By Farzana Chaudhry — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Najam Mazari, head of an institution engaged in research on organic food and products, has urged the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) to include the organic food and products sector among its priority areas to help boost exports and attract new investment.In a statement, Mazari said that despite Pakistan’s…
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: A 15-member delegation of Pakistani exporters, led by Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Chairman Mian Atiq ur Rehman, will participate in the Carpet and Flooring Expo scheduled to be held in Turkiye from January 6 to 9, 2026, the association said on Sunday.The decision was finalised at…
By Dr. Ansab Ali — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has raised serious concerns over Pakistan’s rapidly widening trade deficit, calling for urgent government intervention to revive exports and rein in unsustainable import growth as pressures on the country’s external sector intensify.Citing data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), APBF President…
By Dr. Ansab Ali — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Association Front (PIAF) has expressed grave concern over a sustained decline in Pakistan’s exports, warning that a widening trade gap could place further pressure on the country’s fragile economy unless urgent cost-cutting reforms are implemented.PIAF Chairman Faheemur Rehman Saigol, along with Senior Vice…
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Punjab Police has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of families of fallen officers, with authorities providing a residential house worth Rs135 million to the family of a martyred police constable, officials said on Monday.According to a Punjab Police spokesperson, the house was allocated to the family of…
By Farzana Chaudhry — Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Nurses play a central role in sustaining patient care through professional competence, compassion and continuous service, medical experts said at a nursing leadership workshop held in Lahore, highlighting the Punjab government’s push to modernise the nursing sector.Addressing a Nursing Leadership Workshop organised under the Nursing Faculty Development Program at…
Tiffany Wertheimerand BBC Visual Journalism team @realdonaldtrump The US says its military operation to capture Venezuela’s president took months of planning, but when Donald Trump gave the order to launch, “Operation Absolute Resolve” only lasted about 150 minutes. The surprise early-morning attack on Saturday marked an unprecedented event in modern politics and culminated in the…
The composer of the musical Wicked has said he will not appear at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to include US President Donald Trump’s name in the name of the venue. Stephen Schwartz said in a statement that appearing at the centre “has now become an ideological statement”, adding: “As long as that…
The bodies of 16 more victims of a bar fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have been identified by police. The youngest person was a Swiss girl aged 14, with nine aged under 18. The group includes people of Swiss, Italian, Romanian, Turkish and French nationalities, police said. This brings the number of…
The charity Brigitte Bardot established has issued a warning about “scam” merchandise purporting to fund its work following the French actress’s death. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation said it was aware of “crude fabrications” being advertised online alongside claims the proceeds will go to the animal welfare charity. It threatened to take legal action against anyone…
