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Rs5.9tr surplus budget unveiled Current spending reduced by 3.1% under fiscal consolidation push Salaries up LAHORE: The Punjab government unveiled on Tuesday Rs5.903 trillion surplus budget for coming fiscal year, showing reduced current expenditures, despite a 7% increase in salaries and 3.5% hike in pension, while a substantial amount of Rs803.88 billion … Read more
The Paris Opera production of “Ercole Amante” (“Hercules in Love”), a rediscovered 1707 work by the female composer Antonia Bembo, leans into contemporary themes of coercion and consent.
Stockpile development comes as US keen to leverage Australia’s location to counter China’s military build-up: analysts Pentagon aims to fund the military campaign against Iran. PHOTO: ANADOLU The US military is planning a permanent war-ready weapons stockpile for its Marine Corps on Australia’s southeast coast beyond the range of most Chinese missiles, tender documents show, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s quiet but intensive diplomatic efforts played a pivotal role in preventing a potentially devastating regional conflict among the Muslim countries, revealed security sources on Tuesday, as preparations enter the final phase for the signing of a landmark peace agreement between Iran and the United States in Switzerland later this week. At a background … Read more
Despite mutual praise between the two leaders, there has been a series of setbacks to U.S. relations with India since they last met more than a year ago.
Its members are among the world’s wealthiest large democracies — close allies and major trading partners that account for a substantial slice of the global economy.
NEW DELHI: India has temporarily blocked the Telegram messaging app, saying it was used to try to defraud candidates for a national medical entrance test, which was also hit last month by allegations of leaked papers that led millions of results to be cancelled. The ban, which is unprecedented in India, was “in response to … Read more
The longtime over-the-air telecast will no longer be free after the national broadcaster, and Rogers Sportsnet, the N.H.L. rights-holder, could not agree on a sub-licensing deal.
Study finds that 166,000 sq km of world’s coral reefs, around a third of total, are particularly ‘climate-resilient’ In the crystalline waters off Kenya’s coast, coral reefs are thriving, evidence of a rare good news story in the battle to protect oceans from the ravages of climate change. A new study presented at the Our … Read more
Also addresses cultural backlash and Bushra Ansari’s disapproval of male comedians mimicking female public figures Viral sensation, impressionist, and comedian Waheed Lala sat down for a candid conversation that offered a masterclass in the survival mechanics of modern comedy. From navigating gender-bending character parodies to analysing the shift from network television to raw social media … Read more