC tournament on my home soil. But you’ve probably read enough about the significance of this historic return — we’re not here for that. Brace yourself, this isn’t just another stat-filled rant because, let’s…