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Govt weighs fresh curbs to stem 4th Covid wave
Air travel ban on unvaccinated people from Aug 1; restrictions on tourism under consideration
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Taliban say they control 85% of Afghan territory
All borders now in Taliban control 'will remain open and functional'
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Billionaires Branson, Bezos ready for space trip
While the tycoons are among the first passengers, their goal is to allow hundreds of (wealthy) clients to tour space
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Sydney faces Covid-19 lockdown extension amid record 2021 cases
Hundreds of extra police patrolled parts of Sydney to enforce the city's lockdown
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PM Imran meets Baloch senators, discusses dialogue initiative
Senators assure support to premier; participants discuss political, law and order situation in province
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Two dogs get 'death sentence' for handler's negligence in Karachi's DHA
Aggrieved parties reach a compromise, defendant to tender 'unconditional apology'
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UK's economic rebound slowed in May despite lifting of Covid rules
Gross domestic product expanded by a monthly 0.8%
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Nine found dead in Swedish airplane crash
"Everyone on board the crashed plane has died"
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Fire at Bangladesh juice factory kills 52, many feared trapped
About 20 others have been injured and many are feared trapped
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Clear signs of fourth Covid wave starting in Pakistan, says Umar
Terms poor SOPs compliance, Indian variant main causes; warns indoor facilities of being shutdown if SOPs violated
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NAB moves SC against IHC decision
Files petition seeking disqualification of bail of three PML-N leaders
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Clinical England thump clueless Pakistan in first ODI
Visitors were bowled out for 141
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Taliban rules out seizing power militarily
Govt ‘loses’ two districts in Herat; Taliban, Kabul agree war no solution
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IHC restores NBP president, BoD chairman
Division bench suspends single bench decision
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‘PTV broadcasts to be digitised by year-end’
Senate committee unhappy with delays in implementation of recommendations
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BPS 20-22 employees to get 25% disparity allowance
Finance ministry also announces Rs3,500 increment in orderly allowance
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Pindi mayor breaks into RMC after SC verdict
Decision calls for restoration of local bodies in Punjab
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Court rioting: IBC begins action against lawyers
Action launched action under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act
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Retrieval of RR funds after scandal a daunting task
Punjab govt had suspended the project following the discovery of the scam
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PM takes notice of viral sex assault video
Police obtain four-day remand of fourth accused
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RMC to build 13 parking plazas to ease traffic woes
Feasibility study completed for construction of three parking plazas
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Seven uplift projects approved for Chaklala cantt
Funds for the projects have also been released.
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Researcher to produce first-ever healing bandage
Bandage would quicken healing of various kinds of wounds.
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Robbery suspect who escaped from jail arrested again
Two police officers held
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Over 0.6m people get Covid jabs in Faisalabad
Official says sufficient stock of anti-coronavirus vaccine available in the district.
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Man allegedly rapes ex-wife over ‘divorce’ in Dijkot
Victim was pregnant when suspects intoxicated, tortured her
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‘Patwari’s mustn’t hire private staff, offices’
LHC orders BoR senior member, ACE to act against illegal practices in revenue dept
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508 water schemes announced for S Punjab
Governor inaugurates women protection helpline in Multan
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Women commission’s work stays halted
Chairperson, members not appointed by Punjab govt
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Oil rises after big draw in inventories
Brent crude oil futures rose 29 cents to $73.72 a barrel
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Opel to be 100% electric in Europe
Carmakers around the world have started setting timetables to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles
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Markets down over Fed signal
Hong Kong stocks opened lower, extending losses into a seventh day
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State Bank reserves rise $1.1b to $17.2b
Increase comes following receipt of $1b from China, $440m from World Bank
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Indus Motor, Suzuki reduce car prices
Industry players expected to introduce hybrid electric vehicles under new auto policy
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Salt association seeks end to sales tax
Official says sector has potential to earn $1b through exports
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Zomato eyes $1.3b IPO
"We are disrupting the Indian habit of home-cooked food"
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WAPDA gives K-IV contract to joint venture
Rs1.14b project awarded through international competitive bidding
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CCOE snubs gas companies
Grills ministry for not implementing cabinet’s decision to award idle capacity
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Circular debt rose by Rs260b this year, panel told
Power division officials say K-Electric a defaulter of Rs61b
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Punjab’s ADP utilisation at highest in 10 years
Province uses 97% of funds, or Rs300.77b, against allocation of Rs308b
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Rupee hits 5-month low in inter-bank market
Closes at Rs159.33 against greenback due to rising import payments
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Pakistan asks India to dismantle terror infrastructure
FO rebuts Indian external affairs ministry denying New Delhi's role in Johar Town blast
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Honesty is best policy: Lahore traffic wardens return lost Rs1m to owner
Traffic warden Zubair says he along with Constable Subah Sadiq found a bag full of money lying on the road
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US military mission in Afghanistan to end August 31: Biden
US military 'achieved' its goals in the country — killing Osama bin Laden, degrading al Qaeda, says President Biden
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Review board orders release of TLP chief
Says govt only wants extension in Saad's detention on the basis of ‘fears’
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We must stay abreast of evolving regional situation, says Gen Qamar
Army chief visits Mangla Corps, briefed about operational preparedness and training, says ISPR
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Omar Hameed appointed new secretary election commission
Incumbent Dr Akhtar Nazir ‘repatriated on account of his verbal request on personal grounds’, reads notification
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Foreign exchange: SBP reserves rise $1.1b to $17.2b
Increase comes following receipt of $1b from China, $440m from World Bank
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Taliban say they do not seek to seize power in Afghanistan militarily
There has been a rapid deterioration in security as US withdraws its forces after 20 years
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Market watch: Led by cement and steel, stocks soar 805 points
Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 1.7% to settle at 48,053.17
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Pakistan condemns Israeli aggression against Qatar
Joins Britain, France, Germany and EU in terming it 'dangerous, unacceptable'
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Pakistan, Hong Kong agree on legal cooperation
MoU signed on digital governance, virtual assets' regulation
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Huzaifa Waleed Gill secures silver for Pakistan at European shooting championship
Team scores 1,106 out of 1,200 points in 800-yard individual event
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Kamal calls for clean water, sewage treatment to curb disease
Health ministry alerts of brewing crisis in Punjab with sharp rise in water-born diseases
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Lions, Nilgai calves, deer rescued from flooded Bahawalnagar
Punjab Wildlife Rangers rescue eight deer, shift them to veterinary camps for treatment
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Forest Vision to 2050 launched in Punjab to 'counter climate-change'
Deforestation has chopped away at endangered species' habitats
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Karachi rains all night
Malir, Lyari Rivers at flood risk, major thoroughfares clear, low-lying areas inundated
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Warrant out for Gandapur in arms, liquor case
Islamabad court rejects exemption plea for next hearing scheduled on Sept 17
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Tax: FBR asked to rope in private sector's help
PM directs body to extend facilities to taxpayers
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Sugar mills halt supply, triggering price volatility
Wholesalers blame millers for creating artificial crisis to drive up rates
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Pakistan, China to strengthen SCO
China pledged 100 "small and beautiful" livelihood projects for member states, including billions in aid and loans
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Action Plan to boost ties with Kazakhstan
Kazakh delegation's engagements in Islamabad went beyond the Foreign Office
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PTI MPs sentenced in another May 9 case
One woman, Sanam Javed, was declared a proclaimed offender
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Shahdara residents struggle to rebuild amid widespread losses
Collapsed walls, weakened roofs render many homes uninhabitable
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Cervical cancer vaccination launched
Vaccine costing more than Rs30,000 per dose to be provided free of charge from Sept 14 to 21 in Sargodha
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PSX hits new all-time high on bullish momentum
Index climbs 465, then 675 points during intra-day trading
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FBR rolls out digital invoicing
Automates process for sales tax payers to ensure efficiency, transparency
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PSX extends winning streak, hits record
KSE-100 index gains 476 points mainly on back of fertiliser, bank stocks
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'Tariff policy risks deindustrialisation'
PRAC says premature liberalisation will widen deficits, hurt exporters
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$12m fishmeal plant planned in Gwadar
The plant will source sardines and other fish from the Arabian Sea to produce feed-grade fishmeal
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Pakistan, Kazakhstan eye $1b trade target
Pledge to enhance economic ties, accelerate cooperation in seaports and regional connectivity via transit trade deal
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Floods ruin 1.3m acres of farmland
Calls grow for agri-emergency as rice, wheat, sugarcane, cotton destroyed
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US explores investment in Pakistan's ports
Future plans for Port Qasim include a coastal economic zone
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Agreement on freight corridor revised
Under exit clause, Pakistan Railways gets right to buy back concessionaire's assets
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Acumen launches $90m agri-resilience fund
Finance minister assures full govt support as global investors plan visit next month
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Gold touches new record at Rs388,100
Follows global trend where investors flock to safe-haven asset; rupee inches up further
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Debt surges to record Rs80.5tr
SBP report shows govt adds Rs25.4b daily, breaches debt limitation act
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PSX scales new peak as winning streak continues
KSE-100 index gains 476 points mainly on back of fertiliser, bank stocks
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OPEC+ output hike pushes up crude prices amid Russian supply risks
Brent crude rising 47 cents, or 0.7%, to $66.49 a barrel
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Industry proposes spectrum sharing
Cites examples of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia which allocated spectrum at 10% of last price
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Syria leader to visit Moscow next month
Novak also suggested Russia could act as a mediator with Israel
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In breakthrough, researchers publish brain map
Images show how decisions are made
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Pigs' heads left outside mosques in Paris region
France is home to the largest Muslim community in the European Union
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Sri Lanka SC clears way to strip ex-leaders of perks
Bill is part of Dissanayake's effort to impose more official austerity after the country's worst-ever economic crisis
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Trump's alleged birthday note to Epstein released
House panel investigates late financier's sex crimes case
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WHO backs weight-loss drugs
More than 3.7 million people died from illnesses related to being overweight or obese in 2021
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Iran, IAEA agree new cooperation framework
FM Araghchi, UN's Grossi sign agreement in Cairo
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Belgian prince 'had son from affair with model'
61-year-old prince disclosed in a statement that he indeed had a son from the affair
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Nepali 'Gen Z' protesters set parliament ablaze as PM quits
KP Sharma Oli steps down amid country's worst unrest in decades
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Israel targets Hamas in Qatar air strikes
Palestinian group says leadership survived; Qatar to continue mediation; US ‘feels badly about location of attack’
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Russian attack kills 24 in Ukraine
Russian attack kills 24 in Ukraine
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BJP’s Radhakrishnan elected India’s new VP after abrupt vacancy
The vice president holds the second-highest constitutional office as well as being chair of the upper house
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Nepal PM resigns as protesters set parliament ablaze
Protesters torched ex-PM Oli’s house, stormed parliament with rifles
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Israel orders Gaza evacuation as it prepares for a major attack
Threatens to unleash 'hurricane', if Hamas does not free hostages, surrender
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Gaza flotilla 'struck by drone' in Tunisia
Tunis insists explosion sparked by internal boat fire, denies external trigger
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Pakistan win tri-series final in style
Nawaz takes hat-trick as Green Shirts skittle Afghanistan for 66 in 15.5 overs
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Sorensen-McGee hat-trick as World Cup holders New Zealand thump Ireland
Black Ferns claimed top spot in Pool C with a crushing 40-0 victory over Ireland
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Tuchel warns England to beware Serbia threat
The Three Lions face Serbia on Tuesday after Andorra victory
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Merino at the treble as Spain thump Turkey
Fuente's side topped Group E with their second victory from their opening two matches
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Wirtz stunner helps Germany bounce back against Northern Ireland
Nadiem Amiri and Florian Wirtz net second-half goals to earn 3-1 victory
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Alcaraz outshines Sinner to claim second US Open title
Spaniard becomes world number one and seals his sixth Grand Slam title
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PSG call for change after Dembele and Doue international duty injuries
Club urges FFF for better 'medical and sporting coordination' with national team
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Pedersen wins Vuelta stage 15 as protesters again impact race
Vingegaard retains 48-second lead over Almeida
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Depay becomes Netherlands' top scorer in World Cup qualifying win
Goals move him above Van Persie to top of all-time list
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'Life and soul of the party', Thomas bows out of cycling
Welshman ends 19-season racing career in Cardiff
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Verstappen puts brakes on McLaren with record-breaking Italian GP victory
Dutchman wins ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
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McIlroy wins Irish Open play-off for first title since Masters
World number two edges out Lagergren at third extra hole
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Nawaz’s hat-trick powers Pakistan to tri-series final win against Afghanistan
Pakistan set 142-run target; Nawaz’s five-wicket haul bundles out Afghanistan for 66 in final
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England hand South Africa heaviest ODI defeat by 342 runs
Archer’s fiery spell and Bethell’s century power England to historic win in third ODI
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Travis Kelce involved in on-field clash with Chargers’ Teair Tart during season opener
Travis Kelce was slapped by Chargers’ Teair Tart during the Chiefs’ season opener in Brazil.