WorldCancer researchers at the ASCO meeting in Chicago presented new data on pancreatic and prostate cancer treatments, GLP-1 drugs and blood-based screening. Several studies also explored whether some patients can safely avoid more intensive procedures.
NATIONALIslamabad police have assigned 150 security division personnel for Gilgit-Baltistan election duty, alongside 6,000 Punjab police personnel. The PPP has meanwhile raised concerns over the Punjab police deployment and election-related decisions.
WorldThe US has proposed a 12.5pc tariff on Indian imports over what it says is a failure to curb forced-labour-linked imports. The move comes as trade officials from both countries hold talks in New Delhi.
NATIONALThe PSX benchmark KSE-100 Index fell 374.85 points in early Wednesday trading as initial gains gave way to profit-taking. The session remained range-bound, with selective buying in some stocks and cautious broader sentiment.
WorldIndia has transferred the CBSE chairman and secretary after a marking controversy in Class 12 exams sparked public anger. The dispute followed allegations of weaknesses in the board’s new digital marking system.
WorldElon Musk’s wealth could exceed $1 trillion if SpaceX lists on the Nasdaq at the valuations now being discussed. Forbes and analysts say the IPO could further expand his lead as the world’s richest person.
NATIONALThe federal government has revised business closure timings under austerity measures, setting 9pm for shops and 11pm for restaurants. Provinces have been asked to implement the updated schedule in coordination with federal authorities.
NATIONALPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told business leaders the upcoming budget would include measures to bring the informal economy into the tax net. The PMO said the meeting also reviewed tax, infrastructure and digital economy reforms.
WorldA worsening drought in Guatemala’s Cunen region and the expected arrival of El Niño have raised fears of hunger among Indigenous farming families as crops fail and wells dry up. Residents say shrinking harvests and deportation-linked economic strain are compounding the crisis.
WorldA hotel fire in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area killed at least 21 people on Wednesday, police said. Authorities said at least 40 people were rescued, while an official said the blaze was likely linked to a ground-floor restaurant.
NATIONALA PCJCCI official says CPEC 2.0 is shifting towards industrialisation, technology, renewable energy and sustainable growth. He says the next phase will focus on SEZs, industry relocation and clean energy investment.
NATIONALThe Federal Tax Ombudsman has ruled that tax deposits taken during Section 175C proceedings without a lawful assessment amount to maladministration. The finding came on a complaint by an Abbottabad hospital owner.
