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The Punjab government has prepared a plan to reduce fines for traffic violations across the province, with formal approval expected after it is presented before the provincial assembly.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has met with the United States’ commerce secretary to discuss ways to boost bilateral economic partnership and briefed an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official about the Middle East conflict’s economic impact on Pakistan, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Aurangzeb arrived in Washington on Monday to represent Pakistan at the World Bank Group and IMF Spring Meetings 2026. During his visit, the finance czar was expected to participate in over 50 high-level engagements from April 13 to 18. In a series of posts on Wednesday, the finance ministry said that Aurangzeb has held multiple meetings, given an address and taken part in a panel discussion while there. The finance minister met with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington, DC, where “both sides discussed avenues for deepening bilateral economic partnership, with a focus on enhancing trade, promoting investment flows, and facilitating private-sector engagement”. The ministry added that they also dis...

Banca Transilvania, Romania’s largest banking group by assets, on Wednesday launched a euro-denominated senior non-preferred bond issue, with as 6NC5 structure – a six-year maturity with a call option available after five years.

Bittensor TAO drops 25% after Covenant AI exit and a 37,000 TAO dump. Analyst maps three scenarios: recovery, sideways, or breakdown toward $143. Key levels and governance catalysts explained. The post A Bittensor Developer Dumped 37,000 TAO Crypto and Quit the Network: Is the Governance Crisis Just Getting Started? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The exchange said the new product is available across the European Economic Area through its Malta-based MiFID business, with up to 10x leverage and multi-asset collateral. OKX said Wednesday it is rolling out a Europe-specific crypto derivatives product called X-Perps, extending its regulated offering across the European Economic Area (EEA) through its Malta-based MiFID business. The company said the new derivatives product is available to retail and institutional traders across all 30 EEA countries. OKX said the platform is purpose-built in compliance with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), a European Union regulatory framework governing financial instruments such as securities and derivatives. Read more

В США выставили на аукцион купе Bugatti EB110 SS 1994 года. Знаменитый суперкар 20 лет считался утраченным.

Reaffirming its consistent policy, Pakistan has called for the abolition or severe restriction of the veto power and strongly opposed any expansion of permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The stance was expressed by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, at a resumed session of the long-running Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) aimed at reforming the 15-member UNSC. “Pakistan’s policy position remains clear and consistent — veto should either be abolished or, at a minimum, its use by the current permanent members severely restricted,” Ambassador Ahmad stated. He expressed Pakistan’s firm opposition to “any expansion of the veto or addition of new individual permanent members”, contending that more vetoes would only aggravate the problem. “This is a position of principle,” he said, noting that Pakistan aligned itself with the statement delivered by the permanent representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus Group. The UN...

Tax season is now more connected to Bitcoin’s retail demand. Bitcoin has spent the first half of April trading in the low $70,000s, with recent moves through the $71,000 to $75,000 zone keeping the asset close enough to its highs for retail attention to return quickly. But there’s a more important change happening beneath the […] The post Bitcoin faces $240B demand shock as ‘surprise’ tax refunds and new IRS crypto rules arrive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Недавно стало известно, что подразделения Главного управления разведки дважды вывели ракеты-носители с территории Украины в космос во время полномасштабной войны с Россией. И сейчас эксперты выясняют, что это могла быть за ракета.

Таракановский форт в Ривненской области — это оборонительное сооружение и архитектурный памятник XIX века, находящийся на балансе Министерства обороны. Сейчас его необходимо срочно консервировать.

Армия США продемонстрировала, что может обнаруживать, отслеживать и уничтожать дроны без участия человека во время боевых испытаний своей сети противовоздушной обороны Golden Shield (Золотой щит) в штате Техас.

EToro is set to acquire self-custodial wallet provider Zengo, and the trading platform’s CEO predicted a Bitcoin rally above $250,000 after another quarter of crypto market downside. EToro said Wednesday it agreed to acquire self-custodial crypto wallet provider Zengo, deepening the trading platform’s push into onchain products as digital assets remain central to its business. The deal will let eToro add Zengo’s wallet technology and broaden its offering in areas such as tokenized assets, prediction markets, perpetuals and yield products, according to the company. Terms were not disclosed. Bloomberg reported the transaction is worth about $70 million, mostly in cash, citing a person familiar with the matter. CEO Yoni Assia said at Paris Blockchain Week during a fireside chat that the acquisition fits eToro’s effort to attract a more crypto native user base while expanding beyond regulated brokerage products into self-custody infrastructure. Read more

В Украине продолжается всеобщая мобилизация военнообязанных. В то же время часть мужчин получают право на бронирование от прохождения военной службы.

Chairing a weekly review meeting on the affairs of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the prime minister was briefed on a report prepared by a committee headed by Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera.

The electricity crisis has intensified across the country, with all power distribution companies (DISCOs) witnessing a sharp increase in loadshedding amid a growing supply-demand gap.

Firms and protocols are accumulating Strategy’s preferred stock to capture yield and bitcoin-linked exposure.

DoubleZero’s private fiber network aims to eliminate latency advantages like Hyperliquid’s Tokyo edge, but exchanges have yet to show an interest.

Het beter timen van gebruik van ‘stroomslurpers’ in het huis kan volgens kenners een verschil maken.

De onderwijsloopbaan van Nederlandse kleuters, tieners en pubers hangt samen met de regio waarin zij opgroeien – van de keuze uit voorschoolse opleidingen tot de positie op de arbeidsmarkt.

De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft de afgelopen uren meermaals gehint op een snel einde aan de oorlog en een terugkeer naar de onderhandelingstafel.