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UK minister says US-Iran deal makes Pakistan champion of world peace

Meeting discusses cooperation on counter-terrorism, illegal migration, institutional collaboration and police training British Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan Hamish Falconer meets Home Secretary Mohsin Naqvi in Islamabad. SCREENSHOT British Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan Hamish Falconer on Wednesday said the recent rapprochement between the United States and Iran has […]

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Four independent UK lawmakers join IPP

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GILGIT: Four newly elected independent members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Tuesday announced their decision to join the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) following a meeting with party president and federal minister Abdul Aleem Khan. Lawmakers who announced their party affiliation include G-BA-23 Ghanche-II lawmaker Anwar Ali; Dr Asad Shafiq, elected from G-BA-24 Ghanche-III; Muhammad Dilpazeer, elected

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PTI criticizes budget and denounces “broken promises”

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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the federal budget in the Senate, with the party’s parliamentary leader, Barrister Syed Ali Zafar, dismissing the government’s budget plan as a "budget of broken promises" riddled with what he called "eleven deadly sins" and unable to provide either public assistance or sustainable economic

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“The climate threat threatens children”

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THE UNITED NATIONS: More than a billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, including 34 million in Pakistan, UNICEF warned on Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world. For the report, the UN agency cross-referenced data showing where the planet’s estimated 2.4 billion children live with the geographic

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Government “pursues” release of hostages in Somalia

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Pakistani hostages report that supplies of food and medicine on board the ship are exhausted. ISLAMABAD: Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that the government was actively working through diplomatic channels to secure the release of 10 Pakistani citizens held hostage in Somalia. The tanker Honor 25, sailing under the

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Imaan and Chattha awarded the Ludovic Prize

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The award is considered the oldest and one of the most prestigious international honors given to a lawyer ISLAMABAD: Lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, received the prestigious Ludovic Trarieux International Human Rights Prize in recognition of their work in favor of human rights and marginalized communities, we learned on Tuesday.

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Center to fund 100MW solar project in Britain: PM

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo:X ISLAMABAD: The federal government would bear the cost of a 100 megawatt solar power project for Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday while chairing a review meeting of the initiative in Islamabad, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The Prime Minister asked

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Pakistan’s agile strategy helped shape the Iran-US deal

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s quiet but intense diplomatic efforts played a central role in preventing a potentially devastating regional conflict between Muslim countries, security sources revealed Tuesday, as preparations enter the final stages for the signing of a historic peace deal between Iran and the United States in Switzerland later this week. In a briefing with journalists,

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Five-year-old boy dies after falling into uncovered sewer hole in Lahore

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They initially refused to go down the 10-foot manhole, but the chief inspector threatened to fire them. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE A five-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Lahore’s Sundar area on Tuesday, officials said. The victim, identified as Hassan Amir, was playing on a street near the town of Rana, behind a

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Shehbaz says Islamic New Year begins with Iran-US peace breakthrough

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo:X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday extended greetings to all Pakistanis and the Muslim community on the occasion of the start of the Islamic New Year, saying it began with the announcement of a peaceful resolution of the major dispute between Iran and the United States and expressing hope for

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