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KARACHI: The Gul Plaza Judicial Commission has concluded its proceedings and announced that the inquiry report will be handed over to the provincial government on April 7. In early February, the single-member commission, headed by Justice Agha Faisal of the Sindh High Court, began its inquiry into the Jan 17 devastating fire in Gul Plaza Shopping Mall that claimed lives of 73 people. Commission’s Registrar Iqbal Hassan Khatti on Thursday sent a letter to the law secretary, informing him about the conclusion of the proceedings and submission of the inquiry report. According to the letter, the commission was constituted under Section 3 of the Sindh Tribunals of Inquiry Ordinance 1969 vide gazette notification, issued on Feb 10, to scrutinise the devastating inferno at Gul Plaza as per terms of reference stated in the notification while the period prescribed for completion of the inquiry was eight weeks. “It is hereby intimated that the commission has concluded the inquiry entrusted thereto and seeks to submit i...

Een nieuw funderingslabel kan voor huizenkopers faliekant verkeerd uitpakken. Omdat ze het label pas na de aankoop te zien krijgen, kan een slecht label tot een lagere hypotheek en fors hogere kosten leiden. Daarvoor waarschuwt de Vereniging Eigen Huis.

Het grillige beleid van de regering-Trump tast het vertrouwen in de Amerikaanse munt aan. Slecht nieuws, vindt econoom Barry Eichengreen. Want er staat geen nieuwe wereldmunt klaar.

The rally was slated for April 12, marking the 81st anniversary of Buchenwald’s liberation by US troops. But the city of Weimar said on Monday it would ban the event on the memorial grounds.

Украинка по имени Арина вернулась домой из-за границы впервые за полгода. Она сильно удивилась, когда зашла в супермаркет в Украине.

Circle, known for issuing stablecoins including USDC and EURC, is expanding into the Bitcoin space, targeting institutional users. Stablecoin issuer Circle said it plans to launch its own version of a wrapped Bitcoin, which would put it against incumbents Coinbase and BitGo as it targets institutional users.  The asset, called cirBTC and announced on Thursday, is set to launch on Ethereum, backed 1:1 by bitcoin (BTC) and aimed at over-the-counter desks, market makers and lending protocols.  Circle said the asset is designed to provide institutions with a “highly secure and neutral version of wrapped BTC.” Read more

В ночь на 3 апреля Москву и по меньшей мере шесть областей России атаковали беспилотники. Известно о падении обломков в Москве и возгорании в промышленной зоне в Ленинградской области.

Arkham also flagged a 500 Bitcoin outflow from Riot on Thursday, while MARA Holdings, Genius Group and Nakamoto Holdings sold a combined 15,501 Bitcoin in the last week. Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms sold 3,778 Bitcoin in the first quarter, adding to a recent wave of sales by crypto firms amid tough market conditions. The Bitcoin (BTC) was sold at an average price of $76,626, netting Riot $289.5 million, according to the miner’s operational update released on Thursday. Bitcoin was trading at $66,867 as of Friday. The miner produced 1,473 Bitcoin for the quarter and had 15,680 coins on its books at the end of Q1. Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham also flagged a 500 Bitcoin outflow from a wallet it attributed to Riot Platforms on Thursday.  Read more

Наземные роботизированные комплексы, которые активно используются на фронте, подорожали примерно на 20% из-за действующих налоговых норм. Как рассказал основатель школы НРК 3-го армейского корпуса Виктор Павлов, такая ситуация усложняет закупки техники, которая и без того часто обеспечивается за счет благотворителей.

Европа обладает достаточной промышленной и экономической базой, чтобы превзойти Россию, но полномасштабная война в Украине вызывает беспокойство относительно ее способности противостоять Кремлю.

It's not clear what else the United States and Iran have to negotiate over, given Trump's declaration that that most of the war's goals have been achieved - and given Europe does not have the tools to give Tehran what it wants in exchange for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz

Caving in to Tehran will lower oil prices and provide a tailwind for the ayatollah regime, but continuing the war could make the U.S. President's position even worse ■ While one can find some encouragement in the IDF's achievements regarding Iran, the same cannot be said for Lebanon ■ As for the Air Force, this campaign is providing many successes

Vandaag in Dagkoers: Luchtvaart vreest kerosinetekort, de Nederlandse trustsector is ingrijpend geslonken en wat is er aan de hand bij advocatenkantoor Simmons & Simmons?

• Finance minister to hold key talks with Fund, World Bank officials through April 17 • Islamabad to seek safety nets, subsidy reforms, emergency financing options • Oil, gas volatility threatens Pakistan’s reserves, widens current account gap WASHINGTON: Finance Mini­ster Muhammad Aurangzeb is expected in Washington on April 11 for the 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a visit that has acquired added significance as developing economies grapple with the widening economic fallout of the ongoing war in Iran. Mr Aurangzeb is scheduled to remain in the United States through April 17. During his visit, he will hold a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings with senior officials of international financial institutions and other stakeholders. The minister will also address Pakistani media on April 17 before departing for Islamabad. The Spring Meetings, set for April 13–18, will bring together finance ministers, central bank governors, policymakers and development expe...

• Trump says more will follow after earlier threatening to bomb Iran back to ‘Stone Ages’, claims war nearly over • Tehran vows ‘crushing’ attacks on US after Trump threats • Iran launches missiles towards Israel; fire near Mashhad airport after projectile hits fuel tank • Dozens of countries discuss coalition to secure passage through Hormuz WASHINGTON / TEHRAN / BAGHDAD / PARIS: The US and Israel on Thursday stepped up attacks on Iran, targeting a century-old medical research centre in Tehran, a bridge near the capital and steel plants after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran back to “the Stone Ages”. Hours later, Trump said the tallest bridge in Iran had been destroyed. He posted footage on social media of smoke rising from the B1 bridge in Karaj, around 35 kilometers southwest of Tehran and warned that there would be further destruction unless Iran comes to the table to end the five-week war. “The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again - Much more to follow! It is t...

• Petrol raised by Rs137 to Rs458 per litre; diesel up by Rs184 to Rs520 • Petroleum levy raised on petrol, cut to zero on HSD • Kerosene price increased by Rs34 to Rs458 per litre • Rs100 per litre subsidy for bikers capped at 20 litres per month • Small farmers to receive Rs1,500 per acre support • Early market closures planned to save 1,200MW of electricity ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday announced an unprecedented increase of 43 per cent and 55pc in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), respectively, along with early market closures and targeted subsidies for bikers, farmers and transporters to cushion the impact of global oil price shocks amid the US-Israel war on Iran. Under the revised rates, the ex-depot price of petrol has been increased by Rs137.23 per litre (42.7pc) to Rs458.41 from Rs321.17, while HSD has been raised by Rs184.49 per litre (55pc) to Rs520.35 from Rs335.86, with immediate effect. The price of kerosene was also increased by Rs34.08 per litre to Rs457.80. Petroleum l...

Российская певица Виктория Цыганова, которая поддерживает войну против Украины, стала жертвой мошенника в государственном мессенджере РФ MAX. Неожиданно путинистка назвала разработку Кремля "полуфабрикатом".

România își menține poziția în clasamentul global al calității vieții, într-un context internațional marcat tot mai clar de stagnare, care a devenit un fenomen global în contextul în care o treime dintre țări sunt în declin.

The x402 protocol won't be owned by a single entity, with the Linux Foundation serving as the agentic AI protocol’s “neutral, non-profit home,” Coinbase said. Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are among the Big Tech firms supporting the newly launched x402 Foundation, established to govern and standardize the x402 protocol for agentic AI payments on crypto and fiat rails.  The x402 Foundation was launched on Thursday by the open-source software development non-profit Linux Foundation with the help of Coinbase, the creators of the x402 protocol. Other companies expressing “initial intent and support” of the x402 Foundation include American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Cloudflare, Shopify, Stripe, Circle, Base, Polygon Labs, Solana Foundation, Thirdweb and KakaoPay. Read more