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Why is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visiting Pakistan?
In this photo released by Prime Minister Office, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, prays after planting a tree in the prime minister house in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 22, 2024.
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2024-04-22, Al Jazeera
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is in Pakistan on a three-day trip to discuss regional and bilateral relations days after Iran and Israel carried out attacks against each...
Chinese workers killed in suicide bomb blast as Pakistan grapples with attacks on Beijing’s interests
Police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, district in the Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan has rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle on Tuesday, killing five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, police and government officials said. (AP Photo)
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2024-03-27, CNN
Five Chinese workers and their local driver were killed in a suicide bomb blast in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, authorities said, the latest in a string of terror...
Pakistanis still unable to access X, formerly Twitter, after 144 hours
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2024-02-24, The News International
This representational image shows the logo of X formerly known as twitter. — AFP/File KARACHI: X, formerly Twitter, is still inaccessible to Pakistanis after the passage...
Pakistan ranks 45th on world internet uplift index: UNDP2024-04-24
The News International: The United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) logo. — Facebook/UNDP/ ISLAMABAD: While ranking 45th out of 52 countries in the World Internet Development Index, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that Pakistan’s journey towards digital...
SC sets aside order for allotment of amenity plot2024-04-24
The News International: The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad. — AFP/File KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday set aside the provincial ombudsman’s order with regard to allotment of a 5,000 square yards amenity plot to the KanpurOld BoysAssociation (KOBA)...
Geo Films presenting partner for Mano Animation’s animated film ‘The Glassworker’2024-04-24
The News International: The Glassworker was screened at the prestigious Canner Film Festival in 2023. Image — APP/File KARACHI: Geo Films will be the presenting partner for the Pakistan release of ManoAnimation Studios’ much-anticipated...
Study reveals high trans-fat commonly consumed at university cafeterias2024-04-23
The News International: The Department of Food Science & Technology building in the University of Karachi. — University of Karachi Website/FileIslamabad:A recent study conducted by the Food TechnologyDepartment at the University of Karachi has shed light on concerning levels of...
Mashhood empowered to decide fate of breakaway PHF2024-04-23
The News International: Chairman Prime Minister's Youth Programme Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan in a meeting with Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan on April 23, 2024. — APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is also patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hockey Federation...
World Sindhi Congress highlight unlawful land accusation in Pakistan at UN2024-04-23
Beijing News: New York [US], April 24 (ANI): A group of delegates from the WorldSindhiCongress (WSC), an organisation involved in Sindh rights advocacy, participated on Tuesday in the 23rd session of the ongoing UN PermanentForum on IndigenousIssues (UNIPFII), raising...
E-taxi driverkills self by jumping into sea2024-04-23
The News International: EdhiMarine Services team is busy in a rescue operation in Karachi on March 17, 2024. — PPI An e-taxi driver allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the sea at the Clifton beach on Tuesday. The man was identified as Tahir Mehmood, 27. His body is yet to be...
Garments factory owner arrested for gas theft2024-04-23
The News International: A representational image showing a person handcuffed and standing behind bars. — AFP/File The SSGC has continued relentlessly towards clamping down on gas theft through raids across its operational areas along with aggressive prosecution. The SSGC’s Counter...
PTI to stage demos against rigging2024-04-23
The News International: In this image, Sindh Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Haleem Adil Sheikh speaks to media person at the SHC on February 27, 2024. — Facebook/Haleem Adil Sheikh Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
Commuters face problems due to heightened security in city2024-04-23
The News International: Commuters worry and facing problems due to closing major roads and security reasons on the arrival of Iranian President Dr Ebrahim Raisi, at Saddar in Karachi on April 23, 2024. — PPISecurity was heightened in the city on Tuesday due to the visit of the...
PPL boosts production output2024-04-23
The News International: This handout photo released by the Iraqi prime minister´s office on April 1, 2023, shows a view of installations at the Karbala oil...
P@SHA hails surge in IT exports2024-04-23
The News International: P@SHA Chairman Zohaib Khan was the esteemed ChiefGuest at Aptech 2023. — X/PASHAORG KARACHI: Muhammad Zohaib Khan, chairman of PakistanSoftware Houses Association (P@SHA), on Tuesday apprised that informational technology exports of the country have...
Mahaana ETF debuts PSX2024-04-23
The News International: PSX marked the listing of the Mahaana Islamic IndexExchange Traded Fund (MIIETF) with a gong ceremony on aPRIL 23, 2024. — PSX website KARACHI: The PakistanStock Exchange (PSX) marked the listing of the Mahaana Islamic Index Exchange Traded Fund (MIIETF)...
Probe finds Clifton SP responsible for custodial murder2024-04-23
The News International: Sindh Police personnel can be seen passing on a police vehicle in Karachi. — AFP/File A probe has found Clifton SP Nayyer Ali responsible for the custodial death of a suspect at the Darakhshan police station. On April 15, suspect Moiz Naseem, who was arrested...