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PTA asks PTML to shut down new ONIC operations
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) to immediately shut down new sales, activations, SIM/eSIM issuance, subscriptions, marketing and commercial operations of its ONIC digit...
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Trump Jr wedding parties: Democrats probe Russian oligarch financing
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the US Congress launched an investigation this week into reports that a Russian oligarch paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the wedding celebrations of President Donald Trump’s son earlier this year. The Demo...
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BD sentences seven Hasina-era leaders to death
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court sentenced seven senior leaders of the former ruling party, including two ex-ministers, to death in absentia on Tuesday for their role in trying to crush the 2024 uprising. The seven men, members of ousted leader Sh...
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US Senate crypto bill collapses
WASHINGTON: A push for landmark US cryptocurrency legislation collapsed on Tuesday after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to bridge months-old differences over ethics, banking and how the fast-growing industry should be regulate...
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On-spot shopkeeper registration under Easy Tax Scheme: Govt, traders agree on joint FBR-trader field teams
ISLAMABAD: The government and traders’ organisations Monday agreed that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials and representatives of traders will jointly visit markets across the four provinces to facilitate registration of shopkeepers u...
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Chashma-5 nuclear plant: Pakistan, IAEA sign safeguards agreement
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed a safeguards agreement for the 1,200-megawatt Chashma-5 nuclear power plant, marking another step towards bringing the project into operation in 2028. Pakista...
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NDMA asked to provide relief to people affected by rains
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to use all available resources to provide relief to people affected by heavy monsoon rains. Talking to NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam ...
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LTBA reports tax return filing disruptions
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) electronic filing system is unable to serve taxpayers attempting to smoothly file their annual income tax returns and wealth statements for Tax Year 2026 on September 15 (Tuesday), according t...
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4QFY26: E&P sector’s earnings surge 2.5 times YoY
KARACHI: Earnings of Pakistan’s listed exploration and production (E&P) sector surged 2.5 times year-on-year (YoY) and 2.3 times quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs214 billion in 4QFY26, primarily driven by reversals of super tax provisions ...
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Police field force: Punjab launches body-worn camera project
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision of a Safe Punjab envisages effective and transparent policing, and for the first time, body-worn cameras have been introduced for the police field force across the province. On the ...
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Bestway Group plans to launch EVs soon
LAHORE: The Bestway Automotive Private Limited (BAL), the authorised distributor and official representative of Chinese automaker Geely Auto in Pakistan, has announced plans to introduce Geely vehicles in the country, describing the partner...
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Senate body says concerned at surge in child abuse cases
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed serious concern over the surge in child abuse cases, weak prosecution and low conviction rates, revealing that 855 cases of peer-to-peer child abuse were reported in Khybe...
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Gammon Pakistan Limited
Gammon Pakistan Limited (PSX: GAMON) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1947. The principal activity of the company is the execution of civil construction works particularly bridges and buildings. Bibojee Services (...
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Fuel subsidy misses the point
The government has announced a Rs75 billion subsidy on fuel consumption for 2/3-wheelers and small-car users. The scheme will run for three months, with the objective of providing some relief to bike and car users. Critics, however, are of ...
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Transfer of Imran, other inmates to private hospitals: FCC seeks records of cases from SC, high courts
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) sought records of cases pertaining to the transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and three Adiala Jail inmates to private hospitals from the Supreme Court and the High Court...
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Sindh Bank posts 274pc surge in PBT to Rs4.05bn in H1’26
KARACHI: Sindh Bank reported its profit before tax of Rs 4.05 billion in H1’26, up from Rs 1.08 billion for H1’25 driven by manifold increase in operating profits attributable to resilient margins and hence significantly higher Net Markup I...
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Sovereignty, unity: Dar reaffirms Lebanon Minister of support
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received the Interior Minister of Lebanon, Ahmad Al-Hajjar, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. The DPM/FM was joined by Federal Interior M...
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PPP leader for release of IK, other political prisoners
ISLAMABAD: The President of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Human Rights Cell, Farhatullah Babar, called for the immediate release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and all other political prisoners. “My demand extends ...
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Constitution must remain supreme, says FCC CJ
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, stressed that the Constitution must be given the highest priority in the exercise of powers. He was addressing an event held at the FCC on Tuesday...
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The cost of revolving-door bureaucracy
EDITORIAL: The appointment of Pakistan’s seventh federal health secretary in 18 months should not be viewed as another routine bureaucratic reshuffle. It is symptomatic of a much larger problem: the state’s inability to provide its senior o...
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