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KARACHI: “You know we’re only looking in the US,” one sister said casually over tea. “Ammi keeps saying we should have Alina settled here, but I don’t want that.” The other nodded in agreement. “Then you should call Mrs. Zarmeen. Everyone says she’s the best for overseas rishtas. She knows all the families that are … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, highlighting the human rights violations in Kashmir and Palestine and condemning terrorism, reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace and dialogue but vowed to resolutely defend the nation against any external aggression or India’s usurpation of water rights. The prime minister, in his 25-minute address at the 80th session … Read more
KARACHI: Chandni, the two-year-old she camel brutally tortured by a landlord in Sukkur for straying into his fields, has undergone a major surgery at a shelter home in Murad Memon Goth. According to the shelter management, a team of veterinarians successfully repaired her fractured jaw by inserting rods and a supporting frame to restore it … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s debt burden has reached alarming levels, with every citizen is now burdened with Rs318,252 debt compared to Rs90,047 a decade ago, according to a new report by the Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) — an independent think tank providing strategic advice to policy makers on the economic policies ecosystem. The report revealed … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Friday directed the National Highway Authority (NHA) to ensure an integrated audit system, improve financial discipline and adopt fundamental changes aimed at transforming the organization into a profitable, self-sustaining institution with an annual revenue target of Rs 500 billion. Chairing a high-level meeting at the NHA … Read more
Whether President Trump can help bring the war to an end will probably depend on how much he is willing to push Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is said to be in talks with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and Silver Lake to buy out the video game giant.
[With his Puns and Anagrams puzzles, Mr. Taub made solvers groan and grin for decades. After he died this month, readers expressed appreciation for his work.
DIJKOT: A case has been registered against a couple and another individual on charges of breaking into a house, threatening to kill an overseas Pakistani woman, assaulting her brother and injuring him, and vandalising property. As per the FIR lodged with the police by Amna Azam, a resident of Eden Valley, she stated that she … Read more
Li Qiang, China’s second-highest-ranking official, portrayed Beijing as stable leader at a time when President Trump is pulling back from international institutions.
