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Articles by Javed Miraz 20 articles

Canadian businesses boost AI spending twelvefold in two years, new report finds

Forty-seven percent of those businesses now purchase at least one AI product, up from 27 percent two years earlier, with a median annual spend of $92 per employee.

17 Sep 2026

Business

Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing grows 3.03% in July 2026

The Quantum Index of Manufacturing stood at 119.13 points in July, up from 115.62 points in the same month last year.

17 Sep 2026

Pakistan

Petroleum dealers refuse to sell fuel under Pakistan’s new relief scheme

Dealers were not consulted while the scheme was being prepared, making the current mechanism difficult to implement.

17 Sep 2026

Business

EU asks China to limit hybrid car exports to avert trade war

Brussels seeks cap of about 15% of EU market as trade deficit with Beijing hits €360.6 billion; China rejects overcapacity criticism as protectionist

17 Sep 2026

Pakistan

NAB and CCP agree to expand institutional cooperation in capacity building

The two agencies will work through the Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy on joint training programs, workshops, seminars, conferences and awareness sessions.

17 Sep 2026

World

Trump to meet Gulf leaders at UN as Iran war diplomacy stalls

Trump and his senior team are working on a day-after plan that is not expected to be finalized until after the U.S. midterm elections in November.

17 Sep 2026

Pakistan

Pakistan secures fuel supplies through October, plans for November amid regional conflict

The South Asian country is considering sourcing crude from Oman and Fujairah, while also exploring Libya, the United States, Western Africa, Nigeria and Kazakhstan

16 Sep 2026

Pakistan

Interior minister links political figures to arms smuggling network behind Kashmir unrest

Minister plays audio recordings he says show weapons moving from Afghanistan to Azad Kashmir; government employee arrested

16 Sep 2026

World

Fuel protests erupt across the globe as US-Iran war drives energy costs skyward

Oil prices climbed back above $100 per barrel last week following further US strikes on Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf and renewed fighting in Yemen.

16 Sep 2026

Technology

AWS says It can't restore cloud services in Bahrain, UAE even six months after drone strikes

Amazon's cloud unit says damage from the attacks exceeded what its services were designed to withstand, raising security concerns for data center projects across the Gulf region

16 Sep 2026

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz Sharif orders SMEDA to draft comprehensive plan for SME financing

The prime minister emphasized that equal attention be given to financial support for entrepreneurs, enhancing technical capacity and providing facilities.

16 Sep 2026

Pakistan

Sindh minister orders faster construction of Yellow Line BRT depot in Karachi

Sharjeel Memon directs daily progress reports, says all resources must be used to complete mass transit project on time.

16 Sep 2026

Entertainment

Support acts exit Ed Sheeran's US tour after Macklemore dropped over pro-Palestine remarks

Finneas, Lukas Graham and Beoga among those exiting; Sheeran says promoter made the call

16 Sep 2026

Pakistan

Supreme Court hears PTI founder hospital transfer case after pause

Attorney general given two weeks to assist as court weighs constitutional court order

16 Sep 2026

Pakistan

Pakistan’s federal cabinet warns of energy crisis as Gulf routes close, fuel prices soar

The committee reviewed the nationwide rollout of the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Scheme, which was to be extended countrywide from midnight Wednesday after a successful pilot in the capital.

16 Sep 2026

World

US war with Iran has cost $38 billion in six months, budget office says

The mounting costs have strained U.S. munitions stockpiles and driven up energy prices, raising concerns about the country's ability to respond to other potential conflicts.

16 Sep 2026

World

Germany turns to market incentives to shore up gas storage

Economy minister Reiche avoids direct state purchases as storage sits at a 15-year low.

16 Sep 2026

World

NBC news helicopter crashes in Los Angeles while covering bus collision, killing at least 3

The aircraft went down in the Chatsworth neighborhood, bursting into flames near the scene of an earlier SUV and city bus crash.

16 Sep 2026

Technology

New York Governor proposes $1 million per megawatt community investment from data centers

The recommendations come months after New York became the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large new data centers.

16 Sep 2026

Technology

Tech leaders clash over AI safety speed

Anthropic, OpenAI CEOs call for caution while Nvidia, Meta push market-driven pace

16 Sep 2026