<p>The World Bank’s (WB) Board of Executive Directors has approved $375.9 million in financing for Pakistan’s Grid Stability Enhancement Project to strengthen the country’s national power transmission network.</p> <p>According to a <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2026/07/08/world-bank-support-to-strengthen-pakistan-s-electricity-grid-for-improved-reliability-and-accelerated-clean-energy-growt">press r

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<p>Carmakers welcome ruling against suit claiming manufacturers including Nissan, Ford and Peugeot fitted devices to defeat emission tests</p><p>Car manufacturers have welcomed a high court verdict that rejected most of the allegations in a “dieselgate” claim brought on behalf of 1.6 million UK owners of polluting cars.</p><p>In her judgment, Lady Justice Cockerill said that “in the majority of instances, the court found that the relevant strategy did not constitute a prohibited defeat dev

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<p>Military intelligence officer admits witnessing killing of woman believed to have left explosive device outside oligarch’s home</p><p>The case of a suspected bomber accused of targeting a Ukrainian oligarch has taken another murky turn, after <a href="https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/vona-vpala-vin-vystrilyv-shche-v-sudi-splyly-motoroshni-detali-vbyvstva-berezovskoyi-bulo-chotyry-postrily-3124187.html">details of her subsequent murder were revealed in court</a> with evidence suggesting the involveme

<p>Gigs by Gallagher brothers, Coldplay, Lana Del Rey and Beyonce gives £11bn boost to the economy</p><p>Big name artists including Oasis with their highly anticipated reunion tour, Coldplay and Beyoncé helped to attract a record number of fans to travel to watch live music last year, helped by a surge in overseas visitors at UK gigs.</p><p>A report from the industry body UK Music estimated that 24.7 million “music tourists” attended concerts and festivals last year, <a href="https://www.t

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<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that Pakistan and Croatia could utilise their geographic locations to unlock the “enormous potential” of their growth.</p> <p>His remarks came after he met with Croatia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman, who is in Islamabad on a one-day visit.</p> <p>Addressing a joint press briefing with Radman, Dar said, “Both Pakistan and Croatia are situated at important geographical locations and c

<p>ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on state-owned enterprises on Thursday rejected a request from two circular debt-hit state-owned gas utilities — Sui Southern and Sui Northern — for exemption from international accounting and financial reporting standards to avoid being declared insolvent.</p> <p>However, the cabinet committee, headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, “instructed the Petroleum Division to undertake further deliberations with the Finance Division and the Law and Ju