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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkiye signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at promoting institutional cooperation, strengthening technical collaboration and enhancing the exchange of knowledge between their energy sector institutions. The agreements were signed during high-level consultations held in Istanbul between Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: The 43rd meeting of the Board of Directors of the Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) was held under the chairmanship of Muhammad Ali, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatisation and Chairman of the Privatisation Commission, to review key developments in Pakistan’s public-private partnership (PPP) agenda. A major focus of the session was … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Indian officials held a rare meeting in Colombo this week in the presence of former diplomats, retired military officials and politicians from the ruling alliances of both countries under what is known as a Track 1.5 dialogue, according to sources familiar with the development. There have been several rounds of such unofficial … Read more

LAHORE: Pakistan is increasingly being recognised as a global ‘peacemaker’ and an emerging ‘middle power’, following its mediation role to end the war between the United States and Iran, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday. Speaking to the media at Data Darbar in Lahore, Dar said the country’s role in … Read more

Separately, authorities confirmed the recovery of the body of a senior Airports Security Force officer QUETTA: A Turkish drilling operator who went missing following an armed attack on a mining site in Balochistan’s Chaghi district has been safely recovered and reunited with his family after nearly two months away from home, while in a separate … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs, on Thursday said the latest statistics generated through the Hajj Management System reveal a strong response from intending pilgrims across the country. More than 80,000 applicants have registered within the first three days of the registration drive. Among them, those wishing to depart from Karachi constitute the largest … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged a comprehensive national response to combat the growing threat of drug abuse and illicit trafficking, stressing the need for prevention, awareness, rehabilitation and collective action to protect Pakistan’s youth from emerging narcotics-related challenges. In his message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, being … Read more

Date, time and place of Talb-e-Muwathibat (immediate demand) must be specifically pleaded and proved ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that in a suit for the right of pre-emption, the date, time and place of Talb-e-Muwathibat (immediate demand) must be specifically pleaded and proved, holding that failure to fulfill this mandatory legal requirement is fatal … Read more

. SAN FRANCISCO: Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s data centre buildout. The move does not affect Apple’s main cash cow, the iPhone. But it would take starting price of the Neo – Its … Read more

TORONTO: Senegal became the first African side to score five goals in a World Cup match, a stunning double by Pape Gueye inspiring them to a 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq in their final Group I match on Friday. Senegal also boosted their chances of progressing to the last 32 as one of the eight … Read more