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PAKISTAN SUPPORTS IAEA’S ROLE IN PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE USE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY: PM
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) role in the promotion of responsible use of nuclear technology during an official visit to Vienna. “Premier Shehbaz Sharif reaffirms...
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PAKISTAN, AUSTRIA AGREE TO DEEPEN BILATERAL COOPERATION
PAKISTAN and Austria on Monday agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in Vienna. The premier arrived in the Austrian capital a day earlier on a two-day official visit...
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Govt to shift Imran to hospital, forms Medical Board as TTAP sit-in enters day two
The government on Saturday announced that jailed Imran Khan would be shifted to a hospital for medical treatment and that a medical board would be constituted to examine him, as a protest sit-in by the Tehreek-e-tahfuz-ayeen-e-pakistan (TTAP) outside...
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OPPOSITION STAGES PARLIAMENT SIT-IN OVER IMRAN’S HEALTH, GOVT DENIES NEGLIGENCE
Aday after claims surfaced that jailed PTI founder Imran Khan has lost most of the vision in his right eye, the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz-iayeen Pakistan (TTAP) launched a sit-in outside Parliament House on Friday, vowing to continue until he...
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PM ORDERS NEPRA APPEAL TO ‘PROTECT’ EXISTING SOLAR USERS AMID ‘NEW REGULATIONS’
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the Power Division to immediately file an appeal with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to review the “new solar regulations,” in a bid to protect existing contracts for current...
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PM SHEHBAZ HAILS RAQAMI ISLAMIC DIGITAL BANK LICENCE AS MILESTONE IN PAKISTAN–KUWAIT ECONOMIC TIES
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday termed the granting of a commercial licence to Raqami Islamic Digital Bank a landmark development for Pakistan’s financial sector and a major step towards deepening economic cooperation with Kuwait. Addressing...
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SHEHBAZ UNVEILS $1B AI PUSH BY 2030, CALLS INDUS AI WEEK A ‘GAME-CHANGER’ FOR PAKISTAN
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced an ambitious plan to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030, declaring that Pakistan was ready to embrace emerging technologies and compete globally in the digital...
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FINMIN, WB MD DISCUSS $20B CPF, DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
FEDERAL Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the Alula Conference 2026 for Emerging Market Economies in Saudi Arabia, underscoring Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening...
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MASTERMIND, FACILITATORS OF ‘INDIAN-SPONSORED’ ISLAMABAD IMAMBARAGH ATTACK LASSOED FROM KP: NAQVI
FEDERAL Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday accused India of “financing and directing” terrorist networks operating from Afghan soil, revealing that four facilitators of the Islamabad imambargah suicide attack— including the main...
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31 KILLED, 169 INJURED IN SUICIDE ATTACK DURING FRIDAY PRAYERS; STATE VOWS FULL FORCE RESPONSE
AT least 31 worshippers were killed and 169 others injured when a suicide bomber attacked Imambargah Khadijahtul Kubra in the Tarlai area on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers with the authorities claimed to have identified the attacker...
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PAK-UZBEKISTAN SEAL ‘HISTORIC $2B TRADE DEAL,’ 29 MOUS AS PRESIDENT MIRZIYOYEV ARRIVES IN ISLAMABAD
PAKISTAN and Uzbekistan on Thursday agreed to elevate bilateral trade to $2 billion over the next five years, signing 29 memoranda of understanding (Mous) and agreements on the first day of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s two-day state visit to...
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Kazakhstan President arrives on two-day visit with agenda to bolster bilateral ties
PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to fostering friendly relations with Libya as a high-level Libyan delegation called on him at the Prime Minister’s House, state media reported. According to state-broadcaster...
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ASIF CALLS FOR ‘MASSIVE TROOP DEPLOYMENT’ IN BALOCHISTAN DUE TO ‘GRAVE SECURITY CHALLENGE’
DEFENCE Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that Pakistan was compelled to deploy large numbers of troops in Balochistan due to the province’s vast geographical expanse and the severity of the security situation, particularly in the wake of a recent...
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92 INDIAN-PROXY TERRORISTS KILLED, 15 JAWANS MARTYRED AS FORCES FOIL SPATE OF ATTACKS
SECURITY forced neutralized 92 terrorists of Indian proxy Finta al-hindustan (FAH) while responding to multiple attacks across Balochistan while 18 civilians and 15 jawan embraced martyrdom in what Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi described as “Indian...
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POWER TARIFF SLASHED, EXPORT FINANCE CUT AS PM UNVEILS EXPORT-LED GROWTH PUSH TO REVIVE ECONOMY
PRIME Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced major relief measures for Pakistan’s industrial and export sectors, including a Rs 4.04 per unit cut in electricity tariffs for industry and a reduction in wheeling charges to below Rs 9....
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PAKISTAN BACKS IRAN AT UNHRC, VOTES AGAINST MANDATE EXTENSION: PM
IN a bid to help defuse tensions between Iran and US, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday spoke with Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, with both leaders exchanging views on the evolving regional situation and underscoring the need for...
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KP CM DEMANDS RELEASE OF ‘CONSTITUTIONALLY GUARANTEED’ FUNDS, WARNS OF FISCAL CRISIS
KHYBER Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accusing the federal government of a “persistent failure” to release constitutionally guaranteed funds and demanding the “full and unconditional” payment...
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GUL PLAZA FIRE TOLL RISES TO 73 AMID CALLS FOR JUDICIAL PROBE, RELIEF TO TRADERS
THE death toll from the tragic Gul Plaza fire rose to 73 on Sunday after the recovery of two more bodies, while families continued to mourn the loss of their loved ones as funeral of some victims was offered in Karachi and Sukkur. Police Surgeon Dr...
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