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[ The government has agreed to the need for a mini-budget if revenues fall short of expectations by end-December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Despite being a top priority for both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the government managed to complete only four out of 19 actions … Read more
Beijing can squeeze U.S. critical mineral supplies and has enough oil to withstand the loss of Iranian crude, Chinese analysts say.
Leslie Mann leads a quartet of gal pals looking for rest, relaxation and sensual massages in this raucous comedy.
Hamilton said he was fitter than ever. Photo: AFP NETHERLANDS: Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he had spent the summer break training not partying, in the best shape of his life as he chases another title. The 41-year-old sits 50 points behind current championship leader Kimi Antonelli but said his Ferrari … Read more
Military says counterterrorism campaign aimed at eliminating Indian proxies, Fitna Al Khwarij and Hindustan networks Security forces, in coordination with police, killed 49 terrorists in a series of “high-tempo” intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan over the past few days, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. According to the military’s media … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan-Korea Trade and Investment Conference was organised in Seoul, bringing together over 170 Pakistani and Korean businessmen and resulting in the signing of six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between companies of the two countries. The conference was held in the backdrop of ongoing negotiations between Pakistan and Korea on a Comprehensive Economic … Read more
Palestinian and Israeli authorities offered divergent accounts of the incident, which came as settler violence has surged across the Israeli-occupied territory.
[No hurricane-strength storms have formed yet this year in the Atlantic basin, but the limiting activity isn’t certain to continue.
Actor defends host as ‘spontaneous,’ says reviewing dramas inevitably invites disagreement Actor Ali Ansari in an interview addressed the recent controversy surrounding television host Nadia Khan mocking Sajal Aly’s performance in the drama Zanjeerain. The host, while reviewing episode 18 of the drama, questioned the realism of a scene in which Sajal’s character softly calls out, “Is … Read more
Matthew Renshaw will return to the Test side for the first time in more than three years. Photo: AFP Matthew Renshaw will return to the Test side for the first time in more than three years after Australia confirmed their XI for the second World Test Championship match against Bangladesh in Mackay on Friday. Renshaw … Read more