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LCCI to approach government departments to resolve industrialists’ issues By Farzana Chaudhry Lahore Pakistan LAHORE: Export-led growth is essential for Pakistan’s sustainable economic development, and increasing exports requires a business-friendly environment that enables industrialists to expand their operations, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Ali Hussam Asghar said. He expressed these views while…

By Muhammad Shahzad Lahore Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab Provincial Minister for Communications and Works Malik Sohaib Ahmed Bharth has directed all field formations of the Communications and Works (C&W) Department to compile comprehensive district-wise data of machinery available across the province. The directive was issued during a meeting chaired by the provincial minister to review the…

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers have approved nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex, in the bloc’s largest single expansion of its sanctions list since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said more than half of the new listings…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has claimed that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an immediate ceasefire in the energy sector, although he did not disclose its terms or details. In a social media post, Trump said both parties had agreed and warned them not to break it.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky initially said he learned…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has extended the suspension of flights at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport following renewed missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis. Authorities said the airport will remain closed until October 17.The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said operations were suspended to complete procedures ensuring the safety and operational readiness of…

TEHRAN: Iran has warned the United States that if intense fighting resumes in the region, Tehran could target communications cables, data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) facilities.Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the latest US response to Iran’s proposal to end the war was “insufficient.” He said Tehran had stopped responding…

London: The publication of British author Jeffrey Archer’s final novel, Adam and Eve, has renewed global attention on the bestselling writer, whose books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide and reached readers in 119 countries.�Archer, 86, died on October 5, 2026, one day before his final novel was published on October 6. His…

Washington — US President Donald Trump has repeatedly mispronounced the name of Muslim Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan while calling him a jihadist and extremist. El-Sayed has described the remarks as an attempt to target Muslims and their faith.Speaking at an election rally, Trump repeatedly addressed El-Sayed as “Mohammed,” although his actual name…

London — Hollywood actor Andrew Garfield has said he stopped using ChatGPT after portraying OpenAI chief Sam Altman in a film.“Artificial,” directed by Luca Guadagnino, is based on the founding and rise of OpenAI, as well as Sam Altman’s brief dismissal from and return to the company. Speaking to Variety about the film, Garfield said…

Washington — US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming either the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean as the “Trump Ocean” or “Ocean of the Americas,” following his earlier moves to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.Speaking at an election rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, Trump said the United States now has a gulf and…