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Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump

Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and...

Published 01 Jan, 2026 07:36am

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US FDA memo links 10 child deaths to COVID vaccines

NEW YORK: The US Food and Drug Administration said that at least 10 children had likely died “because of”...

Updated 30 Nov, 2025 05:51am

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Islamabad needs policy agility

Islamabad seems a bit too busy these days. Last week, there was celebration of a circular debt restructuring deal...

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

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Leading with versatility

Turbulence. Volatile. Uncertainty. Unrest. Upheaval. Up and down. Disruptive. These are the times that were the...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:24am

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In search of contentment

In a rush. In pursuit. In self-doubt. In agony. In ecstasy. In chaos. These are some words that depict our life or...

Published 02 Jul, 2025 06:50am

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Power (generation) struggle continues

After a robust 22 percent year-on-year jump in electricity generation in April 2025, May barely moved the...

Updated 27 Jun, 2025 03:41am

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WHO pandemic treaty

EDITORIAL: The recent landmark agreement reached by member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents...

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 06:09am

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The LSM sector

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has been a major recipient of subsidies - utilities (electricity tariff) including...

Published 17 Feb, 2025 03:09am

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Imbalance–the seed of unhappiness

It is too much. I want to get out of it. There is no break. I am divided. These expressions have a familiar ring....

Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:23am

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Global food prices since the pandemic

EDITORIAL: Ordinarily a 2.1pc dip in world food commodity prices over the course of a year, as was the case in 2024...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:44am

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Beware the tides of 2025

It is the silver jubilee year. The millennials are the bygones. Gen Zee is up close and present. The Alphas are the...

Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am

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Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am

World

As poor nations’ default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

LONDON: The punishing post-COVID wave of sovereign defaults has finally crested, with the likes of Ghana, Sri Lanka...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 04:31pm

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Covid subsidy to consumers: NA body summons KE CEO over non-payment

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on industries and production has summoned the K-Electric CEO...

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 09:18am

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Stirring up the soul, is it?

Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Business & Finance

China’s Q1 GDP growth solid but March data shows feeble demand

BEIJING: China’s economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, offering some...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:53am

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The blessed and the not-so-blessed economies

The world economy is in transition. The richest economies were exposed during Covid. Their might of resources was...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am

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Novavax settles dispute with international vaccine group Gavi

NEW YORK: Novavax has agreed to pay back international vaccine group Gavi at least $475 million in cash or vaccines...

Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am

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15 cases of JN.1 Covid variant detected

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Tuesday, confirmed Pakistan has detected...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

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Covid again

EDITORIAL: Now that it’s pretty clear that the Covid virus is making a comeback across the world – particularly...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

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Passengers coming from abroad: Govt decides to conduct Covid testing

ISLAMABAD: Following the emergence of a new variant, JN-I, of Covid-19 globally, the government of Pakistan has...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

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Outlook 2024-I

Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated....

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

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Pfizer sues Poland and Hungary over Covid debts

BRUSSELS: Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech are suing the governments of Poland and Hungary alleging they...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 06:00am

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Misplaced optimism about economy

Given elections are scheduled for early February, a few months into 2024 spring will bring into public life a new...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am

BR Research

Exports: a recovery rooted in fundamentals?

It took 22 months for the stock of banking credit against foreign bill discounting schemes to double from its Covid...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 08:46am

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China’s industrial profits extend gains as outlook improves

BEIJING: Profits at China’s industrial firms extended gains for a third month in October, adding to signs of a...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

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PTI issues ‘white paper’ on state of economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government put the fast dwindling economy of the country on the path of...

Updated 13 Nov, 2023 08:56am

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Fragile state of preparedness

EDITORIAL: One would have thought that the recent brush with Covid would force the global community to be better...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

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Durable solution

EDITORIAL: Yet another Pakistani prime minister hit the nail on the head – caretaker PM Kakar this time – as he...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

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Covid positivity rate rises to 1.24pc

ISLAMABAD: The weekly coronavirus positivity ratio in Pakistan has witnessed an increase from 0.85 percent to 1.24...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am