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Pakistan and India hint at imminent milit action over Kashmir. A look at the nuclear rivals
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region last week has spiked tensions between India and Pakistan. India…
Modi Govt accused of using AI to fabricate terror suspect sketches
Modi Govt accused of using AI to fabricate terror suspect sketches ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is facing serious allegations of deploying artificial intelligence to fabricate suspect sketches linked to the purported terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The sketches, released by Indian authorities, exhibit strikingly uniform features and stylistic patterns, prompting digital forensic experts…
SC summons top officials in Katchi Abadi case
SC summons top officials in Katchi Abadi case ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan summoned the Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and others in a case concerning informal settlements (katchi abadis) in Islamabad. The hearing was conducted by five-member Constitutional Bench headed by Justice Amin ud Din Khan. During the course of proceedings,…
Corporate China posts second straight year of falling profits
TOKYO — Chinese listed companies are still suffering from weak earnings. Net profit for 2024 at roughly 5,200 companies fell 13% from the previous year, marking the second straight year of decline and the first back-to-back drop since 2000. A prolonged real estate slump has dragged down a range of sectors, including consumer-facing industries such…
Vietnam’s To Lam stresses reform 50 years after end of war
HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, highlighted the importance of reforming the country as it celebrated the 50th annivers of the end of the Vietnam War. On April 30th, 1975, communist forces took over Saigon, as Ho Chi Minh City was then known, effectively ending the two-decade-long war between Hanoi and the Washington-backed…
Mayor Karachi inaugurates digital Aap to streamline sal process
Mayor Karachi inaugurates digital Aap to streamline sal process KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday inaugurated an Aap to digitalize its sal disbursement process. Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has officially become the first local council to digitize its sal disbursement process. With the support of the Click Project (CAPS), KMC has successfully shifted its…
Pakistan shifts gears in car exports, with Japanese taking lead
ISLAMABAD — Automakers in Pakistan have begun exploring exports of locally assembled cars, with Japanese brands taking the lead under a government policy drive aiming to turn the industry exportable. However, experts and industry officials question the policy’s effectiveness and point to a lack of an adequate mechanism in the policy structure.
Trump 2.0 shatters long-held corporate assumptions
Nobuko Kobayashi co-leads the Japan consumer practice of global strategy consulting group EY-Parthenon. Kyle Lawless is a director at EY-Parthenon in Tokyo. The real shock for CEOs under Trump 2.0 isn’t tariffs, it’s the breakdown of the global system the U.S. built and guaranteed. Businesses must digest this departure from the past through an honest…