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October 8, 2025
Gold tops $4,000 for first time as traders pile into safe haven
Gold — long considered a go-to in times of uncertainty — has climbed to a high of $4,006.68.
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October 8, 2025
Notices issued on petition for relocation of Rano to sanctuary in Punjab
SHC seeks report on origin of female brown bear kept in Karachi Zoo.
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October 8, 2025
Living with the scars of calamity
Amid promises of reconstruction that came to naught, survivors of the 2005 earthquake struggle with their personal traumas.
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October 8, 2025
Deepening rift
THE alliance between the PML-N and PPP is in disarray. What began as a public spat over flood relief efforts in...
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October 8, 2025
Situationer: Wheat worries: how the deregulation experiment went awry
For Punjab, deregulating the flour industry seemed like a good idea, until floods exposed the lack of safeguards in its framework.
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October 8, 2025
Rate cut unlikely this month, says SBP governor
Monetary policy decision hinges on IMF talks, inflation outlook.
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October 8, 2025
SC office clears IHC judges’ petitions for hearing
Petitions formally numbered by IHC Registrar’s Office
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October 8, 2025
Minister blames India after Jaffar Express targeted again
Affirms that railway operations to continue despite incident.
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October 8, 2025
Pakistani banks lead Asia-Pacific in returns
Six banks feature in the region’s top performers list.
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October 8, 2025
PTI offers to back PPP on ‘no-trust’ motion
PTI offers to back PPP on ‘no-trust’ motion
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October 8, 2025
PTI offers to back PPP on ‘no-trust’ motion
“We will not form a coalition with the PPP, but we will support it if it moves a no-confidence motion against the govt," says Salman Akram R...
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October 8, 2025
Floods dampen Pakistan’s growth outlook
World Bank cuts forecast by 0.5pc; exports to decline 1.5pc.
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October 8, 2025
Mystery of the ‘port deal’
A number of questions have been raised about the purported Pasni discussions.
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October 8, 2025
Fallacious fairness
It is time for parliament to rethink the democratic trajectory.
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October 8, 2025
Water reality
Bad policies, inefficiencies and poor management are glossed over.
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October 8, 2025
Gaza’s future
TWO years after the Hamas attacks targeting Israel created shockwaves that rattled the Middle East, representatives...
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October 8, 2025
Fatal ‘honour’
MURDER for ‘honour’, executed by systems meant for women’s safety, is gender-based violence at its most ...
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October 8, 2025
Peshawar High Court grants protective bail to KP CM aide
Directs law enforcement agencies to provide details of cases registered against Mohammad Musaddiq Abbasi.
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October 8, 2025
Swiatek coasts through Wuhan debut while heat wilts players
Swiatek calls on organisers to take player safety into account when scheduling matches on the outside courts.
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October 8, 2025
Italy’s Gattuso expresses Gaza heartache ahead of World Cup qualifier with Israel
The Azzurri take on Estonia in Tallinn on Saturday but all eyes are on the following clash with Israel in Udine next Tuesday.
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October 8, 2025
Plan to flush half of Tarbela dam blocked
With water levels at 10-year high, Indus authority refuses to waste supply amid Wapda’s unresolved tunnel deadlines.
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October 8, 2025
‘Passing marks’ raised as federal board revises grading system
‘Passing marks’ raised as federal board revises grading system
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October 8, 2025
‘Passing marks’ raised as federal board revises grading system
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has increased passing marks from the...
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October 7, 2025
Pakistan look to revive Women’s World Cup campaign against Australia
Fatima Sana’s charges have endured a tough start to their campaign, slumping to heavy defeats against Bangladesh and India.
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October 7, 2025
In Bangladesh’s flooded plains, schools in boats keep learning afloat
School boats are made of local timber and are equipped with benches, blackboards, and bookshelves.
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October 7, 2025
4 govt officials, including 2 school teachers, allegedly abducted in KP’s Bannu: police
"Search operation underway to ensure those abducted are released by terrorists," say police.
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October 7, 2025
NPC submits charter of demands to interior ministry over police storming of press club
Demands high-level inquiry committee and separate committee to address such incidents.
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October 7, 2025
DawnRelief: Marking 20 years of rehabilitation, reconstruction and transformed lives
Since it's inception in 2005, the initiative has provided support and rehabilitation to communities impacted the most by crises.
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October 7, 2025
Russia says it awaits clarity on possible US supply of Tomahawks to Ukraine
"We’re talking about missiles that could also be nuclear-capable. Therefore, this is truly a serious round of escalation," says Kremlin spok...
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October 7, 2025
5.2-magnitude quake jolts KP’s Swat, Chitral districts: PMD
Says the earthquake originated in the Hindu Kush Region of Afghanistan.
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October 7, 2025
Pakistan to be sold advanced air-to-air US missiles by Raytheon
Modification in Raytheon contract says missile production for C8 and D3 variants will be completed by May 2030.
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October 7, 2025
Undue process: Global Sumud Flotilla activists undergo abuse, maltreatment at the hands of Israeli jailers
Former JI senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan was released after being detained by Israel; reports of activists being beaten, deprived of food and me...
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October 7, 2025
Nobel physics prize goes to pioneers of quantum mechanics
Quantum technology is already ubiquitous, with transistors in computer microchips an everyday example.
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October 7, 2025
The spotlight is finally on Gaza, but is renewed celebrity concern coming too late?
In order to shift from offering meaningless platitudes to driving change, stars must do more than post a story.
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October 7, 2025
DG ISPR says Chinese weapons systems performed ‘exceptionally well’ during May conflict with India
Says Pakistan recently raised its tally of Indian aircraft shot down to seven.
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October 7, 2025
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to a ‘stable’ Afghanistan in quadrilateral meeting with Russia, Iran, and China
Four nations voice concern over presence of terrorists in country; 7th meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan due later t...
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October 7, 2025
PTI activist Sanam Javed allegedly ‘abducted’ from Peshawar: FIR
PTI describes alleged incident as “shameful and deeply disturbing”; calls for accountability and justice.
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October 7, 2025
Review: Plestia Alaqad’s The Eyes of Gaza tells the heart-wrenching tale of living through a genocide
The Palestinian journalist documented her 45 days in Gaza in a powerful novel that explores pain, resilience and survivor's guilt.
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October 7, 2025
France PM in final effort to salvage cabinet
A political crisis has rocked France for over a year, after Macron called snap polls in mid-2024 which ended in a hung parliament.
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October 7, 2025
7 injured after blast derails 4 Jaffar Express bogies in Sindh’s Shikarpur
Sindh CM condemns incident, seeks report from IG.
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October 7, 2025
SC Constitutional Bench resumes proceedings on challenges to 26th Amendment
The amendment has altered the judicial authority and tenure; opposition parties and legal experts have questioned its impact on judiciary’s...
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October 7, 2025
PM Shehbaz receives honorary PhD in leadership, governance from Malaysian university
Says he tries his "best to serve the people with sincerity of purpose and unwavering commitment" as their premier.
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October 7, 2025
Death, displacement and despair — 2 years of Israel’s brazen onslaught on Gaza
Each month of the conflict has marked a turning point, shaping the region and the world in its wake.
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October 7, 2025
The trouble with the Arabs
Was the Fahd plan a sleight of hand, an illusion, or the bus the Arabs missed?
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October 7, 2025
Editorial: No surprise electricity consumers have been made to bear cost of regulatory rot through inflated bills
Rewarding a defaulting supplier for reneging on contractual obligations shows how weak the sector’s regulatory framework has become.
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October 7, 2025
Editorial: No surprise electricity consumers have been made to bear cost of regulatory rot through inflated bills, Regulatory lapses
Editorial: No surprise electricity consumers have been made to bear cost of regulatory rot through inflated bills, Regulatory lapses
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October 7, 2025
Regulatory lapses
UNSUSPECTING electricity consumers have once again been forced to pay an additional amount — Rs215m — not ...
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October 7, 2025
Judicial norms breached by permanent transfer of three judges to IHC: Justice Shakeel
What is done once, if it is allowed, may be done again, judge observes
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October 7, 2025
Prosecution wraps up evidence in Toshakhana case
Court summons Imran, wife to record their final statements tomorrow
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October 7, 2025