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Profiteers prepare to make hay as Ramazan begins
Prices skyrocket in the absence of effective monitoring
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IMF review mission to arrive tomorrow
IMF delegation, led by Nathan Porter, will remain in Pakistan for two weeks until March 15
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Pakistan, Uzbekistan explore collaboration
Commerce minister visits Tashkent Pharma Park to strengthen ties in healthcare
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Improved liquidity, investor optimism lift PSX
Index closes week with gains of 451 points ahead of IMF review
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SECP approves changes to Modaraba Ordinance
Proposal being sent to Finance Division for legislative action
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Oman seeks investment in petrochemical sector
Consul general invites traders' delegation to explore opportunities in Gulf nation
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'AI-driven reskilling is a must'
Experts say AI will reshape software industry; global AI market to grow 37%
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Exporters urged to capitalise on Malta's market
Investment counsellor says India's $287m exports to EU nation in 2023 eclipse Pakistan's $5m
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Fruit, vegetable exporters air concern over new authority
NAFSA was established to replace the existing department.
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Terminal operator demands lease extension
It wants to continue investing in project; ministry intends to float new tender
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Iraq invites global oil firms for talks
The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Natural Resources is also expected to attend the discussions.
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Govt orders SOEs to disclose assets
Majority management, directors were not disclosing assets, violating law
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'Services Tribunal has authority to enforce rulings'
The order stated that several petitions were sent to the Establishment Department regarding implementation.
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Maulana Rashid succeeds Maulana Hamidul Haq
The decision was made by unanimous consensus
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Govt releases Rs1.15b for tehsil councils
Haripur Tehsil receives highest Rs100m
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Gandapur vows to secure K-P's legal, financial rights
"The purpose of merging these districts was to bring them at par developed regions and end their backwardness"
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Police arrest 32 in Quetta Press Club raid
Eyewitnesses reported that a heavy police contingent entered the press club and detained the candidates
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Latvian cat animation makes Oscar
Country's first Academy nominee has caused a 'Flow-mania' at home
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Kiara and Sidharth expecting first child
Couple shared news on IG
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China's pet industry takes off in ailing economy
Exotic pets and accessories are all the rage
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Bong Joon Ho blends genres in latest film 'Mickey 17
Korean filmmaker returns after 'Parasite'
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Baby no 14 for Musk
This marks billionaire's third child with Shivon Zilis
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Glamour and celebrations
Sanam shares candid photo dump
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Long live Indie Cinema!
A reflection on the never-ending wars an indie filmmaker must fight
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Left high and dry by Trump’s aid freeze
As the US president dismantles USAID, Pakistan’s development sector plunges into uncertainty
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The B-girl with wings
At just 18, Minelle Farouqi has made history as Pakistan’s youngest commercial pilot
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The Serpent slithering through the Hippie Trail
Netflix’s The Serpent attempts to capture the twisted reality of Charles Sobhraj’s crimes
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Labour of loss: untrained midwives imperil perinatal health
With public facilities insufficient, home births threaten the lives of women and their babies
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Echoes of a mother’s grief
Illiteracy, poverty & lack of access to reproductive health deprive women like Meva Bai, who lost seven children
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A surrealist critique of society
A pioneering figure in Urdu literature, Mazharul Islam blends reality with magical realism in his latest novel
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Is it time Pakistan cashed in on crypto?
With crypto adoption rising, Pakistan must choose: embrace the new financial landscape or risk falling behind
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The end of America’s aid empire
As Trump shuts down USAID, questions arise: was it a force for good or a political tool deemed obsolete?
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PKK declares ceasefire in bid to end 40-year insurgency
Abdullah Ocalan's disarmament call is a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state
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Trump at war
The chainsaw has already started cutting through the Pentagon
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Trump and Putin: authors of new European history?
President Zelensky would do anything to jump into the European lap.
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The parallel worlds
The disharmony, however, lately endangers the strongholds of the power.
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Low wheat crop
The government's continuing unwillingness and inability to stabilise commodity prices keeps taking an unnecessary toll
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Space ambitions
The initiative reflects the deepening of bilateral ties and opens new avenues for collaboration in space exploration
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Trump-Zelensky duel
Zelensky was time and again coerced in a loud pitch.
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Unravelling of the global order
Those developments showed Zelensky's visit to the White House was not going be a smooth affair.
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Pakistan Navy joins UAE defence exhibition to strengthen maritime ties
Pakistan has intensified its naval diplomacy in recent years, particularly with Gulf nations
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David Johansen, New York Dolls frontman, dies at 75 after battle with cancer
David Johansen, the pioneer of punk genre, passes away at 75 following stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
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Babar faces possible exclusion as PCB readies 5-6 changes for NZ tour
After a poor Champions Trophy performance, Pakistan is set to make changes ahead of the upcoming New Zealand tour.
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What to expect from China’s 2025 ‘Two Sessions’?
Top leadership likely to chart a course for China to tackle domestic and global challenges.
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Delhi bans fuel for vehicles over 15 years old to combat pollution
Environment Minister Sirsa announced that petrol pumps will install devices to deny fuel to vehicles over 15 years old
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SBP announces bank holiday across country on March 3
The closure coincides with the first day of Ramadan and is designated for Zakat deduction
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Sindh energy dept distributes solar home systems to rural families
100 deserving individuals in Tando Jam, got solar home systems via the Benazir Bhutto Income Support Program
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Sindh Assembly passes amended Thar Coal Energy Board Bill
Lawmakers extend greetings to the Christian community as the House adopts Christmas resolution
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Rickshaws banned on 25 major roads in Karachi to alleviate traffic congestion
Besides Shahrah-e-Faisal, Shahrah-e-Quaideen and Korangi Road, areas surrounding commercial districts also included
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LHC upholds custody of 12-year-old girl with maternal grandmother, says child’s voice is decisive
Court held that the 'voice of the child' is central to custody determinations, cannot be treated as mere formality
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K-P schools, colleges to observe zone-based winter vacations
Areas in summer zone to observe holidays from Jan 1 to 15, while vacations in winter zones to be from Dec 23 to Feb 28
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44.6m children vaccinated nationwide as 2025's final anti-polio drive concludes
22.9m children received polio drops in Punjab, 10.6m in Sindh, 7.15m in K-P, and 2.58m in Balochistan
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Minority rights remain systemically fragile
HRCP records forced conversions, worship attacks and police failures in 2025
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LHC suspends Punjab property ordinance
CJ Neelum tells chief secretary if law remained in force, even Jati Umra could be repossessed
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Punjab local government polls to be held on party basis, LHC informed
Court expresses concerns over lack of response from ECP and seeks commission's stance
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PM Shehbaz announces Rs10m reward for each Pakistan U19 player
Premier hosts luncheon for victorious squad at Prime Minister's House, hails team for making the nation proud
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Pakistan U19 mentor Sarfaraz calls India's conduct 'unethical' in Asia Cup final
Sarfaraz Ahmed praises his own side for responding with professionalism and sportsmanship
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Nine bandits killed, 27 arrested in Ghotki operation
Sindh Rangers, police rescue eight more passengers after Dec 15 bus abduction
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Pakistan young-guns shine bright
The Men in Green beat India in the ACC U19 Asia Cup final
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Three brothers killed in Nushki shop dispute
Close relatives from same tribe had been locked in a tenancy row
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Multan's Nishtar doctor making obscene gestures on video loses job
Medic claims bad bedside behaviour was a 'natural reaction to verbal abuse'
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Cold wave intensifies as snow blankets KP, Gilgit-Baltistan
Another rain system expected to enter from Dec 27 to 31, potentially bringing rain to some districts of Punjab
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Building material prices hit record high
Federal, provincial taxes, increases in gas, electricity, transport costs, contribute to this
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Rising trade deficit exposes Pakistan’s structural weaknesses
Trade integration, not import curbs, is critical for sustainable growth
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China’s trade surplus hits $1.08 trillion as currency valuation debate resurfaces
China’s surplus rose 22.1% in Jan–Nov, prompting renewed questions as to whether renminbi is undervalued
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Boosting exports: 10 policy priorities
Export challenge is not rooted in lack of entrepreneurial capacity or market access, but in fragmented policies
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Pakistan's quiet regulatory revolution
For years, the economy has been constrained by an excess of rules, permits, approvals
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What does Europe's EV retreat mean for Pakistan?
Battery recycling represents area where country could develop genuine competitive advantage
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Pakistan’s inflation stabilises, highlighting core cost challenges
While latest numbers provide relief, past inflation has permanently raised cost of living
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Policy neglect hits coating exports
Industry seeks sector status, trade route solutions; proposes value-addition
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Cotton exchange sealing sparks widespread concern
Businessmen argue federal authorities' action based on contested ownership claims
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Cars no longer affordable for middle-class
Economists question protection-heavy auto regime as prices keep soaring despite local assembly, import restrictions
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Musk first person worth $700b
Musk's 2018 pay package, once worth $56 billion, was restored by the Delaware Supreme Court
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PSX gains despite mixed macros
KSE-100 index hits 171,404 as SBP surprises market with 50bps rate cut
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Adulterated pesticides dominate markets
CCP study says counterfeit pesticides damage crops, cause significant losses to farmers
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Horticulture podcast to address export gaps
Digital outreach initiative aimed at tackling post-harvest losses, climate risks
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Japan's rate hike signals new tightening phase
BOJ raises short-term rate to 30-year high, driven by persistent inflation, economic worries
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ASEAN ministers meet to restore Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire after 60 killed, half a million displaced
First direct talks since fighting resumed on Dec 8, Malaysia urges bloc to play more forceful role in halting conflict
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Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta internally estimated 10% of its 2024 revenue could come from scam-linked advertising, documents show
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Bondi attack suspects held ‘tactical’ training before shooting
Court documents allege father-son duo rehearsed in NSW countryside; Albanese vows tougher hate, gun laws
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Ukraine settlement talks enter third day in Miami
Russia launched atleast 1,300 attack drones, nearly 1,200 guided aerial bombs, and 9 missiles of various types
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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolkids freed
Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left in captivity
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Somalia tightens security before historic elections
Somalia will deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the capital
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Trump's ally urges action on Hamas, Hezbollah
Israel made dismantling the arsenals of both groups, allies of its arch-foe Iran
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Israel’s security cabinet approves 19 new settlements in West Bank
The move raises approved settlements over three years to 69, says Finance Minister Smotrich’s office
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Sudan drone attack on Darfur market kills 10: Rescuers
Since April 2023, Sudan's army and RSF conflict killed tens of thousands, displacing nearly 12M people
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Pakistan to witness year's longest night, shortest day on December 22
Earth's 23.4° axial tilt causes the changing lengths of daylight throughout the year
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Dozens mourn six killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza shelter
Gaza hospital reports victims of shelling: infant, 14-year-old girl, two men, two women
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Trump readies aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026
ICE and Border Patrol get $170B through 2029, a major boost over current $19B annual budgets
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Nine killed in mass shooting at tavern near Johannesburg
This was the second major mass shooting reported in South Africa this month
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US intercepts oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, officials confirm
It’s the second time in recent weeks that the United States has gone after a tanker near Venezuela
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Thousands mourn slain Bangladesh student leader
Tens of thousands joined funeral procession to pay respects to Sharif Osman Hadi
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Thailand women’s esports star Tokyogurl disqualified from SEA Games, receives lifetime ban
Thailand’s Tokyogurl disqualified from SEA Games for alleged cheating; entire women’s RoV team withdrawn
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‘Sincaraz' rivalry lights up 2025 season
Alcaraz and Sinner turned 2025 into a gripping tug-of-war for tennis
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Barcelona beat Guadalajara in Copa del Rey
Christensen and Rashford scored in 2-0 victory
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FIFA launches $60 ticket tier
The body was facing criticism of 2026 World Cup ticket pricing
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Garnacho sends Chelsea into League Cup semis
The Blues beat third-tier Cardiff City 3-1
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Dembele and Bonmati scoop FIFA Best awards
The PSG star won the Ballon d'Or in September
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Khawaja defies career obituaries
He scored gutsy 82 against England in third Test
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Carey hits ton to lead Australia fightback
He scored 106 and made and crucial stand with Usman Khawaja
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PCB wants three player retentions, franchises pushing for five
Due to the inclusion of two new teams, permission for eight retentions won’t be granted
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New format under consideration for HBL PSL11
The tournament will begin from March 26
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French court orders PSG to pay Mbappe 60 million euros
The ruling followed months of legal wrangling after the France striker took PSG to court
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Djokovic to warm up for Australian Open in Adelaide
He will be back in the city for the ATP-WTA tournament from January 12-17
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Osimhen: From Lagos newspaper seller to stardom with Nigeria
The Super Eagles will count on the 26-year-old forward to deliver during their AFCON campaign in Morocco
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Pakistan beat UAE to book U19 Asia Cup semi-final spot
The Men in Green registered a 70-run victory
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Brendan Rodgers joins Saudi club Al Qadsiah
The former Liverpool and Celtic boss steps in after Michel González’s dismissal










































































































