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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...
Children run on the road during rain in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023
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2024-02-19, Asiatimes
Pakistan is a vast country of 231.4 million people. It’s one of only nine countries in the world with nuclear weapons. It’s located in South Asia, which is now one of the...
A cargo truck drives amid stacked shipping containers at the Yangshan port in Shanghai, Thursday, March 29, 2018.
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2024-02-19, Al Jazeera
China last year narrowly beat its economic growth target of 5 percent, one of its lowest benchmarks in decades. Looking ahead, analysts expect the economy to face stiff...
The Siasat Daily: Karachi: A 5.4-magnitude moderate earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday and there were no immediate reports of any causalities, authorities said. “The quake’s epicentre was 150 kilometres Northwest of Quetta with a...
Dawn: KARACHI: The Islamabad United players celebrate with the trophy after the PSL final, on Monday night. —Tahir Jamal / White Star KARACHI: At the National BankStadium here on a Monday night, Karachi finally showed up. The house was full at the venue, which was...
Dawn: RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 plane, which made an emergency landing at Muscat International Airport due to engine failure 13 days ago, returned home on Monday after its engine was replaced with another one. The engine was...
Festering wound2024-03-19
Dawn: PROTESTS unfolded once more in Gwadar, this time against the alleged enforced disappearances of two young men, who reportedly went missing three months ago. Relatives blocked the vital road link between Gwadar and Karachi, causing essential commodities to run...
Dawn: THE recent uproar over blasphemy allegations linked to a calligraphic design on a piece of clothing in Lahore captured widespread attention and sparked a significant controversy. Additionally, these accusations have been met with both subtle disapproval and...
HALL FOR SCHOOL2024-03-19
Dawn: HALL FOR SCHOOL: The Govern- ment Boys’ High School, Tijaban, is facing multiple issues, such as lack of teachers, a library, a hall, and classrooms. The students cannot manage or arrange any programme, examination or meeting in the school due to the absence...
Dawn: KARACHI: The StateBank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday kept the interest rate unchanged at 22 per cent, indicating that it still feels time is not ripe for a reduction as inflationary pressure refuses to go away. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central...
Dawn: KARACHI: The stock market turned in a cautious performance on Monday ahead of the monetary policy announcement as a result the benchmark index managed to post modest gains with a sharp contraction in the trading volume. Topline Securities Ltd said the equities...
The News International: President Asif Ali Zardari's youngest daughter Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari. — Instagram/aseefabz/File Amidst the typical Pakistani post-election discourse and the same old lot assuming power at a time when widespread disillusionment with progress prevails, President...
The News International: A representational image showing high-technology equipment for surgery. — Agha Khan University Website/File HYDERABAD: Murdered law student Yusra Batool’s brother Agha Akash, who was attacked in Hyderabad along with his sister, passed away at the Ziauddin...
The News International: In order to emphasise the distinctive contributions and influence of every volunteer, personalised appreciation is essential. In addition to validating their individual efforts, recognising...
The News International: The StateBank of Pakistan. — APP/File KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the sixth straight time, warning of risks to the inflation outlook amid uncertainty regarding administrated energy prices,...
The News International: This image released on March 18, 2024, shows Islamabad United's All-rounder Imad Wasim. — Facebook/Islamabad United KARACHI: A day after guiding them to the final with his batting heroics against Peshawar Zalmi, Imad Wasim sizzled in his bowling role to help...
The News International: Pakistan'sAir Force fighter JF-17 fighter jets fly past during the multinational naval exercise 'AMAN-23' in the Arabian Sea near Pakistan's port city of Karachi on February 13, 2023. — AFP ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Pakistan confirmed carrying out an...