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[ ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday considered a proposal of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), which was eager to construct the Multan-Rohri section of the Mainline-I project at a cost of Rs470 billion under a build-and-lease model but ambiguity remained over debt repayments and the quantum of sovereign guarantees. The proposal seeks to give the … Read more
[ Call for immediate issuance of export order, taking into account IMF recommendations, the prime minister’s committee PRICE RELIEF: Sugar prices are now 18% lower than a year ago due to better production this year, with the commodity selling at an average price of Rs148 per kg. Millers have been trying to convince the government … Read more
Meeting expected to focus on postwar strategy as US president’s administration works on day-after plan US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One for a trip to the Republican National Midterm Convention, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US September 9, 2026. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump is expected to … Read more
A file photo of Peshawar Police. PHOTO: NNI PESHAWAR: Two dangerous members of a gang wanted in 13 serious cases, including murder, robbery and attacks on police, were killed in an alleged police encounter in the Peshawar area, police said. The slain suspects had snatched more than Rs15 million from a gold trader on Civil … Read more
[The gathering in Scotland brings together industry leaders amid a growing debate about the safety risks of unchecked artificial intelligence.
SWABI: Steven Khan, a resident of Australia and grandson of Samandar Khan, who is believed to have migrated to Australia from Yaqubi village in present-day Swabi district around 1890 or 1900, is searching for his ancestral home and family roots in the area. Steven Khan has contacted Dr Saleem Abdullah, a professor at Abdul Wali … Read more
The North Korean leader’s financial and diplomatic leverage rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.
The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.
. Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. — SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: The Judicial Commission probing the Mir Raza Ali case has summoned the first investigating officer (IO), Shabbir Laghari, to appear before it as the panel recorded statements … Read more
RAWALPINDI: A major scandal involving corruption and corrupt practices in the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board’s Building Control Department has been uncovered as a special inspection team detected large-scale illegal constructions and violations of building codes in 100 commercial building files. Four building inspectors have been suspended and one dismissed from service, while the special inspection team … Read more