By Staff Reporter Farzana ChaudhryLAHORE: The Punjab government’s decision to grant a ten-year tax holiday to Chinese and Saudi investors has sparked mixed reactions across Pakistan’s textile sector — hailed as a move to attract foreign capital but criticized for sidelining domestic manufacturers. While industry observers acknowledge that the policy could bring new technology, scale,…
By Staff Reporter Muhammad ShahzadLAHORE: Authorities in Lahore have placed security on high alert for the first Test match between Pakistan and South Africa, held at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, as part of efforts to ensure a safe environment for players and spectators. In a statement, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Bilal Siddique Kamyana said…
By Staff Reporter Muhammad ShahzadLAHORE: Secretary of Tourism, Archaeology and Museums Punjab, Dr. Ehsan Bhutta, has called for stronger collective efforts to preserve Punjab’s cultural and architectural heritage, emphasizing that collaboration across institutions and communities is vital for long-term conservation. Speaking at a panel discussion titled “Exploring Sheikhupura’s Heritage: A Tapestry of History and Architecture”…
LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) has condemned the government for imposing inflated gas bills on the country’s industrial sector, warning that the move threatens to cripple manufacturing, exports, and employment. BMP Chairman and former FPCCI president Mian Anjum Nisar described the billing practice as “unjust, unsustainable,…
By Staff Reporter Dr Ansab AliLAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has welcomed the recent signing of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, focusing on youth development, technology, and sports cooperation. PIAF Chairman and LCCI President Faheemur Rehman Saigol hailed the MoUs as a major step toward strengthening bilateral…
RAWALPINDI: For the second consecutive day on Saturday, the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad remained at a standstill owing to stringent security measures implemented to prevent the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protest. With containers placed at key intersections and trenches dug across major routes, Rawalpindi resembled a city besieged by barricades. All commercial, business and…
PUBLISHED October 12, 2025 It does not begin with the clang of steel or the calculus of finance. It begins with atmosphere. Against a world where protectionism is sold as security and suspicion as sovereignty, Beijing carried a different register of defiant optimism. I arrived in Kunming — capital of China’s southwestern province of Yunnan…
PUBLISHED October 12, 2025 The Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC) has recently issued new rules (2025) for MPhil and PhD programmes in English studies. According to the notification, universities are required to offer degrees solely under two titles: English Literature and English Linguistics. It is important to note that fields such as Applied Linguistics, TESOL,…
After three years of unrelenting assault by Israel’s Defence Forces, Palestinians, in Gaza, hold only a faint hope of peace. What began in the aftermath of a Hamas attack on Israel has since become a prolonged campaign of vengeance, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who has seized every opportunity to unleash bombardment upon the densely populated…
PUBLISHED October 12, 2025 There’s a moment in Steve, Netflix’s quiet gut-punch of a drama starring Cillian Murphy, when the camera lingers on a boy’s face as he’s asked by a documentary crew to describe himself in three words. He pauses, searching for something. Averting his eyes from the camera lens, “Depressed,” he finally says….
