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ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday approved a 3.7% economic growth rate for the first quarter of the current fiscal year on the back of growth across all major sectors of the economy, beating its own official reports of severe damage to agriculture caused by the “devastating floods”. The National Accounts Committee (NAC), the government body … Read more
[ Safe haven settles at Rs459,462/tola, silver also slips; rupee shows slight uptick KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined sharply on Tuesday, tracking losses in the international bullion market amid profit-taking following a strong year-end rally. In the local market, the price of gold per tola dropped by Rs10,700 to settle at Rs459,462, according to … Read more
Insiders allege management issues after Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s US communications chief left after seven months Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Photo: file Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing renewed scrutiny over their working relationships after reports that their US communications chief left the role after seven months, with insiders alleging ongoing issues … Read more
. KARACHI: City Mayor Murtaza Wahab has raised serious objections to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over the sealing of the Karachi Cotton Exchange (KCE) property, terming the move hasty, unilateral and carried out without verification of legal and factual records. In a letter addressed to the FIA director in Sindh, the mayor stated that … Read more
Times journalists are accompanying a group of scientists on an arduous, weekslong trip to study a key glacier in Antarctica. Here’s what to know.
Newly procured solid-waste vehicles deteriorate amid neglect, theft and administrative delays Meant to keep Rawalpindi city clean, some garbage-collection vehicles under the Suthra Punjab Programme instead stand idle under the open sky for over four months, rusting away and symbolising neglect rather than sanitation. Photos: Express RAWALPINDI: Under the Punjab Chief Minister’s Suthra Punjab (Clean … Read more
A Times investigation reveals the inside story of the Trump administration’s chaotic push for a peace deal and its erratic role in the war.
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Hospital ignores written removal orders, allows director to exit on tenure completion PESHAWAR: The management of Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) has effectively ignored the orders of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi by allowing the hospital director to leave honourably upon completion of his tenure instead of taking disciplinary action against him. According to sources, the … Read more
The organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, have resisted providing Israel with detailed information about their workers.
