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President, PM ease budget rift as K-P flags share cap

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K-P adviser says NEC cannot alter provincial revenue shares as Centre seeks Rs1.2tr for next fiscal ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s head of state and head of government met on Monday to resolve differences over the new budget, as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s finance adviser revealed that the Federation wanted to freeze new provincial shares at this year’s level to retain … Read more

PPP grabs lion’s share of G-B seats

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GILGIT: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged as the single largest party in the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Assembly following Sunday’s general elections in the region, according to unofficial and unverified results received on Monday. According to the preliminary data, the PPP managed to secure 10 seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with six … Read more

FO warns UK diaspora over AJK interference

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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday rejected what it termed “irresponsible and ill-informed insinuations” made by certain members of the diaspora in the United Kingdom regarding Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) amid the unrest in the territory. The statement follows deadly clashes in AJK’s Rawalakot, where the newly proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) had … Read more

Pakistan, US pin hopes on diplomacy

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States appear to be aligned in their assessment that diplomacy still has a chance despite the latest exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urging all sides to exercise restraint and “give peace a little more chance”. In a statement posted on X, … Read more

Why the Houthis are threatening Red Sea shipping and what it means for oil markets

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Past Houthi attacks forced shipping diversions around Africa; Axis role raises escalation risks globally The Houthis emerged in northern Yemen in the 1990s as a religious and political movement, later becoming a major armed force. PHOTO: REUTERS Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they would ban vessels linked to Israel from transiting the Red Sea, following … Read more

NASA to wear Prada as luxury group pushes into space industry

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the inner layer liquid cooling and ventilation garment designed by prada and axiom space reuters

Prada unveils NASA moon mission collection, deepening its push into space technology and exploration The inner-layer liquid cooling and ventilation garment designed by Prada and Axiom Space/Reuters Italian fashion house Prada unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA ​astronauts heading to the moon, underscoring the brand’s push to be the … Read more