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60 K-P projects worth over Rs38b approved

. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: The 9th meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Tuesday approved 60 development projects worth over Rs38 billion. The approved projects cover key sectors including roads, agriculture, social welfare, livestock, industries, health, forestry and irrigation. Members of the PDWP and officials of the … Read more

‘Marty Supreme’ set for Christmas Day release

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PARIS: Pulling out the stops in a high-octane promotional campaign, Timothee Chalamet has fully immersed himself in the role of “Marty Supreme”, a 1950s table tennis player consumed by grand ambitions, says director Josh Safdie. The unlikely story of an American table tennis champion has become an end-of-year cinematic event in the United States, where … Read more

Only 1 in 5 water sources safe in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: As Peshawar grapples with a worsening water and sanitation emergency, tests have found 84 per cent of the city’s water supply to be contaminated, with experts warning the crisis is fuelling the spread of polio and other waterborne diseases across the provincial capital. According to a survey by UNICEF, nearly 400,000 people in Peshawar … Read more

Investment counsellors share priorities for 2026

[ Since last year, B2B conferences, roadshows in China have led to 300 MoUs and 25 JVs worth $11b Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, Pakistan’s permanent representative to UN office in Genera. PHOTO: APP BEIJING: Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi on Monday held individual meetings with Pakistan’s honorary investment counsellors in China to strengthen coordination and … Read more

Sigourney Weaver discusses 55-year age-gap kiss

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Sigourney Weaver has explained how she navigated a kiss scene with a character 55 years her junior in the upcoming film Avatar: Fire and Ash. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Weaver, 76, said the scene required careful handling due to the age difference between her character and the human character Spider, played by Jack Champion, … Read more

Venezuela passes law to jail backers of US oil blockade

. Venezuela parliament. Photo: Reuters (file) CARACAS: Venezuela’s parliament passed a law Tuesday that carries lengthy prison terms for any national supporting a United States’ oil tanker blockade Caracas has termed piracy. The country already has a similar law for those who back sanctions against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Washington and dozens of … Read more