The president and his top aides have been especially bullish about data centers, despite national blowback against the facilities.

<p>KARACHI: Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier, Riyadh Air, has announced an expansion of its routes to Pakistan, with daily flights connecting the two capitals set to commence on August 14.</p> <p>In a statement, the airline said that ticket sales had started for the Islamabad-Riyadh and Lahore-Riyadh routes, while the inaugural service to Lahore would be launched on August 18.</p> <p>A total of seven flights per week would operate between Riyadh and Islamabad, while the Lahore route would

<p>EVERY discussion about data protection in Pakistan reaches the same conclusion: we still don’t have a comprehensive data privacy law.</p> <p>Technically, that’s true. The Personal Data Protection Bill has sat in draft form since 2018, and after years of delay it’s easy to assume Pakistan’s approach to data governance is on hold.</p> <p>That assumption can now be challenged.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-1/2 media--right media--embed media--uneven' data-original-src='htt

<p>Visits down 3.8% after 6.2% fall in June, with many choosing to buy online instead, research for retail body finds</p><p>Shoppers stayed away from UK high streets during <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/27/uk-weather-fourth-heatwave-of-year">last month’s heatwave temperatures</a>, with many choosing to buy online instead as the mercury in some areas rose into the mid-30Cs.</p><p>Trips to high streets were down by 3.8% year on year in July after a 6.2% fall in June, acco

Amidst an already volatile economic and geopolitical backdrop, Europe is faced with a new a challenge in the form of an escalating climate crisis. Hot, dry weather across the continent has put communities under threat from deadly wildfires. Rivers and critical waterways are also in danger of falling water levels which could also cause disruptions to power facilities and fracture the transportation of coal, fuel, and industrial commodities. The Opening Trade spoke with guests about what the ongoi

<p>New CEO Dave Lewis lifts investors’ spirits by promising strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname ‘Drastic Dave’</p><p>Diageo’s new chief executive has unveiled plans to nearly double Guinness production while hacking back a “significant” proportion of its 30,000-strong workforce, in a strategic overhaul worthy of his nickname, “Drastic” Dave Lewis.</p><p>Shares in Diageo bounced on Thursday, as the former Tesco boss faced down the first big test of his first half-year in the

<p>Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she will not intervene in £85bn deal after securing guarantees on Channel 5</p><p>The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has said she will not intervene in Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, removing one of the remaining obstacles to the blockbuster deal.</p><p>However, Paramount has made significant concessions to secure the UK government’s backing for the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/26/netflix-paramount-wa

<p>KARACHI: A warning from a senior minister has deeply shocked the trade and industry leaders, but they are tight-lipped when asked for comments on the situation.</p> <p>Recently, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the governance system had completely<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2019502"> collapsed </a>and was no longer capable of addressing critical challenges, and called for the creation of new administrative units.</p> <p>However, the statement was closely analysed by trade and indust

<p>• PTI holds protests, rallies countrywide to mark third anniversary of Imran Khan’s arrest<br>• Party claims one MNA, four MPAs, several workers arrested in Lahore<br>• Police use teargas, baton-charge Karachi protesters; 10 workers detained</p> <p>PESHAWAR / LAHORE / KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The opposition PTI marked the third anniversary of party founder Imran Khan’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1768528">arrest </a>on Wednesday with protests and rallies across the country, as Kh

<p>THE 2024 upheaval that <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1850245">toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government</a> in Bangladesh, alongside the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2018286">youth-led protests over joblessness in India</a>, point to a shared crisis across South Asia: strong economic growth has not translated into enough good jobs for a workforce that is more educated than ever before. As access to schooling and universities has expanded, so have people’s employment expectations — e