Pakistan’s textile sector on brink of implosion: Report

IANS | November 5, 2025 4:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With decades of poor governance, ill-conceived subsidies, and structural inefficiencies, the textile sector in Pakistan -- known to be the country’s single largest export industry -- now stands at the brink of implosion, according to a media report.

Pakistan in deep crisis, one-third of country’s youth jobless

IANS | November 5, 2025 2:07 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The unemployment rate in Pakistan stands at 7.8 per cent based on the country’s first-ever digital census. This translates to approximately 18.7 million unemployed individuals out of a total population of 241.5 million.

Google launches skilling programme for Indian startup founders

IANS | November 5, 2025 1:52 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) US tech giant Google announced on Wednesday a two-week programme under Google for Startups India to equip early-stage founders, startup teams, and aspiring entrepreneurs in developing launch-ready AI prototypes with Google's AI tools.