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India fuelling regional instability to deflect from domestic challenges: security official

Says India has evolved into a ‘police state,’ where freedom of expression and press remain under state control ISLAMABAD: A senior security official briefed ...

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CTD opens five fronts in Rangers attack probe

  Arrested terrorist alleges Afghanistan-based banned outfit planned assault with help from local facilitators Five cases have been registered by the Sindh Counter Terrorism ...

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PTA says internet services return to normal after SMW5 submarine cable repaired

Regulator says it remained in close coordination with Transworld Associates (TWA) throughout the disruption ISLAMABAD: Internet services across Pakistan have returned to normal after ...

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PM orders nationwide ban on substandard syringes to curb spread of infectious diseases

PM orders legal action against individuals, hospitals involved in their use or found negligent in preventing their use Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a ...

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Emergency response committee set up

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Wednesday, directed federal and provincial authorities to intensify preparations for the upcoming monsoon season, ordering the establishment of ...

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Budget tax changes come into force

Revised tax measures came into force with the implementation of the new federal budget ISLAMABAD: Implementation of the federal government’s newly announced budget has ...

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PM Shehbaz departs for Iran to attend Khamenei’s funeral

After attending funeral in Tehran, prime minister is expected to travel to Istanbul for a bilateral visit to Turkiye Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leaves ...

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Glacier melt boosts water levels in rivers, reservoirs

Officials said the gradual increase in river flows had improved the availability of water in major reservoirs ISLAMABAD: Water levels in major rivers and ...

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Four dead as monsoon lashes northwest

Rescue teams pulled the injured from the debris and shifted them to nearby hospitals ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Three children and a woman died and more ...

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Pakistan rejects India’s criticism of Afghan strikes

Says Delhi sponsors terrorists operating from Afghan soil FO terms Pak actions ‘legitimate, proportionate’ and t ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly rejected India’s criticism ...

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