PM Shehbaz addresses press conference
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with members of the federal cabinet, is currently addressing a news conference in Islamabad.His media talk comes after Pakistan raised $10......
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Archive‘Cold wave’ alert: Mercury may fall to 5°C in Karachi from tomorrow
Pakistan Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted that a “cold wave” was likely to grip Sindh, including Karachi, from Thursday with the temperature expected to drop to 5-7 °C for the next......
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ArchiveNadal to own team in electric powerboat series
MADRID: Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam tennis champion, has become a new team owner in the world’s first all-electric race boat championship, organisers said on Tuesday.Nadal will enter his own......
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ArchiveRamiz backs Babar as captain,says Test shows need improvement
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja on Tuesday supported national captain Babar Azam saying he was doing a good job while Pakistan were still struggling to do well in Test......
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ArchivePCB search for head coach continues as Arthur avoids full-time role
LAHORE: It seems the chapter of bringing back Mickey Arthur as the national team head coach has closed after both the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the South Africa-born coach could not agree on......
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ArchiveCenturion Kohli powers India to big victory over Sri Lanka
GUWAHATI: Virat Kohli on Tuesday said playing “without any fear” remains key to success after his 45th One-day International century led India to a 67-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening......
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ArchiveMessi set for first PSG appearance since World Cup as contract talks go on
PARIS: Lionel Messi is expected to make his first appearance for Paris St-Germain since his World Cup triumph in a Ligue 1 clash at home against Angers on Wednesday, as the Qatar-owned club look to......
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ArchiveWasim advises coalition partners to take MQM demands seriously
HYDERABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement coordination committee’s deputy convener Wasim Akhtar has warned coalition partners to take his party’s fears over local bodies election seriously lest they too......
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ArchiveNon-bailable arrest warrants out against Waqar Zaka in Rs86m crypto scam
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate has reissued a non-bailable arrest warrant for television and social media personality Waqar Zaka for his alleged involvement in a Rs86 million cryptocurrency scam.Mr......
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ArchiveRegistration of FIRs in criminal cases decreases in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The registration of cases in criminal activities in the federal capital decreased by 10 per cent in 2022, as the police entertained 86 per cent of the complaints compared to 96pc in......
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ArchiveNo compromise on dignity, honour of judiciary: AJK judge
MUZAFFARABAD: Chief Justice of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Saeed Akram said on Tuesday that the judiciary was supposed to make decisions on merit and justice without any fear or favour.He was......
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ArchiveSouth Waziristan protesters block roads after talks with officials fail
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: The participants of a protest sit-in blocked roads in South Waziristan tribal district after talks between their leaders and the local administration failed to yield any results on......
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ArchiveKP blames Sindh for flour price hike
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday claimed that flour price in the province went up extraordinarily due to the high wheat support price announced by the Sindh government.“Sindh’s......
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ArchiveHigh court suspends operation of Lahore Master Plan 2050
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday suspended the operation of Lahore’s Master Plan 2050.Hearing a petition against the plan, Justice Shahid Karim observed that the random and aimless......
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ArchiveParvez’s son answers FIA queries in money laundering probe
LAHORE: Chief Minister Parvez Elahi’s son Rasikh Elahi on Tuesday appeared before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and recorded his statement in connection with a fresh money laundering probe......
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ArchiveIncrease in mills quota: Wheat, flour prices start falling in Punjab
LAHORE: The prices of wheat and flour saw a reverse in their rising trend on Tuesday following reports of an increase in the grain quota of all the flour mills in the province by the government.The......
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ArchiveHarry and Meghan’s US town evacuated over mudslide fears
LOS ANGELES: The star-studded California town that is home to Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle was ordered evacuated on Monday, with firefighters warning mudslides could engulf luxury......
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ArchiveEx-Maoist rebel named Nepal’s PM for third time
KATHMANDU: Former Maoist rebel Pushpa Kamal Dahal was confirmed as Nepal’s prime minister for a third time on Tuesday, winning almost unanimous backing from legislators even though November’s......
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ArchiveClassified documents from Biden’s vice presidency found at think tank
WASHINGTON: Classified documents from Joe Biden’s vice-presidential days were discovered in November by the US president’s personal attorneys at a Washington think tank, a White House lawyer said on......
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Archive17 killed in Peru clashes over Castillo’s ouster
LIMA: Seventeen people were killed in Peru on Monday night—the most violent day of protests since last month over the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo.The government clamped an eight-hour......
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ArchiveGM, Ford, Google partner to promote ‘virtual’ power plants
WASHINGTON: Companies including GM, Ford, Google and solar energy producers said on Tuesday they would work together to establish standards for scaling up the use of virtual power plants (VPPs),......
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ArchiveBritain readying design for digital pound
LONDON: Getting the design of a digital pound right is a bigger priority than a rapid launch, Britain’s Financial Services Minister Andrew Griffith said on Tuesday.China has pushed ahead with......
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ArchiveRussia pushes to capture Ukraine’s salt mining town
KYIV: Russian troops have stepped up an assault on the small salt mining town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, forcing Ukrainian troops to repel waves of attacks led by mercenary forces, officials in......
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ArchiveAdani-led group buys Israeli port
JERUSALEM: A consortium led by India’s Adani Group has completed the purchase of Israel’s Haifa port for four billion shekels ($1.15bn), the Jewish state’s finance ministry said on Tuesday.The sale......
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ArchiveNotice issued on plea against beachfront high-rise project in Karachi
KARACHI: An environmental tribunal has issued notice to the chief executive officer (CEO) of a private company on a complaint challenging construction of multi-storey residential-cum-commercial......
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ArchiveGovt extracts Rs100bn more from telecom sector
ISLAMABAD: The consumers of telecom and internet services paid Rs100 billion more in duties and levies during the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022, as the PMLN-led coalition government increased......
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ArchivePost-flood design
The people of Pakistan have responded with great generosity to those displaced by the floods last summer. Yet, in their haste to rebuild homes most have not paid attention to sustainability. Clearly,......
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ArchiveFAO assures Pakistan of support in agriculture
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has assured Pakistan that it will continue to play a leading role in transforming the country’s agriculture food systems......
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Archive$10bn pledges reflect world’s trust in PDM govt, claims PM
ISLAMABAD: Praising the world community for making over $10 billion aid pledges for flood-hit areas and the people of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that through these aid......
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ArchiveFunds meant for needy students land in Islamabad’s elite club
ISLAMABAD: Two senior bureaucrats are in hot water and four key officials of the National Endowment Scholarships for Talent (NEST) have been dismissed from service for splurging at least Rs25 million......
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ArchiveSouth Asia sees worst child mortality rate in 2021
ISLAMABAD: South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa remained the two worst regions in terms of child mortality in 2021, a new UN report has said.The report released on Tuesday estimated that around five......
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ArchiveGovt questions PIA demand for $40m per year
ISLAMABAD: Questioning a demand by the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) for an annual financial support of $40 million for continuing its flight operations, the federal government......
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ArchivePML-N sends in ‘apolitical’ Sharif scion to placate Jahangir Tareen
LAHORE: As the PPP steps up its efforts to woo a group of south Punjab politicians, led by Jahangir Khan Tareen, the PML-N on Tuesday sent its own emissary to meet Mr Tareen with assurances that......
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ArchiveUN calls executions by Iran ‘state-sanctioned killings’
GENEVA: As global condemnation of Iran’s execution of protesters intensified, the country on Tuesday decided to “firmly punish” people who violate the hijab law.The United Nations Human Rights Office......
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ArchiveSC told it can’t strike down laws passed by parliament
ISLAMABAD: The challenge to amendments to the accountability law by former prime minister Imran Khan “is not a case that deserves to be answered”, the government’s lawyer told the Supreme Court......
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ArchiveUS will continue to help Pakistan rebuild economy
WASHINGTON: The United States has assured Pakistan that it would continue to support Islamabad’s efforts to strengthen its economy and deal with the consequences of last year’s devastating......
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ArchiveAmid chaos, PA echoes with demand for trust vote
• CM refuses to take vote of confidence, LHC to take up his plea today • Opposition lambasts CM over ‘failure’ to show majority • Shoe hurled at Rana Sanaullah’s vehicle • Fawad claims PTI MPAs......
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ArchiveWazirabad JIT members see no proof of ‘three shooters’
LAHORE: Members of the Joint Investigation Team probing the Wazirabad attack on PTI Chairman Imran Khan have disputed claims that there were multiple shooters in the attack on the former prime......
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ArchiveImran planned to settle TTP fighters in ex-Fata
• PTI chairman says KP police ill-equipped to counter militants armed with modern weaponry • Claims Wazirabad JIT members being ‘pressurised’ to disown findingsISLAMABAD: As he warned against the......
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ArchiveWorld Bank cuts Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast in half
ISLAMABAD: Warning of another global recession, the World Bank on Tuesday forecast Pakistan’s economic growth to slow further to two per cent during the current year — down by two percentage points......
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ArchiveWaiting for a lifeline
THE spectacle of desperate men and women thronging the shops for subsidised flour provides just one glimpse of the worsening level of privation. A father of six died in a stampede in Mirpurkhas......
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