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. PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a major increase in various allowances for provincial government employees, including doubling the travel allowance for disabled staff from Rs6,000 to Rs10,000 per month. Following cabinet approval, the Finance Department has issued separate notifications outlining the re-vised benefits, which will be implemented from July 1, and reflected in … Read more
[They asked regulators in three states and at a federal agency to approve a deal that would create a combined company with 10 million customers across the Southeast.
President Trump may have fallen into the same trap that his predecessors did in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our chief diplomatic correspondent explains why.
[The Justice Department is seeking to compel grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Times reporting on the president’s new Air Force One jet.
The nation’s years of pain continue.
. SARGODHA: Kirana police on Wednesday uncovered a false claim of robbery after an investigation revealed that the complainant had staged the incident. According to police sources, Shehbaz, resident of the same area, called the Police Emergency Helpline 15 and alleged that a gang of eight armed dacoits had entered his house while he was … Read more
On the fifth straight day of fighting, the U.S. launched a 90-minute attack on Iran, while Tehran targeted Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.
Facing intense divisions within Iran, Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf both struck a defiant tone and argued that diplomacy could defend Iran’s interests.
Officials in Santa Clara County began knocking on doors on Monday to collect potentially infested plants sold at some Costco stores.
. PARIS: French lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate. The legislation will, under strict conditions, allow a person who requests it to receive a lethal substance. The substance could be self-administered or, if the … Read more