OPEC cuts 2026 global oil demand growth forecast
LONDON: OPEC on Wednesday lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026, joining other forecasters such as the International Energy Agency in cutting expectations due to the Iran…
PM to visit China on 26th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China on May 26-27, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday.
NA body concerned at proposed indemnity, protections for FIs
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue expressed serious concerns regarding the proposed indemnity provisions and the extensive protections being extended to financial institutions and their officials…
PPP raises objections to solar energy policy
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday raised objections in the National Assembly over the government’s solar energy policy, questioning the proposed changes to net metering regulations and the…
Remains of second US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hike The remains of the second US army soldier who went…
Vance says US making progress in Iran talks
WASHINGTON: US Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran to end hostilities, after President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s latest proposal…
Major among five soldiers martyred during operation in Balochistan’s Barkhan: ISPR
A major-ranked officer was among five soldiers martyred during an area sanitisation operation in Balochistan’s Barkham district, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday. At least seven terrorists were…
Iran says has ‘right to respond’ after Kuwait arrests four citizens
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday that Tehran had the right to respond after he accused Kuwait of attacking an Iranian boat and arresting four of its citizens in the…
Israel’s Netanyahu held ‘secret’ meeting in UAE with president: PM office
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “secret” meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. “During Operation ‘Lion’s…
Warsh clinches Senate approval to be Fed’s next chair as inflation intensifies
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the US central bank grapples…