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‘Hajj scheme likely to end next year’

adminDec 31, 20244 min read
‘Hajj scheme likely to end next year’

Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Dr. Zulfiqar Haider, has suggested that the government plans to withdraw from handling…

9-month review of Luton nightlife aims to boost economy and bring visitors into town

adminDec 16, 20243 min read
9-month review of Luton nightlife aims to boost economy and bring visitors into town

A deep dive into Luton’s night-time economy aims to address more than just alcohol-related crime and disorder covered by the…

Revolution in Syria

adminDec 9, 20243 min read
Revolution in Syria

The collapse of the Syrian Army was both sudden and unexpected. However, even before the dust settled, Syrian President Bashar…

Renegotiating the PPAs with the IPPs has not brought the consumer relief

adminDec 3, 20242 min read
Renegotiating the PPAs with the IPPs has not brought the consumer relief

To hear Power Minister Awais Leghari, one would think that relief for the consumer was round the corner. with Independent…

Trump’s tariffs

adminNov 29, 20242 min read
Trump’s tariffs

Donald J. Trump should have learned from his first term as US President that sanctions don’t work. His enhanced sanctions…

The great VPN fuss

adminNov 23, 20242 min read
The great VPN fuss

It is not simply a matter of being interrupted, or even delayed, while downloading a cat video. It is not…

After the IMF team…

adminNov 19, 20243 min read
After the IMF team…

The special IMF team, which very emphatically denied that it was conducting a review, has left, with no min-budget recommendation.…

2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

adminNov 11, 20242 min read
2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

PARIS: This year is “virtually certain” to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor…

Trump’s back in Action

adminNov 8, 20243 min read
Trump’s back in Action

It is generally workable for a one-term Leader of the USA to get back into the game and be reappointed,…