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Naqvi criticizes KP’s proposed police legislation
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s proposed police legislation, particularly a provision requiring the police to seek the provincial assembly Speaker’s permission before arre...
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Election for HCSTSI office bearers to be held tomorrow
HYDERABAD: According to the announcement issued by Furqan Ahmed Lodhi, Secretary General and Returning Officer, Election Commission for the year 2026–28, the following candidates submitted their nomination papers by the prescribed date of 2...
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Zardari praises PN for huge seizure of narcotics
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday appreciated Pakistan Navy personnel for their successful anti-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea by seizing more than 2,800 kg of narcotics. The President commended the professionalism a...
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PM says pursuing measures to promote tourism
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said the government was actively pursuing measures to promote tourism across the country, strengthen tourism infrastructure, and create greater opportunities for employment and socioeconomic...
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Over 45 crimes reported in federal capital: Criminal gangs continue their looting spree despite tight security
ISLAMABAD: Despite tight security arrangements in the federal capital, criminal gangs continued their looting spree, carrying out more than 45 crimes and depriving citizens of their valuable belongings. According to data gathered by Busines...
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Railways commences transportation of diesel to PSO depots
LAHORE: On the directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Railways has commenced the transportation of diesel by rail to ensure its timely supply to PSO depots. Under the supervision of Federal Minister for Railways Muha...
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CM orders timely completion of healthcare projects
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered timely completion of health projects across the province. Chairing a special meeting, the chief minister approved the establishment of the Maryam Nawaz Medical College and Teachi...
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Paddy cultivated over 6.7m acres in Punjab
LAHORE: Paddy has been cultivated over 6.7 million acres in Punjab during the current season, prompting the provincial government to step up measures for timely harvesting, wheat sowing after paddy and improvement in rice exports, Secretary...
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LHC moved against section 144
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly opposition members Ejaz Shafi, Sheikh Imtiaz Mahmood and others have approached the Lahore High Court against section 144 of CrPC imposed across the province of Punjab. The petitioners through their counsel contended...
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LCCI elections 2026: 30 candidates elected to executive committee
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) elections for 2026 have concluded with 30 candidates elected to the Executive Committee from the Corporate and Associate Classes, while two women have been elected on reserved seats...
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Indonesia govt commits to cooperative loan repayments
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s government will make repayments of bank loans that are funding a national village cooperative programme, the finance minister said, as the first instalment falls due on Friday. Suahasil Nazara, who was appointed as fina...
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OECD raises Turkey inflation forecast, trims growth outlook
GDANSK: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday sharply raised its 2026 and 2027 inflation forecasts for Turkey, while also cutting its economic growth projections for both years. In its latest economi...
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India lowers FY27 gross borrowing, to sell debt worth 7.86 tln
MUMBAI: The Indian government plans to raise 7.86 trillion rupees (USD82 billion) through bond sales between October and March, slightly less than previously planned, as it seeks to contain rising yields and steady the market. The gross bor...
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Euro zone business activity posts surprise upturn, PMI shows
LONDON: Business activity across the euro zone accelerated this month at its fastest rate in over three years, confounding expectations for a slowdown, but firms faced a steeper rise in operating costs, a survey showed. The S&P Global F...
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Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation
BENGALURU: Microsoft on Friday unveiled several new capabilities in its Copilot app, including a coding tool and an always-on AI agent, as the software giant seeks to transform its AI assistant into a one-stop shop for office workers. The c...
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Closing the gap, from the bottom
EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s strongest annual improvement in gender parity in a decade would ordinarily be cause for satisfaction. The challenge, however, is knowing quite what to celebrate when the country still ranks third-last in the World Econ...
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Drill now, drown later
EDITORIAL: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ accusation that Big Oil has treated the atmosphere as an “open sewer” may be unusually blunt diplomatic language, but the underlying charge is becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss. His...
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Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?
Thousands of white crosses have been displayed in Washington by an Afrikaner lobby group But South Africa's new ambassador Roelf Meyer says there is not a genocide.
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Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged
Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.
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Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged
Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.
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