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Pakistan condemns attacks on KSA
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the ‘reprehensible drone attacks’ on the East-West Pipeline in the Riyadh and Madinah regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, causing damage to the pipeline and injuries to civilians, the Foreign Offic...
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Four ECP officers promoted, 65 shuffled
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has granted promotions to its four officers; from Basic Scale BS-19 to BS-20, in addition to reshuffling 65 officers of different ranks. The said promotions have been granted with immedia...
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CJP says district judiciary backbone of justice system
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi has emphasised that a responsive justice system requires not only efficient courts, but also well-supported, professionally equipped, and institutionally valued judicial office...
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IT sector: Govt finalising plan to ensure uninterrupted internet access: Shaza
LAHORE: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced on Saturday that the government is finalizing a plan to guarantee uninterrupted internet access for Pakistan’s IT sector, as part of a broader push to hit ...
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Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
NEW DELHI: India and China’s leaders pledged on Saturday to build up business and transport links, New Delhi said, as both rebuild ties badly damaged by a 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
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BRICS nations urge ‘maximum restraint’
NEW DELHI: Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi J...
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Iraq closes three Iran crossings after drone launch
BAGHDAD: Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad said was launched from Iraq. Soon after the attack, Iraqi Prime Minister Al...
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Saudi Arabia shuts down East-West oil pipeline
ADEN/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher. The world’s largest crude oil exporter said ...
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Trump says US-Canada trade deal likely ‘fairly soon’
DUBLIN: President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal with the United States and that an agreement could come “fairly soon”, while repeating complaints that Canada had treated US farmers unfairly and sho...
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Iraq signs 25-year deal to develop Ajil oilfield
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s North Oil Company signed a 25-year contract with private Iraqi project developer KEPPT to develop and operate the Ajil oilfield, the prime minister’s office said on Saturday. The agreement aims to raise the field’s gas outpu...
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Development & improvement of every city & village govt’s mission: Maryam
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that development and improvement of every city and village was the government’s mission, adding that she was pleased that Pakpattan, which had remained neglected for years, was now movi...
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PAEC launched to raise trade to USD15bn by 2030
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the African countries at the launch ceremony of the Pakistan-Africa Economic Council (PAEC) reaffirmed their resolve to raise bilateral trade to USD15 billion by 2030, diversify economic and trade relations, and brin...
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PM defends decision to export imported sugar
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has defended the government’s decision to export around 108,000 metric tonnes (MT) of imported sugar, terming reports being circulated in the media regarding the initiative as “fallacious” and mainta...
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BRI Summit: Jam focuses on regional connectivity, food security
HONG KONG: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held a series of bilateral meetings with regional counterparts on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Summit, focusing on trade, connectivity, food security and emergin...
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Pakistan calls for global cooperation on digital assets
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for stronger global cooperation to develop regulatory and institutional frameworks for digital assets, warning that countries must either shape the future of finance or risk being shaped by it. Minister of Sta...
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Gaps in demand estimates: Nepra chief calls for transparent power generation projections
ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Waseem Mukhtar has questioned ISMO, DISCOs and CPPA-G over significant variations in their demand projections, calling for a rational and transparent mechanism to alig...
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FBR slaps Rs80/litre FED on 3 POL products
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed Federal Excise Duty @ Rs 80 per litre on three petroleum products including petroleum top naphtha, white spirit/ mineral turpentine oil (MTT) and solvent oil from July 1, 2026. In th...
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Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic
Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.
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Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic
Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.
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Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic
Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.
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