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Delta-plus: Offshoot of most deadly Covid variant on the rise in UK
PM Boris Johnson's spokesman says government was keeping a 'close eye' on the AY.4.2 variant
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In pictures: Nation celebrates Eid Miladun Nabi with religious zeal
Special prayers were offered in mosques for upholding and flourishing of Islam and religious teachings
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Bangladesh's ruling party rallies for Hindus after deadly clashes
The wave of clashes left at least six people dead and dozens of homes destroyed
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US says won't join Afghanistan talks announced by Russia
We look forward to engaging in forum going forward, but we're not in position to take part this week, says State Dept
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Israel, UAE, US, India to form joint economic forum
Four ministers ‘discussed possibilities for joint infrastructure projects in a wide range of fields’
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Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods: UN
Climate change could also shave 3% off continental GDP by mid-century
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WHO-led programme aims to buy antiviral Covid-19 pills for $10
It wants to deliver about 1 billion COVID-19 tests to poorer nations
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Thousands of migrant workers in IIOJK moved to secure locations, hundreds flee
So far eleven civilians, including five migrant workers, have been killed in occupied valley since early October
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Billion Tree Tsunami created 85,000 daily wage jobs: WRI report
Report shows renewables create more jobs than fossil fuels
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'Azerbaijan supports Pakistan on Kashmir'
Envoy calls for resolving issue as per UN resolutions
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Japanese envoy thanks PM for evacuation efforts
Imran reaffirms Pakistan’s desire to boost bilateral ties
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Iran ‘fully supports’ Pakistan’s regional approach on Afghanistan
Iranian FM Dr Abdollahian invited FM Qureshi to participate in the meeting on Afghan situation in Tehran, says FO
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Fazl should start ‘rent a crowd’ service: Fawad
Information minister invites opposition for talks on reforms
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Taliban can only gain recognition through Afghan people’s support: Karzai
Former Afghan president says Pakistan is not representative of the war-torn country
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PM Imran praises services of outgoing NCOC coordinator
Lt Gen Hamooduz Zaman Khan was the best co-pilot I could have asked for, says Asad Umar
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Army chief visits ISI headquarters, discusses ‘internal security’ with spymaster
General Qamar expresses satisfaction over the preparedness of ISI, says ISPR
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Soldier martyred in North Waziristan terrorist attack
Troops initiated a prompt response and effectively engaged the terrorists' location, says ISPR
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Dalit women face worst risk of rape, hunger in India
Research shows women from the marginalised community also die younger due to malnutrition
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PM calls for preventing Afghanistan from economic collapse by releasing frozen assets
Premier Imran urges the international community to remain 'positively engaged' with the new Afghan administration
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Pakistan condemns India tyranny in IIOJK
Foreign Office also condemns New Delhi for staging encounters and fake cordon-and-search operations in occupied valley
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Lt Gen Muhammad Aamer assumes charge of Gujranwala Corps
Change of command ceremony was held at Gujranwala Cantt, says ISPR
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Gen Colin Powell dies aged 84
Former US Secretary of State died of Covid-19 complications; family says Powell was fully vaccinated
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US Defence Secretary says watching China's weapons development after hypersonic missile report
Chinese foreign ministry denies report which said Beijing had launched rocket in July carrying hypersonic glide weapon
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Malala sends letter to Afghan Taliban one month after girls' school ban
Religion does not justify preventing girls from going to school, says Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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At least one police official martyred in Quetta blast
At least 17 other people injured including 11 police personnel
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Pakistan wants enduring ties with US, says Gen Bajwa
COAS says coordinated efforts required for the economic uplift of Afghans
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Govt in bid to drag down food prices
Decides to reduce customs duty on food items
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More than 20 dead after floods in south India
In 2008, Kerala was hit by the worst floods in a century that had killed at least 400 people
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One dead, seven injured in second shooting at Louisiana university in a week
Louisiana State Police, who are investigating both incidents, said the two shootings are believed to be unrelated
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Literati pay tribute to late Kashmiri intellectual
Webinar entitled ‘Remembering Shaikh Tajammulul Islam’ organised in honour of deceased
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Govt appoints Tarin as PM's aide on finance and revenue
Ex-federal minister will not be able to chair ECC, cabinet committee meetings
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Nation ready to celebrate Eid Milad tomorrow
Day will dawn with a 31 and 21 guns salute in the federal and provincial capitals, respectively
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CPJ tells India to ‘release’ detained IIOJK journalists
Independent watchdog body also calls for allowing media to operate freely
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Over 0.6m applications in Kamyab Jawan Programme rejected
Only 11,390 youths from most backward province of Balochistan submitted applications
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PDM doing politics of long marches, sit-ins: Farrukh
Says economy has grown despite worldwide price hikes
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India to move some migrant workers in IIOJK to army camps after killings
Region's police chief says he had instructed officers to move workers after three labourers were shot
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Restoration of seven temples on backburner
It is feared that delay could result in spike in cost of project
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GDA starts free vehicle emission testing service
Authority simultaneously launches awareness campaign about environmentally friendly tourism
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Differently-abled teachers demand allowances, transport
Ask Punjab chief minister to issue regularisation orders of contractual lecturers
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Dengue claims one more life in Rawalpindi
CDA carries out fumigation in various sectors
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Transporters announce to increase fares
Intra-city bus fare in twin cities likely to go up by Rs8
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Youngster falls victim to alleged human traffickers
Body of 27-year-old Pakistani killed at Slovenia border flown home
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Graveyards in garrison city run out of space
Work on Dhamial Rakh cemetery hangs in the balance
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Failed imposition: Implementation on mandatory vaccination cards in doldrums
Rawalpindi’s residents and restaurant owners believe inoculation certificates are just a hindrance
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IIUI admin fails to implement probe body recommendations
Education ministry had submitted the report after the inquiring of sexual assault of a boy at the campus
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Man arrested on murder charges
The suspect, an alleged harasser, had gunned down a man and injured his brother
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Looming trouble: NA-133 by-election a test of the PTI’s plummeting popularity
The constituency is known as a stronghold of PTI’s opposition, the PML-N
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223 quack-run clinics sealed
Four fake medics booked for illegally de-sealing treatment facilities
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Govt promoting calligraphy: Buzdar
Says visual art part of Muslim heritage, culture
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Arsonists kill seven of a family
Man accuses in-laws of killing wife, son, five others over free-will marriage
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PIDE plans to boost farmer gains
Accumulating a circular debt of Rs680 billion in Punjab
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Kurram highway reopens after 9 months
In an effort to mitigate the crisis during the blockade, the government launched a limited helicopter service
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Local govts still without funds
The issue is even more pronounced in the newly merged tribal districts
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Commercial waste pollutes water bodies in K-P
Unregulated construction of hotels alongside rivers has increased the concentration of harmful chemicals in water
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PML-N bags two more reserved seats
ECP notifies Samar Bilour, Saeeda Jamshed as NA members
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Coast that blushed: 'pink' tide at Gadani
Bizarre natural phenomenon turns sea a startling colour, but real story lies beneath the surface
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Lyari football stadium inaugurated; women bike rally flagged off
The rally saw hundreds of women bikers celebrating national unity and empowerment
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Man drowns in River Indus
Meanwhile, in a separate incident last night, a man also drowned in the river near Dandai
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Gun battle in Waziristan leaves several dead
Reliable sources claim multiple militants were also killed
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PMD warns of wet, stormy week
Heavy rains across AJK, G-B, K-P, Punjab predicted
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Death toll from floods rises to 299
NDMA carried out 223 extensive rescue operations, evacuating 2,880 individuals from flood-hit regions
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K-P to hire medical officers on fixed pay
Contract recruitment to ease staff shortage in four district hospitals; locals to get preference
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HWSC unable to restore water supply, drainage system
Officials remain indifferent as residents complain of scarce, foul-smelling water supply, sewage flooded roads
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Food prices rise despite fresh government measures
Difference between official, market rates persists
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Eight OPEC+ countries raise production by 547,000 bpd
There was unlikely to be a major impact on prices
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Learning from Russia's supply-side flat tax reforms
Such reforms help Moscow rise from ashes to establish itself as one of global economy's bright spots
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Tobacco sector: potential & illicit trade challenges
Pakistan's high taxation disproportionately impacts legal sales compared to regional peers
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Climate not behind agri-sector fall
True cause of decline is poor governance, ignorance and pro-private sector policies
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IMF's Washington Consensus versus Beijing Consensus
While China's model lifts millions out of poverty, Pakistan's IMF-driven reforms seem to deepen economic inequality
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China may have cracked 'carbon code'
Beijing's state-led transition breaking link between growth and emissions
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Recalibrating economic diplomacy
Tariff deal with US represents both strategic reprieve, diplomatic complexity
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Demand grows as cement sales surge 30%
Industry supplies nearly 4m tons to domestic, export markets
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PSX breaks 141k barrier in volatile week
KSE-100 hits all-time high amid renewed US-Pakistan trade optimism
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E-invoicing system labelled 'disastrous' for SMEs
Industrial body says traders lack infrastructure for new digital system
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Azerbaijan to export 1.2 bcm of gas to Syria
Economy minister says transportation route defined through Turkish territory under coordinated arrangement
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Train derailment hits modernisation
Safety lapses and infrastructure delays continue to erode public trust
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Govt opens public feedback on Draft National Housing Policy 2025
The goal is to ensure transparency and wide engagement
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Textile industry slams EFS changes
Cautions amendments to Export Facilitation Scheme will severely impact value-added sector
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Pakistan, Romania explore direct trade route via Black Sea
Envoy proposes Constanta Port access, seeks deeper ties in trade, energy, IT
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Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years
The volcano has been assigned an "orange" aviation hazard code
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BD protest victim gives evidence at ex-PM trial
Sheikh Hasina is accused of ordering deadly crackdown to crush student-led uprising
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India wraps up mass Hindu pilgrimage
Many of the faithful began their trek to the Amarnath ice pillar from near Pahalgam
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'Trump tariff rates unlikely to change'
A lot of these are set rates pursuant to deals
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Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine
Indian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment
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China and Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan
Four Chinese vessels, including guided-missile destroyers Shaoxing and Urumqi
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US agency probes special counsel who prosecuted Trump
Smith then resigned before Trump could fulfil his campaign pledge to fire him
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Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 10
The agriculture ministry confirmed 10 people were killed and seven others injured
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54 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen
Boat capsized off the Ahwar district in Yemen's southern Abyan province on the Arabian Sea
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Pope's 'Jubilee of Youth' ends with mass for 1m pilgrims
Most of them spent the night in tents, in sleeping bags or on mats in anticipation of Sunday's mass
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Poland extends checks on border with Germany
Polish officials estimate that hundreds of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, are crossing into the Baltic states
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At least 54 migrants dead as boat sinks off Yemen coast in rough weather
Over 60,000 migrants arrived in Yemen last year via one of the world's busiest and most dangerous migration routes
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Trump aide accuses India of funding Russia’s war through oil purchases
India to keep buying Russian oil despite US threats, say officials; embassy in Washington gave no immediate comment
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US tariff plan set with little wiggle room, Trump aide says
Trump sets August 7 deadline for new tariffs, ranging from 10% to 41%, targeting dozens of economies including the EU
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UK to jail people smugglers using social media under new crackdown
UK says 80% of migrants using small boats relied on social media to find or contact people smugglers during journey.
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Arslan Ash wins sixth EVO Tekken title after defeating Atif Butt in all-Pakistan final
Arslan Ash defeats Atif Butt in EVO 2025 Grand Final, securing his sixth title and continuing Pakistan’s dominance.
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Marchand, McIntosh dominate at WAC
The Frenchman wins 400IM and the Canadian secures her fourth gold medal in Singapore
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Canadian teen Mboko stuns top-seeded Gauff
She reached the quarterfinals after one-sided win against the French Open champion
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Messi exits early with injury in Leagues Cup win
His team Inter Miami triumphed against Necaxa 5-4 in penalty shoot-out
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Norris holds off Piastri for Hungarian GP win
This is the seventh one-two finish of the season for McLaren out of 14 races
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Tanger Star cruises into KPL final
Buchra Warriors beaten in second semifinal
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Popyrin books Toronto quarter-final spot
He sets up last-eight clash with top-seeded Zverev, who received a walkover in his fourth round match
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Naqvi announces venues for Asia Cup
India and Pakistan to clash on September 14
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PCB disappointed over WCL's hypocrisy
The board issues blanket ban on future participation
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We're ready for Asia Cup: Agha
Pakistan suffers a two-wicket defeat against West Indies in second T20I
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Max Verstappen says Red Bull’s RB21 has “something fundamentally wrong” at Hungaroring
Verstappen reports a “fundamental issue” with Red Bull’s RB21 in Hungary and doubts further wins this season.
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PCB slams WCL ‘hypocrisy’, bans players from future events
PCB denounces WCL for awarding points to forfeiting team, says sport is being held hostage to political expediency
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Holder’s last-ball heroics level series as West Indies stun Pakistan
Batting first, Pakistan posted 133/9; West Indies chased target on last ball to seal dramatic two-wicket win
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Jelly Roll makes WWE debut at SummerSlam 2025 with Randy Orton in tag match against Logan Paul
Jelly Roll impressed fans with his WWE debut at SummerSlam 2025, teaming with Randy Orton in a tough loss.
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England fight back but India lead grows
The visitors look to draw the Test series 2-2