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Range-extended EVs can save $1b

[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan could save more than $1 billion in gross fuel imports by adding 30,000 range-extended electric vehicles (REEVs) annually for five years, according to industry analysts. The scenario envisages a fleet reaching 150,000 vehicles, cumulatively displacing 1.2 billion litres of petrol and avoiding around 2.7 million tonnes of operational carbon emissions compared with … Read more

Supreme Court to weigh Trump’s mandatory immigration detention policy

Justices take up administration’s appeal of ruling against policy as migrants, advocacy groups take to courts A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, US June 29, 2024. REUTERS The United States Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump’s administration that subjects millions of immigrants who entered … Read more

Foreign reserves grow to $26.8b

[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves stood at $26.8 billion as of September 25, 2026, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). During the week, the SBP’s foreign reserves increased by $39 million to reach $21.4 billion. Meanwhile, the net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were recorded at $5.3 … Read more

No country for a woman alone

“It was in the early 2000s that my daughter decided to move to the US where her father lived, to finish her high school,” recounts Fareeha Mirza*, a teacher in her 50s, her temples graying, her eyes soft brown. 'Life in Karachi was getting stifling for her as a 15-year-old being pestered by her mother … Read more