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Danish varsity: Regular classes to begin from next Sept, PM told
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was informed on Thursday that regular classes at Danish University will begin on September 20, 2027. In a briefing to a review meeting chaired by the prime minister, officials said 185 applications h...
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Islamabad: Granting provincial status need of the hour: Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Federal minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Dr. Muhammad Amjad called on Federal Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi and held detailed discussion on the country’s political situation, the creation of new provinces, and administra...
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Paramedical staff: NA body says concerned at non-payment of minimum wages
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Government Assurances expressed its serious concern over the reported non-payment of minimum wages to the paramedical staff working in private hospitals and other health establishments....
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Hilly & remote areas: KP govt seeks PD’s permission to establish LPG company
ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government asked the Petroleum Division to allow the provincial government to establish an LPG company to cater to the energy needs of people living in hilly and remote areas, utilizing the 10 percent LPG q...
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Wahdat Poultry signs Rs500m revolving financing deal with Saudi Pak
KARACHI: Wahdat Poultry Farm Limited has signed an Offer Letter with Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited (Saudi Pak) for a short-term revolving financing facility of Rs500 million, aimed at meeting the company’s...
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Official aircraft travel: Maryam pays Rs27.5m out of pocket to settle expenses
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has announced that cancer treatment hospitals will be established in every division of Punjab and made functional within 12 months. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Multan Electrobus...
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Pak Elektron Limited
Pak Elektron Limited (PSX: PAEL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1956. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of domestic appliances and electrical capital goods. The company organizes itself in two...
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The remittance support to current account
The current account remains comfortably placed in the opening months of FY27. The August deficit was modest, and the cumulative position is still broadly consistent with the annual target. There is little to worry about at this stage. The g...
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TMA welcomes PM’s directive to simplify exports, cut red tape
KARACHI: Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers’ Association of Pakistan (TMA), Ather Bari, has welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directives to simplify export procedures, reduce red tape, promote value addition, strengthen quality stan...
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Marriage halls: RTO Hyderabad seeks greater tax compliance
KARACHI: The Regional Tax Office (RTO) Hyderabad and representatives of the Marriage Hall Association have agreed to adopt an evidence-based approach to improve voluntary tax compliance under Section 236D of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. ...
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Devolved, only on paper?
EDITORIAL: It turns out that sixteen years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment transferred major responsibilities to the provinces the federal government is still operating 17 ministries in areas that were devolved. This extraordinary f...
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Persuasion cannot replace enforcement
EDITORIAL: When the head of the country’s tax authority must ask business leaders to persuade retailers to comply with the law, it goes without saying that something is seriously wrong with the tax system. Yet this is precisely what FBR (Fe...
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The Weather
KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (September 17, 2026) and the forecast for Friday (September 18 2026) ================================================================== CITIES TODAY TOMORROW ==========================================...
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Abhishek Sharma blazes fastest century in full-member T20s as India sweep Afghanistan - Dawn
Abhishek Sharma blazes fastest century in full-member T20s as India sweep Afghanistan Dawn
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Abhishek Sharma blazes fastest century in full-member T20s as India sweep Afghanistan - dawn.com
Abhishek Sharma blazes fastest century in full-member T20s as India sweep Afghanistan dawn.com
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Yemeni army says 30 Houthis killed in clashes west of Taiz
Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as war spreads
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Iran expels Swedish diplomat in retaliatory move
Tehran gives Swedish official 48 hours to leave as Iran says Stockholm is bowing down to outside pressure.
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Iran war live: Trump weighs ‘big decision’ on Iran, tanker hit in Hormuz
Trump says he faces a 'big decision' on whether to 'annihilate' his Iranian foes, adding that 'anything could happen'.
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US court sentences ex-Syrian official who ran notorious ‘punishment wing’ to 60 years
Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, part of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, was in charge of Adra prison where prisoners were torturedThis article contains descriptions of torture.A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced a former Syrian government officia...
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Floyd Samba stars on debut in Manchester City rout of Norwich - Dawn
Floyd Samba stars on debut in Manchester City rout of Norwich Dawn
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