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Primary teachers association demands promotion committees by April 9. PHOTO: AFP PUBLISHED June 29, 2025 KARACHI: It was the final week of May, and Amar Gul, a 24-year-old history teacher passionate about her job at a private school in Islamabad, dedicated herself to designing lesson plans and organising extracurricular activities. She had just begun to feel settled in her role, often staying back late to help with school events, when out of the blue, the principal called for a quick meeting. It came as quite a shock to her when she was informed her that her contract would not be…
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk waves after ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ market in celebration of his company’s initial public offering in New York June 29, 2010.Brendan McDermid | ReutersAt the time of Tesla’s IPO 15 years ago, the company had generated roughly $150 million in revenue in its lifetime. That came almost entirely from the Roadster, a two-seat electric sportscar that boasted a range of 236 miles on a single charge.The Model S sedan was still in the lab, two years away from hitting the market.”The Model S, which is planned to compete in the premium…
A general view of destruction in North Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, on May 17, 2025.Amir Cohen | ReutersTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal that would halt the fighting in the 20-month-long conflict as Israel and Hamas appeared to be inching closer to an agreement.An Israeli official said plans were being made for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to Washington in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a new deal. The…
PUBLISHED June 29, 2025 KARACHI: It starts, often, with someone else’s phone. A woman in a small town outside Lahore wants to send money to her son in Karachi, but she doesn’t own a mobile wallet. Her brother does, so she asks him to do it. In Karachi, a fruit seller keeps a basic bank account, not to save, but because he needs it to receive welfare payments. He rarely logs in, never checks the balance himself, only his nephew knows how to use the app. Another elderly man is told he’s been registered for something called Raast, but he…
Pakistan thrashed hosts South Korea 91-6 at the Asian Youth Netball Championship on Sunday to mark their third consecutive win of the tournament. The green shirts had a strong first quarter to lead 23-2 and extended their lead to 45-3 by halftime. The score was 70-4 in the third quarter, and the women managed to end the game 91-6 to sit at the top of the rankings of Pool B. According to details, Leya Raza Shah, Alisha Naveed, Haleema, Sarina Hussain, Jasmine Farooq, Farah Rasheed , Amani, Parisa , Sumayya Ahmed and Alina were recognised as outstanding players in the…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The federal government has approved a partial reversal of its earlier decision to completely abolish or reduce regulatory duties on about 285 imported products in the next fiscal year, partially rolling back a move that had placed a dozen industries at a disadvantage. Previously, the government had planned to abolish or substantially reduce regulatory duties on approximately 1,984 tariff lines under a new policy aimed at slashing protection for local industries by 52% over five years. According to sources, of these tariff lines, 285 will now undergo further changes, and new duties will be notified by Monday. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025. Leah Millis | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at prosecutors in Israel over the corruption trial that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced, saying Washington, having given billions of dollars worth of aid to Israel, was not going to “stand for this”.Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in Israel on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust – all of which he denies. The trial began in 2020 and involves three criminal cases.…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have challenged the Supreme Court’s order endorsing the transfer of three judges to the IHC. They have also requested the apex court to restrain the three transferred judges — including Acting Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar — from performing any judicial or administrative functions as IHC judges. The judges, including Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz, have filed an intra-court appeal (ICA) against the order through counsels Muneer A Malik and Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed advocate in the apex…
BRIDGETOWN: Australia’s vaunted pace attack demolished West Indies’ fragile batting, routing the hosts for just 141 off 33.4 overs to complete a comprehensive 159-run victory in the final over of the third day of the first Test here at the Kensington Oval on Friday. Josh Hazlewood was the chief destroyer with figures of 5-43 as the tourists dominated the day with both ball and bat. Half-centuries from Alex Carey, Beau Webster and Travis Head were the fulcrum of a recovery from 65-4 late on day two to a final second innings total of 310 at tea the next day. Shamar…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have signed $3.7 billion equivalent commercial loan deals this week, pulling the foreign exchange reserves back to the double-digits from the critically low level of $8.9 billion in last week. The deals would also help meet a commitment with the International Monetary Fund to close the fiscal year 2024-25 with $14 billion gross foreign exchange reserves. Official sources told The Express Tribune that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and the Bank of China have signed a total $1.6 billion deals on Friday. The money will be disbursed by Monday, which is the…