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Pakistan's old English manners spell youth Scrabble success
Word game scrabble
WN / RTayco
2025-03-03, The Peninsula
Karachi: "Dram", meaning a measure of drinks. "Turm", describing a cavalry unit. "Taupie", a foolish youngster. Not words in a typical teen's vocabulary, but all come...
Who is behind smuggling of high-dosage opioid medicine from Pakistan?
Africa Drug Addiction: A young man smokes Kush, a derivative of cannabis mixed with synthetic drugs like fentanyl and tramadol and chemicals like formaldehyde, at a hideout in Freetown, Sierra Leone
AP / Photo/ Misper Apawu, File
2025-02-26, The News International
ISLAMABAD: Law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the country have launched a large-scale investigation into the smuggling of high-dosage Tramadol tablets from...
Pakistan hosts Champions Trophy: More than just a cricket tournament
A view of the Gaddafi Stadium, on renovation for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Lahore, Pakistan
AP / Photo/K.M. Chaudary
2025-02-18, Independent online (SA)
Pakistan will host a first major cricket tournament in almost three decades from Wednesday in a move hailed as a landmark just a few years after the country was...
National unity can be the sole agenda2025-05-15
Dawn: INDIA once again violated our airspace, damaging mosques and martyring innocent civilians, including women and children. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) retaliated by downing multiple Indian planes, including the much-boasted French-made Rafale. This was besides...
From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1975: Fifty Years Ago: Pakistan praised2025-05-15
Dawn: DAMASCUS: PresidentHafez Al-Assad has expressed great appreciation of the people and Government of Pakistan for their unflinching support to the Arab cause. The Syrian President made this...
Trade with Malaysia2025-05-15
Dawn: PAKISTAN’S Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia, signed back in 2007, was considered a landmark trading arrangement. Being the gateway to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region, Malaysia appeared a good destination for Pakistani...
Water shortage2025-05-15
Dawn: THERE have been several incidents of water pipeline rupture in the recent past, the most recent being the burst near Karachi University staff colony that created yet another water shortage in the city. The water pipelines have burst three times in the last...
DEJECTED CANDIDATES2025-05-15
Dawn: DEJECTED CANDIDATES: It has been observed that the BalochistanPublic Service Commission (BPSC) announces test dates for vacant positions rather randomly, often on a short notice, that leaves many deserving candidates under-prepared for the whole evaluation...
SBP receives 2nd tranche of $1bn from IMF2025-05-15
Dawn: KARACHI: The StateBank (SBP) said on Wednesday it has received the recently approved $1 billion from the IMF under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). This was the second tranche of $1bn under the EFF, which supported the fragile reserves position of the...
Stocks close flat on budget jitters, rupee concerns2025-05-15
Dawn: KARACHI: After two consecutive sessions of a strong bull run, the PakistanStock Exchange (PSX) experienced a mixed trading day on Wednesday, marked by heightened volatility and profit-taking. The benchmark KSE-100 index recorded a sharp swing, rising as high...
Murad orders finalising next ADP with new schemes2025-05-15
The News International: SindhChief Minister Syed MuradAli Shah has begun budget meetings to finalise the development proposals and their allocations for the next financial year, and has also made significant decisions by launching an austerity drive to conserve funds for...
PMDC relaxes minimum marks limit for MBBS, BDS admissions2025-05-15
The News International: Pakistan Medical & Dental Council building can be seen in this image. — APP/File The merit of the entrance test has been reduced in the academic session 2024-25 to fill the vacant seats of MBBS and BDS in private medical and dental colleges across the country....
Two sons arrested as man found murdered in sack in Jauharabad2025-05-15
The News International: This representational image shows the hands of an incarcerated person. — AFP/FilePolice recovered the body of a man stuffed in a sack in DistrictCentral on Wednesday, and confirmed that he was murdered by his own sons.According to police, the deceased was...
Boy found strangled in religious seminary in Gadap Town2025-05-15
The News International: Representational image of a tape used by police to cordon off the crime scene in Karachi on May 8, 2025.. — AFPA minor boy was found dead in a religious seminary in Gadap City’s Jameel Colony near the Super Highway on Wednesday. The...
Sindh govt, Unicef discuss plans to improve various sectors2025-05-15
The News International: SindhChief Minister Syed MuradAli Shah meets with UNICEF Representative for Pakistan Mr Abdullah A. Fadil at CM House on May 14, 2025. — Facebook@SindhCMHouse Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has underscored the robust partnership between the...
Young man shot dead by robbers in Gulshan2025-05-15
The News International: A representational image of a robbery at gunpoint. — APP/File A young man was shot dead by unidentified robbers near DhakaSweets in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area on Wednesday. With this...
Police rescue 12 kidnapping victims in Kutcha operation2025-05-15
The News International: Recovered victims pictured with police personnel at (Kutcha) area on May 14, 2025. — Facebook@OfficialGoS Following the directives of SindhChief Minister Syed MuradAli Shah, police in Sukkur and Khairpur launched a significant operation to dismantle criminal...