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No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotlan

Restrictions are being put on products with high sugar, fat and salt content, but the meal deal lives on.

Revenue surge, subsidy plans sit well with IMF

• Country exceeds first-quarter revenue target despite economic pressures • Plan to replace power subsidies with targeted BISP support reviewed ISLAMABAD: Robus

Finance minister kicks off talks with visiting IMF mission

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb held a kick-off meeting on Tuesday with a visiting staff mission of the International Monetary Fu

PM Shehbaz meets global financial firms in London, invites

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met with senior executives from leading global financial institutions in London and invited them to invest a

Saudi Arabia resumes Yanbu oil loading after pipeline restar

Saudi Arabia has resumed oil tanker loadings from its Red Sea port of Yanbu after restarting operations on the East-West Pipeline, according to trade sources an

AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.

MBRSG kicks off Scientific Conference on Finance and Interna

Truecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it

Truecaller finds a new way to reach users as pressure grows on its traditional caller ID business in India, its biggest market.

PNOE’s new face mask wants to make lab-grade breath testing

PNOĒ, the Malden, Mass.-based startup whose breath-analyzing mask used to bear an unfortunate resemblance to Bane's, is launching a sleeker self-serve version o

Tourism plays vital role in strengthening national economy

Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B

The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia, and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.

FBR sets up faceless tax audit, assessment centre in Islamab

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established the National Faceless Centre in Islamabad, under which audits and assessments will be handled by “

Govt limits public disclosure of bureaucrats’ assets

• Selected asset information of BS-17, above officers to be made public• Government cites security concerns for withholding full asset declarations ISLAMABAD: T

Pakistan's economy stable, moving towards growth, PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan’s economy had stabilised and was moving towards growth, while inviting US-based Pakistani business leaders

The IMF loop

IF anything, the IMF reviews capture the paradox of Pakistan’s economic management. The numbers may be improving, but the economy itself remains largely unchang

Lovable’s annualized revenue crosses $600M as vibe coding

Lovable co-foudner Fabian Hedin said that apps created on the platform are getting nearly a billion monthly views each month.

Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’

Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.

Trump offers warm welcome as China's Xi arrives for US visit

The US treasury secretary said that the US and China had reached an agreement to extend a trade truce as Xi began his visit.

Davey promises tax cuts for millions if UK rejoins EU single

The Lib Dem leader vows to raise tax thresholds if he becomes PM, in a speech to his party conference.

Exhibit tables added: One last chance to showcase your start

We have reopened our exhibitor program for 1 more week. Book your exhibit table by September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT and showcase your startup in front of 10,000+ f

UAE tops Arab Digital Economy Index 2026

Bilal, Natalie discuss digital asset regulation

ISLAMABAD: The US and Pakistan have stepped up engagement on digital asset regulation, reflecting a growing focus on developing a secure and sustainable framewo

Dar meets EU foreign policy chief, stresses importance of GS

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stressed the significance of GSP+ for Pakistan’s trade relations with the European Union in a meeting with

Pakistan’s Trade Deficit with China Reaches $3.77 Billion

ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok

ScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes. The Palo Alto startup, founded by student co-founders (and spous

50,000 Pakistanis, 600 students & growing trade: Portugal

Houthis say targeted 'sensitive sites' in Riyadh, Aramco fac

Yemen’s Houthis said on Saturday that they launched strikes targeting “sensitive sites” in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and oil facilities in the kingdom’s port city o

Commerce minister, Hong Kong chief executive reaffirm strong

How global trade and oil prices could be hit by Houthi advan

Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.

Opposition holding consultations to call all parties-moot on

The opposition said on Friday that they intended to hold consultations to call an all-parties conference to discuss several issues, including the creation of ne

England Mayors to Get Tourist Tax Powers for Stays

English mayors will receive powers to introduce an overnight tourist tax on accommodations, raising concerns from hospitality leaders over holiday costs.

'An injustice' or 'righting a wrong': British Jews debate

The UK's decision to sanction trade with illegal settlements has prompted a range of opinion among the British Jewish community.

Staff shortages, funding hamper Ebola response: WHO

Dubai Customs reinforces city’s position as key global trade

Nepra clears key hurdle to competitive power market

• Approves uniform charges for all Discos; participating bulk power consumers to pay Rs6.23-Rs19.62 per unit• Clears path for first 400MW open-access electricit

Pakistan dried chili shipment opens new trade route to SW

UAE records AED1.9 trillion in non-oil foreign trade during

KP aims to emerge as Pakistan’s leading hub of technology

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan sign agreement to boost bilateral trade

Pakistan launches dual-tranche Eurobond offering

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday launched the process for a US dollar-denominated benchmark dual-tranche Eurobond offering with five-year and 10-year tenors, as t

Pakistani delegation visits Ericsson HQ in Stockholm, meets

Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outa

The startup wants to do for IT infrastructure what Cursor did for software engineering.

Currency Converter & Open Market Foreign Exchange in Pakista

President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani calls for enhanced Pakista

US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks

Iran says the attack on Larak Island, the first known US strikes since late July, killed two people and injured two others.

Durbar legacy in Balochistan

THE idea of a durbar still fascinates us and connects us to the subcontinent’s past when kings, rajas, maharajas and nawabs held court. The media, mythology, po

India's aviation boom faces turbulence amid safety concerns

One year ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the airline sector as a symbol of a rising India poised to “soar to great heights”. Today, that optimis

Livestock services in Jhang to be upgraded with modern diagn

40pc of Pakistan's children are stunted. What does it cost

Pakistan banks on its youth to drive future economic growth, but around 40 per cent of Pakistan’s children under five are stunted, meaning they are already plac

Govt launches training program to enhance capacity of livest

Govt plans 884km rail upgrade to connect Chagai minerals wit

Pakistan-Uganda trade must move beyond diplomatic ties: ICCI

Revenue officials arrested

Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are

Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.

Peace committee member killed, 8 injured in IED blast in Upp

UPPER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: One peace committee member was killed while eight others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Makeen Bazaa

US stocks rise on Nvidia outlook

Profits of China's major industrial firms up 17.6%

YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commi

The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its massive online marketplace inside one

Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on

The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and makeup.

CCP approves IGI investments’ acquisition of stake in Akzo

- ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Aug, 2026) The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the acquisition of share

Dera's traders participate in FBR online meeting on Tajir As

- DERA ISMAIL KHAN, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Aug, 2026) A delegation of traders from Dera Ismail Khan participated in an online mee

FBR eases sales tax registration for businesses

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced new measures to streamline sales tax registration for businesses, particularly those considered low

Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica

Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team.

Iraq may show how US can squeeze Iran's trade partners

Iraq could serve as an example of how the United States could carry out its threat to force countries that continue trading with Iran out of the dollar-based fi

More than 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built acr

Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.

Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdl

Fusion startup Pacific Fusion broke ground on a demonstration facility in New Mexico that it says will generate enough energy to power itself.

Pakistan eyes 100 new pharma export markets as WHO Level-3 a

- ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Aug, 2026) Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Syed Mustafa K

Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, rai

The company's new fundraising total now stands at $232 million.

Who does Iran trade with and what could Trump's 'economic

Iran is no stranger to US sanctions and has developed deep economic ties with several countries.

Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as thinner weekend liquidity looms

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 21, 2026

Live updates: Bitcoin slips back to $77,000 after challenging $80,000 overnight

Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $606 million on Aug. 20 and ether funds $221 million, both bigger than the prior day, confirming the institutional bid behind bitcoi

Treasury's latest measure isn't QE or YCC. Still, bitcoin is skyrocketing. Here's why.

The rally in hard assets isn’t necessarily about what the Treasury is doing, but what its move signals to the market.

DOJ’s probe into Andreessen Horowitz over board seats baffles VCs

Since portfolio companies often pivot and expand into competing markets, investors view occasional conflicts of interest as unavoidable for large VC firms.