At the end of the second set of the World Darts Championship final, the biggest match in one of the world’s biggest indoor sports, Luke Littler calmly left the stage, gave his family a wry smile and accomplice and rubbed his hands. as if he had foresight of the blows he was about to inflict. … Read more
View of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane. — APPLICATION/File The IMF waives taxes and shifts debts to help sell PIA. The resumption of European flights strengthens the prospects of privatization. Privatization to restore PIA’s competitiveness and efficiency. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is set to be privatized, freed from its existing obligations, in … Read more
Traveling through the underground airwaves, Kurt Cobain landed in Havana, Cuba, in the turbulent early 1990s. During the island nation’s period of severe economic hardship after the fall of the Soviet Union, the “Special Period” prompted thousands of Cubans to emigrate, risking their lives at sea. Those who remained suffered from great scarcity (the American … Read more
A worker holds a fuel injector to refuel a car at a gas station in Karachi, September 16, 2023. — Reuters Increase in IFEM by Rs 2.5 per liter proposed as interim financing measure. The sales tax exemption makes refinery upgrades unsustainable. The refinery improvements aim for POL production to comply with the Euro V … Read more