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News Desk  Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI) on Thursday emphasized the need for a conducive and business-friendly tax environment to broaden Pakistan’s tax base and promote sustainable economic growth.…

AFP/APP Belém, Brazil: The COP30 climate summit concluded after two weeks in Belem, marked by protests, street marches, and even a fire. Beneath the tents on the former airport site at the edge of the Amazon, nearly 200 nations adopted…

AFP/APP Johannesburg: Leaders of the world’s largest economies will gather in Johannesburg on November 22–23 for the G20 summit — the first time the meeting is being held on African soil. The summit comes amid heightened global instability…

Xinhua/APP Belem: Global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels are projected to reach a record high in 2025, rising by 1.1 percent compared to 2024, according to a study presented Thursday at the 30th United Nations Climate…

AFP/APP Belém, Brazil: World leaders are gathering Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon to reaffirm that climate change remains a global priority, even amid unfulfilled pledges and the absence of the United States, which has opted to skip…

Kazinform/APP Astana: The World Trade Organization (WTO), in its new World Trade Report 2025, says artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly reshape the global economy. According to WTO projections, by 2040, overall trade in…

News Desk Geneva: The planet is fast approaching a critical climate threshold, with a 70 percent chance that average global temperatures between 2025 and 2029 will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius benchmark set under the Paris Agreement,…

APP Swat: As the New Year celebrations unfold, tourists from across Pakistan are flocking to the scenic northern districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to enjoy snow sports, trout fishing, and thrilling winter adventures. The snowfall…

News Desk  New York: The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) highlighted on Wednesday that the global trend of shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies may be temporarily influenced by technological innovations…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: In a stark and urgent appeal, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underscored the severe consequences of extreme heat and climate change. With global temperatures soaring, the impacts on health,…