First production from Reko Diq mine expected in 2028

2028 has been targeted for the first production from the giant copper and gold mine in the Balochistan province. The CEO explained that it would take around three years starting in 2025 and they expected to make the first production in 2028. 

Three reasons Nick Kyrgios will be missed at the 2023 Australian Open

The news will have come as a crushing blow for Australian tennis fans. Nick Kyrgios, who reached a maiden Grand Slam final at Wimbledon...

PPP hints at teaming up with JI?

Saeed Ghani expressed joy over the party's recent gains in the local government elections in Hyderabad, and then he congratulated the JI for performing well in the polls, saying that the party is just a little behind the PPP.

Nation in shock over killing of ex-SCBA President Latif Afridi in PHC shooting

Latif Afridi was sitting with other lawyers in the PHC bar room when the gunman, identified as Adnan Afridi, barged into the room and opened fire at him.

Roadmap for Pakistan’s sustainable economic growth

The World Bank report on Pakistan's economy identifies many distortions that hinder the country's economic progress. The report also proposes a rigorous three-step approach to cure Pakistan's industrial sickness, making way for sustainable economic growth.

How Pakistan is adopting coercive policies for the revival of the bailout package

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet had already approved an Rs7.91 per unit increase in electricity prices in three stages, but the final announcements remained undecided.

Blanchett slams ‘patriarchal’ awards shows after accepting best actress prize

"It's like, what is this patriarchal pyramid where someone stands up here?" she said, collecting her prize from North America's largest critics organization.

Female former Afghan lawmaker found shot dead at Kabul home

A former Afghan female legislator and one of her bodyguards have been killed at her home in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, police have said.

Neither Saudi Arabia nor market concerns dent Dubai’s real estate market

Last week, the kingdom eased its rules by exempting companies that are sole bidders on a government contract and enterprises with annual foreign operations worth less than one million Saudi riyals ($266,000).

NATO promises more heavy weapons for Ukraine

The bloc’s military leaders will meet in the coming days to drum up additional arms for Kiev

Martin Luther King’s dream still not achieved: Biden

Biden spoke at the very church that King, who would have been 94 this Sunday, called home.

Mexican cartels: The hidden hand behind Colombia’s drug trade

Forty years of America's "war on drugs" later, Colombia remains the world's biggest cocaine producer, and the United States its biggest consumer.