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Efforts on to cut civil govt, debt servicing expenses

[ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday said the government was committed to maintaining macroeconomic stability and steering the economy from stabilisation towards sustainable growth. He also stressed the need to stay on course in structural reforms and strengthen the private sector’s role through privatisation and public-private partnerships (PPPs). … Read more

Sweetener’s import raises eyebrows

[ ISLAMABAD: The import of sugar and then its export to dispose of unsold stocks, which is happening now, have raised serious questions about data maintenance relating to the commodity’s availability, stocks and domestic consumption. This has also sparked questions about the role of the Sugar Advisory Board and the food ministry, which deal with … Read more

Sarah Khan urges action for child safety, demands death penalty be enforced

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Actor calls for transparency in how cases are handled, appeals to government officials Actor Sarah Khan demanded urgent action for child safety and called on the government to enforce existing punishments for child sexual abuse, saying she was “ashamed” of the world children were growing up in. In a series of stories shared on her Instagram, … Read more

10-way contest in Skardu by-polls today

. GILGIT: Polling for the by-election in GBA-09, Skardu-III, is scheduled to take place today (Saturday), with around 33,000 voters eligible to cast their ballots in a contest featuring 10 candidates, including nominees of the PPP and PML-N, as well as an independent candidate. The by-election was ordered by the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Election Commission after … Read more

Taapsee Pannu opens up on emotional toll of playing grief-heavy roles

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Indian actor says she convinces herself characters’ tragedies had happened to her, reveals she sought therapy Indian actor Taapsee Pannu discussed the emotional cost of playing intense, grief-heavy characters, revealing that the process she relied on to access pain on screen was far from a healthy one. Speaking to Variety India about her role as … Read more