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SBP issues guidelines for regulatory sandbox

May 20, 2025

Cashless Future! SBP’s New Campaign Turns Karachi Digital

May 13, 2025

SBP reduces interest rate to 11% with 100bps cut

May 5, 2025

State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign reserves fall by $367 million

April 24, 2025

State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign reserves fall by $540 million

March 27, 2025

Car Financing Sees First Rise in Over Two Years

October 19, 2024

State Bank of Pakistan slashes policy rate by 200 BPS amid falling inflation

September 12, 2024

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Correcting West’s narrative on Pakistan

September 9, 2024

Trump visa scrutiny expands beyond students to tech and business staff
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s restrictive policy on student visas appears be spreading to work visas issued for foreign engineers and business professionals, raising concern about the impact on corporate activity and the economy as a whole. Aizada Marat, CEO and founder of legal industry technology company and law firm Alma in California, said…
The West fears AI's threat to jobs. In Japan, it might save them
The West fears AI's threat to jobs. In Japan, it might save them
Israeli official says IDF fired ‘warning shots’ near Gaza aid distribution center
On Sunday, four witnesses told NBC News journalists in Gaza that the Israel Defense Forces opened fire on a group of Palestinians receiving food from a collection point in Rafah, in the south of the enclave. At least 31 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 were wounded in the event, according to Gaza hospitals…
Deficit-hit Hong Kong hikes work visa fees as much as 8-fold
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government has sharply raised fees for work visas amid a sustained fiscal deficit, underscoring a shift from the generous, low-tax business environment it used to provide. Under the new two-tiered schedule, individuals seeking to stay more than 180 days are required to pay 1,900 Hong Kong dollars ($242) — a HK$600…
Train Ticket Latest Prices ahead of Eid-ul-Adha 2025
Train Ticket Latest Prices ahead of Eid-ul-Adha 2025 With Eid ul-Adha just around the corner, railway stations across Pakistan are witnessing an overwhelming surge in passengers, especially Karachi and Lahore junction as thousands travel to reunite with their families for the holidays. Regular train ticket prices from Karachi to Lahire remain higher but government announce…
LAPD seeks group of men in another attack on a transgender woman
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a group of men who they say attacked a transgender woman over the weekend and are believed to be the same people who attacked her in April. According to LAPD, the group involved in a previous attack returned to the victim’s location…
ICE arrest of Massachusetts high school student sends shockwaves through town
An athlete, a musician, an exceptional high school student with an infectious smile. This is how community members in Milford, Massachusetts, described Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, an 18-year-old high school junior who was arrested by immigration authorities and sent to a detention center this weekend. Gomes Da Silva was driving his father’s car on his…
Trump administration again asks the Supreme Court to allow its mass layoffs plan
Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S., said in a statement last night that “the Jewish community is once again shattered by pain and heartbreak” less than two weeks after two Israeli Embassy staff members were gunned down in Washington, D.C., outside a Jewish museum. “Tonight, a peaceful demonstration was targeted in a vile,…