Economy & Technology
ITCN Asia 2025, lab-grown skin, and AI slop
ITCN Asia 2025: a potential glimpse into Pakistan's future Photo Credits: Syed Alihasan Agha Karachi just hosted ITCN Asia 2025, and instead of the usual dry tech fair vibes, it felt...
IMF questions FBR’s Rs1.2tr tax gap as technical-level talks begin
A participant stands near a logo of IMF at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. — ReutersIMF questions...
Washington slaps new US tariffs on drugs, trucks and furniture
A US flag flutters near shipping containers as a ship is unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, US on May 1, 2025. — ReutersPresident Trump...
Microsoft suspends services to Israeli military unit over probe into monitoring of Palestinians
Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it has disabled some services used by an Israeli military unit after preliminary evidence supported a media investigation that reported mass surveillance of Palestinian phone...
PSX hits all-time high amid optimism on economy, geopolitics
broker talks on phone as he looks at an index board showing the latest share prices at the PSX in Karachi on February 10, 2023. — AFPKSE-100 index gains over...
SECP to access PSX surveillance tech
The Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) have entered a strategic partnership to enhance oversight of the capital markets through a signed...
Meta’s new ‘teen accounts’ bring extra safety to Facebook, Messenger
Meta said Thursday it was activating so-called "teen accounts" with additional protections for adolescent Facebook and Messenger users worldwide, months after their deployment in major English-speaking countries. "We've placed hundreds...
FBR clarifies changes in 2025 income tax return form
This image released on March 3, 2022, shows the FBR building. — Facebook/Federal Board of RevenueTaxpayers fear they may need to re-file.FBR says no new SRO has been issued.Filing deadline...
Glimmering sea of solar as China expands desert installation
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia's Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China's almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition. Even as other countries...
Govt ‘seals Rs1.225tr deal’ to cut circular debt
A representational image of a transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon. — AFP/FileAgreement restructures loans, provides fresh financing for power payments.Innovative plan repurposes surcharge, avoids extra burden on...
