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.

US Transportation Secretary warns of ‘chaos’ as govt shutdown continues

IANS | November 5, 2025 8:36 AM

Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that the ongoing government shutdown is pushing the nation’s air travel system towards chaos, cautioning that air traffic controllers missing a second paycheck next week could lead to mass flight cancellations and even temporary airspace closures.

Bangladesh: BNP fears Yunus govt may secure victories for Jamaat, NCP in Feb election

IANS | November 4, 2025 9:34 PM

Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the possibility of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government employing "unlawful means" to secure electoral victories in favour of the two political parties it currently depends on -- radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) -- in February 2026 polls, local media reported.