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Pakistan, Lebanon sign MoU on transfer of sentenced persons
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Lebanon on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to allow convicted nationals to serve the remainder of their sentences in their home countries, providing a legal framework for the transfer of sentenced p...
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LDI companies: PTA directed to provide update on its efforts to recover Rs84bn
ISLAMABAD: The Long Distance International (LDI) companies owe the government around Rs84 billion, including Rs24 billion in principal amount and Rs60 billion in late payment surcharge, while Starlink’s launch in Pakistan faces a regulatory...
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Crescent Fibres Limited
bCrescent Fibres Limited (PSX: CFL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1977. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of yarn. Pattern of Shareholding As of June 30, 2025, CFL has a total of 12.418 milli...
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Betting the house on ‘transitory’
SBP has spent the better part of last three years painstakingly rebuilding the war chest. From less than $3 billion in liquid reserves at the depths of the 2023 crisis, the central bank now sits on roughly $21 billion, having reduced its fo...
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President confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (M) upon Indonesian naval chief
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon Admiral Dr Muhammad Ali, Chief of the Indonesian Navy, recognising his contribution to the promotion of relations between the navies Pakistan and Indonesia. A S...
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LG bill: Sharjeel assails MQM, accusing it of backtracking
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon stated that everyone witnessed the Sindh Assembly proceedings on Monday; true to form, the MQM created a ruckus during ...
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Business community strongly reacts to SBP’s policy rate decision
KARACHI: Business and industrial community has expressed “sharp disappointment and frustration” over the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 11.5 percent. They expressed disappointment over the status ...
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CM expresses gratitude over Mastung operation
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed gratitude over the successful operation against terrorists in Mastung. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif paid tribute to the security forces for eliminating several terrorists...
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HBL MfB, Suparco partner to boost agri financing
ISLAMABAD: HBL Microfinance Bank (HBL MfB), in partnership with the Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), has announced the expansion of its Climate-Smart Agri-Financing initiative to farmers across Punjab, ma...
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Pakistan, China moving towards ‘competition cooperation framework’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are moving towards practical implementation of their bilateral competition cooperation framework, with the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ...
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Dhabeji outage triggers dispute between KE and KWSC
KARACHI: A power-related fault at the Dhabeji pumping complex has triggered a dispute between K-Electric and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC). Both utilities are giving sharply different accounts of the cause of the disrupt...
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Senate body says concerned over failure of health ministry
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services and Regulations on Monday expressed serious concern over the failure of the Health Ministry and the management of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to regi...
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Senate panel told: ‘Criminals within Pakistani community in S Africa allegedly resorted to contract killings’
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee was told on Monday that criminal elements within the Pakistani community in South Africa have allegedly resorted to contract killings, with the Pakistani High Commissioner revealing that four ...
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Bilawal urges democratic forces to safeguard constitution
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said democracy is not merely a system of governance, but a fundamental right of the people to choose their representatives, shape their future and hold those in po...
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CJP opens ‘Judicial Year 2026-27’ with renewed focus on improved services
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi stated that, in taxation matters, the court decided 691 cases between 2011 and 2021, while 1,044 cases remained pending, including 876 cases, instituted during 2025 and 2026. The CJP...
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Drone strike on vehicle kills three terrorists in Mastung
MASTUNG: Security forces have killed three terrorists, including a commander identified as Naqeeb, during a successful operation against the group described by authorities as Fitan al-Hindustan in Mastung, Balochistan. According to security...
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PQA helps berthing vessel after it develops faults
KARACHI: Port Qasim Authority (PQA) on Monday safely navigated and berthed the bulk carrier MV Chang Chang Nan Hai at the Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (PIBT) after the vessel underwent technical repairs at anchorage. According to th...
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CM asks food department to start releasing wheat from Oct 1
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, on Monday, reviewed the province’s wheat stock position and the status of seized wheat stocks, directing the Food Department to start releasing government wheat to flour mills from October ...
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KCCI elections: nomination papers filed
KARACHI: The election commission of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) received 67 nomination papers out of which 8 were rejected, leaving 59 candidates in the run for 30 vacant seats of managing committee in the election for t...
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Mayor puts KMC on high alert as rain is forecast for Karachi
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab has placed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and other civic departments on high alert ahead of the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s forecast of rain in the city continuing till Sept. 16, di...
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