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The agency played an important role in responding to earlier disasters like the 2015 earthquake. But the U.S. and other countries have pulled back, Nepali officials and humanitarian groups say.
[ Council to connect Pakistani businesses with 1.59b population, starting with Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan-Africa Economic Council (PAEC) is set to be formally launched this Friday, creating a new platform aimed at expanding Pakistan’s trade, investment and business partnerships with Africa’s rapidly growing markets. The PAEC is described as Pakistan’s first official Securities … Read more
. TANK: Unknown individuals blew up the remaining portion of a Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Sheikh Sultan village in Tank with explosives last night, reducing it to rubble. According to local sources, the unidentified attackers targeted the Basic Health Unit building with another blast under the cover of darkness, causing a further large section … Read more
The Puy du Fou is the one of France’s most visited theme parks. Its founder says it gives the French a “founding narrative,” but critics say it peddles “far-right propaganda.”
The Iranian government is taking an increasingly aggressive approach as it confronts a growing economic threat and worries that its grip on the Strait of Hormuz is slipping, analysts say.
LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to establish squads in every district to ensure daily inspection, upkeep, cleanliness and repair of damaged roads. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the proposal to form the road maintenance squads on Tuesday. Presiding over a video-link meeting with commissioners and deputy commissioners on ongoing development projects in the … Read more
. KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously called on the federal government to abolish the petroleum levy and provide relief to inflation-hit citizens, even as an uproar by MQM lawmakers repeatedly disrupted proceedings on Private Members’ Day. The resolution, moved by Jamaat-e-Islami parliamentary leader Muhammad Farooq, demanded immediate withdrawal of the petroleum levy. Parliamentary … Read more
Out of total 184, 91 Pindi schools record zero results; all nine Punjab boards affected RAWALPINDI: A dispute over responsibility for this year’s poor Class 9 results across all nine educational boards in Punjab has intensified between the provincial Education Department and teachers’ organisations. The Education Department has placed the primary responsibility for the poor … Read more
TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: IRGC announces the capture of an unmanned submarine belonging to the US military at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. – IRIB Iran’s state media reported on Tuesday that the Iranian Navy had captured an unmanned US Navy submersible at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. “One of the … Read more
As the first leader of the former British colony after its handover, he balanced the demands of Beijing and Hong Kongers, making it clear that Beijing was now in charge.