Trump’s Fuel Economy Rollback: Will It Save Drivers Money or Cost Them More? The Trump administration is making a major policy reversal aimed at weakening the nation’s fuel economy standards by easing pressure on automakers to produce more efficient vehicles. This undoes a key climate initiative of the Biden era. The announcement was made during […]
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Capital authorities accused of targeting working class, ignoring powerful real estate interests ISLAMABAD: Representatives of scores of katchi abadis, street vendors and other working class organizations from across the federal capital recently held a press conference at the National Press Club the other day to demand an end to the wave of evictions launched by
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Top tokens added up to 5% to Bitcoin BTC$93,040.65 hovered above $93,000 on Thursday, a move some traders described as a potential counterfeit as volatility remains high in the crypto market. Cardano’s ADA added 5% as key network developments passed a 70 million ADA proposal to revive on-chain activity, in a first governance vote of
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FAISALABAD: A total of 97 women and girls were gang-raped in Faisalabad district in the first 11 months of the current year, but no accused was convicted by the court, according to official statistics. The number of gang rape cases recorded in 2024 was 80. During the current year, 97 cases of gang rapes were
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LAHORE: Despite a growing pile of air quality policies, Lahore’s smog crisis continues to worsen as weak implementation, poor inter-ministerial coordination and ineffective public communication block meaningful action, experts warned at a seminar. They warned that transport remains the city’s biggest polluter, that stubble burning persists despite subsidies, and that citizens lack the incentives and
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Human Settlements Department warns of prosecution of corrupt officials, land grabbers The urbanist argues that capital is lagging behind in policymaking; offers an alternative solution to katchi abadis. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Following the discovery, a few days ago, of a huge cache of narcotics in the residence of an official of the Department of Excise
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Social media platforms must prevent children from using VPNs to circumvent the ban Electronic Security Commissioner refuses to say how it will actually work Kids will likely find workarounds, but privacy could be at risk Social media platforms affected by Australia’s under-16s ban should “attempt to prevent users from using VPNs to pretend to be
A passenger plane descends to land at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, January 5, 2022. — Reuters Pakistani carriers are unlikely to operate flights to Dhaka. Direct routes could increase profits for traditional industries (envoy). South Asia’s trade potential is blocked by politics, Hussain says. ISLAMABAD: Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Iqbal Hussain Khan has
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Imran Khan orders to expel legislators absent on voting day for 26th constitutional amendment. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: PTI founding president Imran Khan on Wednesday dissolved the party’s political committee, with plans to replace it with a smaller body. Sheikh Waqas Akram, the party’s information secretary, confirmed that the existing political committee has been dissolved and
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XRP extended its rally with a sharp push through $2.197 resistance, signaling renewed bullish momentum as institutional accumulation re-emerged at key levels. Broader crypto sentiment improved as BlackRock reiterated its support for real-world asset tokenization themes Firelight, a new DeFi protocol, allows XRP holders to stake tokens and earn rewards while providing on-chain protection against
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