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[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Vietnam Ambassador Pham Anh Tuan has said that Vietnam and Pakistan have agreed to consider striking a preferential trade agreement (PTA) as a strategic step for a stable legal basis to expand market access and reduce tariffs. After finalisation of the PTA, both sides would facilitate bilateral trade and investment to move … Read more
Mariyam Nafees may have entered motherhood for the first time in March with the birth of her son Isa, but the actor already knows how many children would be the perfect number for her: two. “You should have a total of two kids!” declared the Ishq Jalebi actor during a recent appearance on Hasna Mana … Read more
As the opposition's All Parties Conference (APC) began in Islamabad on Thursday, senior political leaders called for the restoration of democracy, constitutional supremacy and an end to what they described as engineered politics and judicial victimisation. With a firm call to restore democracy and uphold the will of the people, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali … Read more
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[ Listen to article KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah will inaugurate the 20th “My Karachi – Oasis of Harmony” International Exhibition at the Karachi Expo Centre on Friday, August 1. The three-day event will run until August 3, featuring over 350 stalls offering discounted products and services. Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) … Read more
WASHINGTON: Manchester United made it two wins out of two with a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament in Chicago on Wednesday. Goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo and teenager Ethan Williams sealed an encouraging result for Ruben Amorim’s side at a rainy, windswept Soldier Field. United, … Read more
“A little restraint, please!” wrote the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, who is leading an effort to stop visitors from wandering the town in just their swimwear.
[The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.
Featuring thirteen nominees from nine different nationalities – including Indian novelist Kiran Desai and Malaysian author Tash Aw – this year’s Booker Prize longlist is the most global in a decade, reported the Guardian. At 667 pages, Desai’s novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the longest book on the list, and took her … Read more
Listen to article FAISALABAD: A special anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad on Thursday sentenced top PTI leaders, including Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan, Opposition Leader in the Senate Shibli Faraz, Hamid Raza and Zartaj Gul, to 10 years in jail on charges related to riots that targeted state institutions in 2023. Fifty-eight of the … Read more