KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has trimmed its FY26 growth outlook, warning that devastating floods will keep real GDP expansion near the lower end of its earlier 3.25%4.25% forecast range. Private sector analysts, however, paint an even bleaker picture, with Topline Securities revising its projection to just 2.75%-.25%, down from 3.5%4.0%, amid widespread…
LAHORE: Pakistan Railways’ plan to outsource passenger trains to the private sector has hit a snag after the government decided that such operations will now be awarded only through open auctions. The railways had earlier invited bids to outsource 11 trains, receiving financial offers for nine of them amounting to Rs7.9 billion. The process included…
As the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa sparked safety measures across Hong Kong on Sunday, the city’s football Premier League went ahead in farcical conditions. Amid torrential rain, Tai Po’s match against Kowloon City at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground was given the go-ahead by referee Luk Kin-sun despite rainstorm and thunderstorm warnings issued beforehand by…
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LAHORE: Another section of the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) near Jalalpur Pirwala has been swept away by floodwaters, deepening disruptions in southern Punjab already reeling from what officials describe as the worst flooding since 1956. According to motorway police, the eastern track of the motorway collapsed after a breach caused by the powerful flow of the…
Harry Farleypolitical correspondent, and Jessica Rawnsley Watch: Starmer says UK recognises Palestinian state Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy. In a video statement on X, the prime minister said: “In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East…
Sep 21, 2025, 11:46 AM ET Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists. Official Sunday inactives should begin coming…
Could Fox News and the social video juggernaut TikTok soon share common ownership? President Trump suggested Sunday that they will. Trump, in an interview with Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy on the debut episode of his series The Sunday Briefing, was asked about the pending deal talks around TikTok, which is currently controlled…
Thousands of Filipinos gathered on Sunday in Manila to express their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Rage over the so-called ghost infrastructure projects has been mounting in the Southeast Asian country since President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr put them centre stage in a July…
HYDERABAD: A camel’s leg was allegedly amputated by landowners in Sukkur district’s village Januji after it wandered into their farmland. The injured animal was then tied to a tractor and dragged, reportedly as punishment for grazing and drinking water from the fields. The incident took place within the jurisdiction of Kandhra police station and came…
