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April 28, 2025
Govt ends double-dipping for rehired retired employees
Retired public servants re-employed must choose either pension or salary.
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April 28, 2025
Canal protests continue to hinder movement of goods
Transporters say thousands of trucks are now stranded; cargo being spoilt with each passing day.
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April 28, 2025
14 months after polls, two-thirds of election disputes still undecided
Independent candidates supported by PTI make the largest group of petitioners.
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April 28, 2025
Financial scandal looms over shuttered Railway Construction Pakistan
Hanif Abbasi insists "right-sizing" decision has nothing to do with allegations, AGP asked to conduct financial audit.
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April 28, 2025
‘America-First president’ overturning world order
WASHINGTON: In the chaotic first 100 days since President Donald Trump returned to office, he has waged an often...
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April 28, 2025
Culture war
THE heightened tensions between India and Pakistan have sealed the fate of Abir Gulaal. Slated for a May release and...
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April 28, 2025
Haj mismanagement
THE relevant authorities in Pakistan are often blamed for negligence and poor management when it comes to Haj...
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April 28, 2025
On the brink, again
Escalating tensions have pushed the region into uncharted territory and towards a full-blown crisis.
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April 28, 2025
Beneath dry rivers
The hidden water reserves could open up real opportunities.
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April 28, 2025
Zakat as non-state social welfare
The profile most likely to receive zakat according to the conjoint experiment embedded in the survey was widowed women.
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April 28, 2025
Screen safety
Debate on too much screen time is still nascent in Pakistan.
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April 28, 2025
HEC chairman, executive director at ‘loggerheads’ over multiple issues
Purported tussle allegedly affects the performance of the regulatory body.
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April 28, 2025
Diaspora capital for lasting stability
With foreign investment having bottomed, analysts argue that remittances should be channelled into productive sectors to boost output.
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April 28, 2025
Rescuing Pakistan’s economy
The country’s saving rate could have been 10 percentage points higher if its working-age population ratio matched that of its neighbours.
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April 28, 2025
Agriculture: Crop sector — from boom to bust
The wheat crisis has deepened in 2025 due to government policy failures at multiple levels, and without meaningful reforms,
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April 28, 2025
A road map for savings
There is a major opportunity to bring trillions of rupees in circulation into one of the many asset classes provided that access
Dawn
April 27, 2025
Trump officials push Russia-Ukraine peace deal after Vatican meeting
Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says siding with Russia "would tear apart alliances with Europe and embolden dictators around the world".
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April 27, 2025
Liverpool thrash Tottenham to secure Premier League title
New champions equal Manchester United's record of 20 English titles.
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April 27, 2025
India behind attack on Pakistani High Commission in London: info minister
Says India was "quick to jump to conclusions" about Pakistan's involvement in Pahalgam attack.
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April 27, 2025
Napoleon letter denying he ordered pope kidnapping sold at auction
“This arrest is one of the events that will define Napoleon's reign, at a political and religious level,” says Napoleonic history expert.
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April 27, 2025
54 terrorists killed as infiltration attempt thwarted in KP: ISPR
Military's media wing says this is the largest number of terrorists killed in a single engagement; cache of weapons, ammunition and explosiv...
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April 27, 2025
Interior minister says govt to fulfil responsibility of protecting investors ‘at all costs’
Says action is being taken against miscreants according to the law.
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April 27, 2025
6 wounded as police, protesters clash near Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Hadeed over canals project
Police say it dislodged protesters' tents from main roads and proceeded to register FIR against "violent members of the crowd".
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April 27, 2025
4.4 magnitude earthquake hits KP’s Swat, surrounding areas
No loss of life and property reported from any part of Swat, according to report.
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April 27, 2025
All eyes turn to conclave after Pope Francis’s funeral
Many of those mourning the late pope express anxiety about who would succeed him.
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April 27, 2025
London hoping to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
Bid is part of a wider vision to redefine the delivery of major international events in the UK.
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April 27, 2025
Punjab govt to create central DNA database to enhance criminal justice system
Group of experts formed to suggest a model for setting it up.
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April 27, 2025
PM Shehbaz welcomes Iran’s willingness to help ease Pakistan-India tensions
Reiterates country's readiness to participate in "transparent and unbiased investigation" into Pahalgam attack.
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April 27, 2025
Several killed as driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
Incident happened as Filipino community gathered to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, says Vancouver mayor.
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April 27, 2025
Iran port blast death toll rises to 18 as fires continue blazing
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says what exploded was sodium perchlorate — a major ingredient in solid fuel for missiles.
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April 27, 2025
Malaysia’s Johor hockey association seeks $10,000 from PHF over extra expenses in 2023 event
PHF secretary confirms letter was received and has been forwarded to PSB, citing all the expenditures of the said tour were borne by them.
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April 27, 2025
RETHINKING STATE STRATEGY IN BALOCHISTAN
The issue of how to deal with the insurgency and dissent in Balochistan continues to divide people and often elicits the most entrenched, if...
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April 27, 2025
Mercury crosses 45°C in eight Sindh cities as heatwave continues
Dadu becomes hottest place in country with 48°C; Karachi sizzles at 39°C; Sindh govt sets up hundreds of relief centres across province.
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April 27, 2025
Ex-servicemen to play active role in case of misadventure
ISLAMABAD: Amidst growing tension between nuclear-armed neighbours following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam, a...
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April 27, 2025
Regulations for AI use in banks on the cards
SBP survey finds half of regulated entities have adopted AI tools.
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April 27, 2025
India suffers from ‘insecurity syndrome’: Ahsan Iqbal
PFUJ slams Modi govt for fuelling war-like atmosphere.
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April 27, 2025
Concern in AJK as flows surge in River Jhelum
• Met official claims rise is part of usual seasonal flows • Commissioner says flood wave passes Muzaffarabad without causing
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April 27, 2025
Can Saudis help reduce tension?
Matters are exacerbated because there appears to be no dialogue mechanism.
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April 27, 2025
Crisis talks
Sense needs to be restored so that the Pahalgam attack may be independently investigated and the victims given justice.
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April 27, 2025
PkMAP protests Afghans’ repatriation in Quetta
Say Afghan refugees should be recognized Pakistani citizen and issued citizenship certificate.
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April 27, 2025
Climate change fuels malaria spike in Pakistan: WHO
Floods and rising temperatures have been identified as major factors to the surge in cases, with a reported peak of 2.7 million cases in 202...
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April 27, 2025
Anti-India rallies across GB slam Indus treaty suspension
Elected members of the GB Assembly, religious leaders, civil society members, and students participated in the rallies.
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April 27, 2025
Pakistan offers to join ‘neutral’ probe into attack
UN chief Antonio Guterres paying “very close attention” to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
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April 27, 2025
Pakistan looking to address US trade imbalance
Aurangzeb requests China to boost yuan swap line.
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April 27, 2025
Deadly blast rocks Iranian port; 14 killed, over 500 injured
Port says explosion probably resulted from a fire that broke out at the hazmat and chemical materials storage depot.
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April 27, 2025
From gains to gaps
AS we mark World Immunisation Week 2025 — themed ‘Immunisation for All is Humanly Possible’ — we are faced...
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April 27, 2025
BYC women in jail
THE detained Baloch Yakjehti Committee leader Mahrang Baloch and other BYC activists, including women, are reported...
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April 27, 2025
That golden age
Most magazines have been squeezed by a decline in advertising and subscription.
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April 27, 2025
Daughter’s tribute
ALL daughters love their fathers. No wonder, ‘A Daughter’s Tribute’ should be the finest chapter in Haji Sir...
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April 27, 2025