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Pakistan’s cigarette market has become a case study in how good-faith tax policy can yield unintended/negative results. Despite repeated increases in excise duties – most dramatically in the 2022–23 financial year – the country now hosts the world’s largest illicit cigarette market. More than 40 billion cigarettes avoid domestic taxation each year, more than half of … Read more
In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.
[ Gold prices increased in international and local markets after a three-day pause on Wednesday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold rose by $43 per ounce to $4,191. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold in the local market increased by Rs4,300 per tola to … Read more
Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
[In China’s push for self-reliance in artificial intelligence, DeepSeek and Huawei have teamed up to develop software tools for advanced chips.
Senate votes 47 to 51 as Democrats call for examination of human rights in West Bank, deaths of nine Americans View of the US Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, United States. PHOTO: Reuters United States Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bid to require President Donald Trump’s administration to report to Congress on … Read more
The longtime activist urged people to vote for leaders who understand the threat a warming planet faces.
A new Netflix documentary looks at the winding road to getting a conviction in a Las Vegas murder case.
He jokes about his rain-soaked celebration pledge after Neeru Dhanda delivers India’s trap gold NAGOYA: India trap shooting coach Peter Wilson is no stranger to wild pledges, but the Briton drew the line at his latest – promising to run naked in the rain if one of his shooters won a medal at the Asian … Read more
Vehicle attack in Tel Al-Hawa wounds 14 with at least 1,400 killed since October ceasefire A view of destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, August 25, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in two separate attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the territory’s … Read more