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Justice Isa's wife casts doubts over PM’s Bani Gala money trail
Sarina Isa questions atypical generosity of Imran Khan's ex-wife in a letter to LHC bar association
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Market watch: KSE-100 falls as budget optimism fades
Benchmark index drops 93.52 points to settle at 48,632.56
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Oil trades at multi-year highs on demand expectations
Analyst says rapid fall in oil inventories supporting oil prices
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Shehbaz asks govt to reveal names of 'powerful players’ brokering IMF deal
PTI govt is planning to impose additional Rs383b taxes in upcoming budget, says opposition leader in NA amid ruckus
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UK watchdog to investigate Apple, Google mobile ecosystems
There is concern that the tech giants have market power that is harming users and businesses
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Drone pilot saves animals in global disaster zones
Using a high-tech drone equipped with a large thermal camera, one pilot has developed a way to save trapped animals
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Alarm rises in India over Covid-19 risks as crowds return to malls and rail stations
Delhi's top mall saw a footfall of 19,000 people last weekend- as soon as it reopened
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NCOC may announce reopening of cinemas from June 30: Fawad
Announces cable channels' digitalisation; says subscription model to allow buying, selling of broadcast content
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French man accuses Netflix of racism over Islam-related slur
The complainant is also considering suing Netflix for using his image for commercial purposes without his permission
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China urges NATO to stop exaggerating 'China threat theory'
NATO leaders on Monday had taken a forceful stance towards Beijing
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India to speed up Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probe as tech focus intensifies
CCI plans to demand information from Amazon and Flipkart, related to allegations of stifling competition
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Israeli nationalists to march in East Jerusalem, Palestinians plan 'Day of Rage'
Far-right Israeli groups will march in East Jerusalem in a flag-waving procession
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Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow
Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates
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Twitter adds 'Arabic (feminine)' language option in diversity drive
Until now, the instruction for the user to Tweet in Arabic had appeared only in the masculine form "gharrid"
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Sindh questions impartiality of IRSA teams
Refuses to allow regulator monitor discharge of water at barrages
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Pakistan seeks Russia’s help to procure 5m Sputnik V doses
Qureshi tells Lavrov two countries should continue to capitalise on shared cooperation
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Pakistan leapfrogs India, BD in manpower export
"Pakistan becomes a Manpower Export Leader in the region despite the pandemic"
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Tarin rules out any disagreement with IMF
"Both the Government of Pakistan and the IMF want to continue the programme"
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Social media firms not cooperating with FIA, NA body told
NACTA says Facebook does not even bother to respond to our requests
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Walk-in vaccination starts in Bhakkar
18-year-olds and above can get Covid jabs without prior registration
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How Lahore Zoo’s oldest bird came alive
Embalmed and breathless, the cassowary is now ready to greet park-goers once again
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Rs370 billion set aside for health sector
Rs1.2b announced for cancer, hypertension-related diseases
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Punjab unveils ‘biggest-ever’ ADP
Rs560b set aside for different development schemes
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Abandoned by families, elderly women find shelter
Tabinda, hailing from Bahawalpur, has been living at the Islamabad Edhi Old Home for the last 13 years.
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Thalassemia patients suffered as Covid hit blood donation drives
NA deputy speaker addresses World Blood Donor Day ceremony
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Short circuit triggers fire in Bara Market
Valuables worth Rs20m reportedly burnt to ashes
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Two gangs busted, seven members held
Cash, gold ornaments, mobile phones as well as illegal weapons recovered
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Armed robbers loot clinic in Gulistan Colony
The robbers stole Rs0.3 million and six mobile phones from the staff and patients.
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Bonded labour eradicated in ICT, IHC informed
Officials submit report to court after visiting brick kilns
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SBP moves to enhance stability
Foundation of Islamic banking lies in compliance with Shariah rules and principles
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Alvi for promoting quality education
President asked HEC to adopt a cooperative approach and enhance communication with universities
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Rupee weakens against dollar
Rupee weakened against the US dollar at Rs156.19 in the inter-bank market on Monday
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SBP relaxes regulations for goods export
Amendments will help promote ease of doing business
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Refineries raise observations over Finance Bill
Say certain amendments may hurt efforts to generate cash flow
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USF board approves Rs2.14b contracts
Aims to provide high-speed internet to 2.2m people in areas of Punjab, K-P
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Initiatives launched to steer business
PRMI and two online platforms will make regulatory environment business friendly
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World Bank, ADB delay $1b loans
Approval postponed due to failure to meet some conditions, deadlock in IMF talks
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DRAP striving to help pharma sector grow
CEO says authority working to steer ease of doing business to support companies
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‘Pandemic-related trade barriers are rising’
WTO head seeks to bring down restrictions to move medical goods faster
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Textile sector requests meeting with Shaukat Tarin
Says its demands were not considered in federal budget for fiscal year 2021-22
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No new taxes imposed
Provincial government proposes cut in tax rates for 10 additional services from 16% to 5%
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Nowhere to go
It is sheer cruelty to render people homeless without providing them with alternative accommodation
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Bulldozing bills
Opposition’s complaint that parliamentary bills are being bulldozed is pretty justified
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The 1991 accord and water management
May 2021 brings about a fresh set of national security threats for Pakistan
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Budget 2021-22: revving up the economy
The PTI government had a bumpy start on the economic front
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Save it from UNraveling
The pandemic has brought new scrutiny to the World Health Organization
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Petrol price likely to be hiked by Rs4.20 per litre
The new rate, if approved, will come into effect from Wednesday
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Change in PM’s stance on Kashmir not a ‘U-turn’: president
People should change their judgement as per developing situations and reasoning, says President Alvi
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Market watch: KSE-100 rallies on budget optimism
Benchmark index soars 421.36 points to settle at 48,726.08
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NATO designates China as ‘systemic’ challenge, security risk to Western alliance
Beijing stated ambitions, assertive behaviour present challenges to rules-based international order, reads communiqué
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Encroachments main cause of urban flooding: Murad
Sindh CM reviews relief efforts, meets residents of Saadi Town, pays tribute to rescue teams
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Blood traces found on Humaira Asghar’s clothes, reveals final report
Medico-legal report also confirms only skeleton of the deceased recovered, no soft tissue or major organs found
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US approves flood relief aid for Pakistan
State Department has not disclosed amount of funding committed to recovery effort
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Govt lifts ban on new gas connections nationwide
Federal cabinet approves resumption of connections, lifting the ban imposed in 2021
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Over 400 rescued as rains flood Karachi, death toll rises to four
Thado Dam overflow floods nearby residential areas, while army joins civil administration to evacuate stranded people
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Maryam Nawaz announces flood relief package
Forms 14-member committee to devise relief and rehabilitation strategy within one week
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Pakistan calls for emergency UNSC session over Israeli strikes on Qatar
DPM Dar says Pakistan expresses complete solidarity with government and brotherly people of Qatar
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Model villages planned in Rawalpindi Division
First phase to cover villages in five Punjab districts, benefiting 285,000 people across 41,850 households
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First gender parity report in the works
NCSW, UN Women lead data synchronisation to improve women empowerment policies
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US woman moves IHC to recover sons brought to Pakistan by husband
Says her husband took kids’ passports to take them for Umrah but travelled to Pakistan instead without her consent
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PM orders urgent relief as Karachi reels from floods
Directs NDMA to assist Sindh govt in relief operation, calls for swift search for missing persons drowned in city
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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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PSX shatters another record, crosses 157,000 barrier
Benchmark index gains 0.29% on investor interest in attractive stocks
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Gold steady, silver holds peak rates after six sessions of gains
24-karat gold stands at Rs388,100
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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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Trade deal in sight with US-India talks on table
Dialogue on 'brighter, prosperous future' due in coming weeks
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Iranian forces kill six Afghans 'attempting to cross Sistan-Baluchestan province'
Eyewitnesses say several injured, grenade launchers used, at least 40 detained
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Nine killed in Kathmandu protests
Nepali Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets, impose curfew
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Trump's global tariffs up for Supreme Court review
US may unwind trade deals if his administration loses, says president
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Russian attack kills 24 in Ukraine
Moscow has claimed the industrial region as part of Russia despite not having full control over it
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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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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.