Economy & Technology
Diamonds and drones: FBR scans social media to find tax evasion
Shopkeepers display bridal dresses to customers at a shop in a cloth market in Karachi, Pakistan September 23, 2025. — Reuters Diamond sets and a drone light show at a...
Kojima’s OD and AI’s culturally incapability
AI has little concept of other cultures Source: REUTERS Much like people after COVID, AI is unable to pick up on social cues. Specifically, social cues and cultural contexts of...
‘Struggling to save and budget my modest income amid inflation. Please help!’
Dear Haya, I really find it difficult to save from my modest income. I've been working for the last five years and completely dependent on my job to earn my...
PIA secures UK TCO certification, eyes resumption of flights next month
View of a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane, taken through a glass panel, at Islamabad International Airport, October 3, 2023. — ReutersPIA clears key UK hurdle for operations.Airline to operate...
PM Shehbaz urges IMF to consider flood impact in next programme review
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on UNGA sidelines, September 24, 2025. — APPPakistan making progress on IMF targets: PM ShehbazSays country's economy moving towards recovery.Over...
Pakistan ‘signs Rs1.275tr financing deal’ to ease power debt today
This undated image shows a view of power grid towers. — Reuters/File PM Shehbaz joins signing ceremony virtually from New York.Loan to retire legacy debts, no burden on exchequer. Move...
Pakistani fintechs tap Saudi market
Pakistani fintech companies are increasingly turning their eyes towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), lured by the vast opportunities offered under Riyadh's Vision 2030 digital transformation agenda and catalysed...
WhatsApp just made talking across languages way easier
Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it is introducing a translation feature for its WhatsApp messaging service, aiming to ease cross‑language chats among its more than 3 billion users. The translations...
With poverty at 25.3%, World Bank urges bold reforms to slash penury, build resilience
A representational image showing a child receiving food being distributed by a charity organisation. — Reuters/FilePakistan's poverty level increase by 7% in three years: WB official.85% people work in low-income...
When Steam robs you, Konami bores you, and Doom smokes you out
BlockBlasters wasn’t a game. It was a $150K crypto heist hiding on Steam Source: X (@rastalandTV) Steam’s latest disaster shows how fast “fun little indie” can turn into “crypto-draining nightmare.”...
