Promises to keep
ON June 17, 2022, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressed the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. As foreign minister, leader of one of the three major national parties, and scion of......
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ArchiveImran & America
SHEHBAZ Sharif’s government is inching close to default. Hindsight is 20/20 but what was the point of the no-confidence vote, many are asking, if there was no economic plan? Why jump on to the......
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ArchiveUnwell Ben Stokes misses training ahead of Headingley Test
LEEDS: England captain Ben Stokes missed training after feeling unwell on Tuesday as his side started their preparations for the Headingley Test.Stokes was absent while the rest of the squad trained......
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ArchiveSri Lanka win last-ball thriller to claim ODI series against Australia
COLOMBO: Charith Asalanka’s maiden One-day International century and an inspired spin attack led Sri Lanka to a thrilling four-run series-clinching win over Australia on Tuesday.The left-handed......
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ArchiveJustice Ali Nawaz Chowhan made honorary consul of Gambia
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved appointment of retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan as the honorary consul of the Republic of the Gambia in Islamabad with consular jurisdiction over the......
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ArchivePolitical consensus on vital issues imperative, says NA speaker
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said political consensus on issues of vital national importance was imperative for leading the country on the path of......
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ArchiveMet Office warns of urban flooding as twin cities receive heavy rain
RAWALPINDI: The Met Office predicted more rain and warned that there were chances of urban flooding in the next 12 to 18 hours as heavy rains continued in the twin cities on Tuesday.Water level in......
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ArchiveThree children among five killed as rains pound most of KP
PESHAWAR: Torrential rains battered most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday leaving five people, including three children, dead and four injured in separate incidents.The Rescue 1122 said Nizar......
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ArchiveSikh pilgrims arrive for Ranjit Singh anniversary
LAHORE: Around 450 Sikh pilgrims arrived here on Tuesday through Wagah border to observe the 183rd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.They were received by Deputy Secretary (shrines) Imran......
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ArchiveACE raids Buzdar’s houses in Taunsa, DG Khan
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A team of anti-corruption establishment (ACE) on Tuesday raided houses of former chief minister Usman Buzdar in Taunsa and Dera Ghazi Khan.A Dera Ghazi Khan ACE team conducted raids......
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Archive21,298 contesting local govt polls in 14 districts of Sindh
KARACHI: Provincial administration and the Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday reviewed the arrangements for the first phase of the local government elections scheduled to be held on June 26......
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ArchiveAppointment of NAB chief to be finalised in two days: law minister
ISLAMABAD: In response to former prime minister Imran Khan’s criticism of amendments in the NAB law, federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarrar said on Tuesday the appointment of the NAB......
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ArchivePTA unblocks non-approved phones to lure users
KARACHI: Scores of people having non-Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) approved cell phones rejoiced to see local cellular networks on their handsets again. They took to social media to......
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ArchiveShehbaz deserves at least one year, says Bilawal
LARKANA: Since the Imran Khan-led government got four years to rule the country, Shehbaz Sharif should get at least one year to “serve the nation”, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on......
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ArchiveSpike in Covid cases may turn into sixth wave, warn medical experts
KARACHI: While the majority of the people currently infected with new Covid-19 variants are experiencing a mild disease and recovering at home, there is a dire need that people resume wearing face......
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ArchiveImran & America
SHEHBAZ Sharif’s government is inching close to default. Hindsight is 20/20 but what was the point of the no-confidence vote, many are asking, if there was no economic plan? Why jump on to the......
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ArchiveEx-PTI MPA Aisha Nawaz seeks review of SC judgement on defection
ISLAMABAD: Aisha Nawaz, a PTI dissenter who was elected member of the Punjab Assembly on women’s seats, moved a petition before the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking review of its May 17 judgement......
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ArchivePromises to keep
ON June 17, 2022, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressed the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad. As foreign minister, leader of one of the three major national parties, and scion of......
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ArchiveCabinet bets on Sukuk bonds for economic stability
• More taxes to be imposed on privileged class • PM vows to take timely actions to prevent disruption in supply chain of commodities • Bilawal briefs cabinet on FATF • Rs75 note to be......
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ArchiveResurgent Covid-19
AS if the country’s economic problems were not stressful enough, we now have to worry about resurgent Covid-19.According to the National Command and Operation Centre, new cases have risen to the......
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ArchiveImran again becomes ‘punching bag’ in NA during budget debate
ISLAMABAD: Taking full advantage of the non-serious atmosphere and the absence of a meaningful opposition, the lawmakers on Tuesday continued to deliver one-sided and lengthy political speeches......
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ArchiveCops waited before taking down Uvalde school shooter
AUSTIN: The law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers was “an abject failure” in which a commander put the lives of officers over those of the......
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ArchiveUN bans two Taliban officials from travelling abroad
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday banned two Taliban officials from travelling abroad in response to the harsh restrictions the hardline regime has imposed on Afghan women, diplomats......
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ArchiveUS to tell firms to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes
WASHINGTON: The White House is expected to announce on Wednesday it intends to issue a rule requiring tobacco companies to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes sold in the United States to minimally......
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ArchiveFrench court blocks city’s bid to allow ‘burkini’ in pools
PARIS: A top French court on Tuesday blocked a bid to allow the “burkini” at municipal pools in the city of Grenoble, upholding a government challenge against a move that revived France’s intense......
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ArchiveModi to attend BRICS summit hosted by China
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the five-nation summit of BRICS on June 23 and 24 following an invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Ministry of External Affairs......
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ArchiveSignatories to UN treaty seek to banish ‘evil’ of nuclear war
VIENNA: Suechi Kido was five years old when he lived through the bombing of Nagasaki. This week he has been in Vienna to meet the architects of a new treaty that seeks to abolish nuclear weapons.For......
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ArchiveUK hit by biggest rail strike in over 30 years
LONDON: Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos on Tuesday as railway workers launched the network’s biggest strike in more than three decades, forcing people to trek to work on foot, by bike, bus......
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Archive‘Lifeline’ IMF deal secured
• Petroleum levy of Rs5 to be imposed each month, up to Rs50 • Rs200bn in provisions for salaries, pensions set aside, to be replaced by ‘rainy day’ fund • Tax collection target revised upward by......
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ArchiveSteel bar prices raised to Rs236,000 a tonne
KARACHI: Manufacturers further pushed up steel bar prices to Rs236,000 per tonne following an increase of Rs5,000.In the second week of June, steel bar makers increased prices by Rs7,000 per......
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ArchiveWorld markets climb as calm returns
LONDON: Stock markets rose Tuesday as calm returned following last week’s rout, but analysts warned that recession fears have not gone away and will cause more turmoil.After a three-day holiday......
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ArchiveTwitter deal remains deadlocked: Musk
DOHA: Business magnate Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his $44 billion move to take over Twitter remained held up by “very significant” questions about the number of fake users on the social......
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ArchivePrices of wheat flour varieties increased by Rs6 a kg
KARACHI: As consumers struggle to cope with high food prices and utility bills, flour millers on Tuesday further increased prices of various varieties of flour by Rs6 per kg.The new rate of flour no.......
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ArchiveBanking sector expands 19.6pc
KARACHI: The banking sector posted a growth of 19.6 per cent particularly due to much higher private sector participation in the economic growth during the calendar year 2021, said the State Bank of......
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