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APP Islamabad: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation came down to 20.7 percent during the month of March 2023 as compared to 23.1 percent recorded during February 2023, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Monday.…

AFP/APP New York:  Wall Street stocks mostly fell Monday after fresh inflation data raised questions about US monetary policy, while gold prices shot to a fresh record. The Institute for Supply Management's March survey is the first…

News Desk Islamabad: In a pioneering initiative to tackle the pressing issue of waste management in Pakistan's urban areas, a two-day hackathon was organized as part of the Green Urban Development (GUD) program. The aim was to co-create…

AFP/APP San Francisco: Former top executives of Twitter sued Elon Musk on Monday, saying he had failed to pay them nearly $130 million since the billionaire took over the social media company and dismissed them. "Musk doesn't pay his…

AFP/APP New York: Both the Dow and S&P 500 notched fresh records Monday, with the buoyant session kicking off a heavy news week that includes tech titan earnings and a Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The Dow Jones Industrial…

AFP/APP Paris: With elections due in countries representing half the world's population and new technologies turbo-charging disinformation, 2024 will be a major stress test for politics in the age of AI. 2024 has been labeled a…

News Desk Islamabad: Peter Jacob, the Head of the Centre for Social Justice, revealed that an estimated 4 million minority voters are anticipated to actively engage in the upcoming 2024 elections. Minority Forum Pakistan has launched…

News Desk Islamabad: Industry experts call for improving investment conditions to attract interest from Chinese investors in renewable energy. They opine that Pakistan has immense potential for renewable energy generation and Chinese…

Agencies San Francisco: In order to prevent a national ban, U S officials have advised the well-known video-sharing app to sever ties with its Chinese parent company Byte Dance, confirmed TikTok on Wednesday. Western countries, like…

Asem Mustafa Awan A new spike of inflation has gripped the country well ahead of the start of Ramazan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims all over the world. The back breaking rise in prices of daily use items is taking toll on all but…