Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Pakistan assures BAT of policy reforms to curb Illicit tobacco trade
ISLAMABAD, FEB 12 /DNA/ – Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a meeting today at the Finance Division with a delegation of British American Tobacco (BAT) led by Ms. Pascale Muelemeester, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, along with senior executive members of British American Tobacco (BAT) and Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC). In his opening remarks, the Finance Minister underscored that Pakistan’s ongoing structural reform agenda, undertaken under the leadership of the Prime Minister, is aimed at breaking the historical boom-and-bust cycles through fiscalRead More
US lawmakers accuse Bondi of hiding names of Epstein associates
NEW YORK, FEB 12 /DNA/: A Republican US lawmaker on Wednesday accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of concealing the names of powerful associates of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as she faced questions about the Justice Department’s handling of investigative files in a charged hearing before a House of Representatives panel. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, who helped lead the effort to require the files’ release, accused the Justice Department of a “massive failure” to comply with the law as he questioned why billionaireRead More
Make America Go Away
Qamar Bashir The red caps were impossible to miss. In Copenhagen’s winter chill, protesters gathered waving Danish and Greenlandic flags, their message stitched in bold white letters across crimson fabric: “Make America Go Away.” What began as a satirical play on Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan has become something more serious — a symbol of European unease, even defiance, in the face of escalating rhetoric over Greenland. The hats were created by Danish vintage shop owner Jesper Rabe Tonnesen. Initially a novelty, they gained traction only after WashingtonRead More