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England pace quartet might keep Jofra Archer going until he is 40
Jofra Archer said he might play “until I’m 40” thanks to the benefits of being a member of England’s new-look fast-bowling quartet. The ongoing three-Test series against Pakistan represents the first time Archer, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson have all featured in the same England side. Initial results have been impressive, with Pakistan…
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‘No bilateral mechanism’ to take back Rochdale rapist, DPM Dar tells UK’s Miliband
Pakistan has rebuffed the United Kingdom’s appeal to take back a ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang during Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London on Thursday, according to a report published in the Daily Telegraph by this reporter and…
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‘Unilateral interference’ with IWT has ‘profound’ implications, warns DPM Dar
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday warned that the implications of “unilateral interference” with the Indus Waters Treaty are “consequently profound”. The DPM made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at a seminar titled “The Indus Waters Treaty: South Asian Security at the Crossroads”, organised by the Embassy of Pakistan…
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SALU PhD Scholar Qalandar Bakhsh Bhatti Successfully Defends Research
KHAIRPUR: PhD scholar Qalandar Bakhsh Bhatti of Shah Abdul Latif University’s Department of Zoology successfully defended his research at his Final Open Defense. His study focused on the population, habitat, food, feeding and breeding behaviour of Black and Grey Francolins in Nara Taluka, Khairpur. The research identified illegal hunting, pesticide use, habitat destruction and predators…
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Hyderabad Commissioner Visits Itmad Home in Badin
BADIN: Hyderabad Division Commissioner Fayyaz Hussain Abbasi visited Itmad Home in Badin, a welfare institution providing care, education and training to orphan and deserving children. During the visit, he inspected classrooms and residential facilities and met children and teachers. He praised the institution’s efforts to provide quality education, proper care, moral training and discipline. Commissioner…
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Regional Director Colleges Sukkur Inspects Exam Centers
SUKKUR: Regional Director Colleges Sukkur Shafiq Ahmed Rind visited examination centers at Government Islamia Arts and Commerce College during the ongoing ADA/BA, ADS/BSc and ADC/BCom Part-I examinations. He reviewed arrangements and directed examination staff to ensure transparency, discipline and strict prevention of cheating. He warned that students found cheating would face action under examination rules.…
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FBR Introduces Special Tax Scheme for Small Traders, 1% Tax on Annual Sales Up to Rs200 Million
SUKKUR: Chief Commissioner of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Regional Tax Office Sukkur, Zegham Abbas, has said that the FBR has introduced a special tax scheme to bring small traders and businesspersons into the tax system and make their tax affairs simple, transparent and workable. Under the scheme, small traders with annual sales of up…
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Pims tragedy: Health secretary removed after ‘repeated failures to inspect hospitals’
ISLAMABAD: The removal of the federal secretary health immediately after the tragic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Children’s ICU, which claimed the lives of 14 children, was prompted by his alleged failure to comply with repeated directions from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to personally inspect Islamabad’s hospitals, particularly Pims, according to…
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Bugti warns property owners of facilitator status if land used for terror attacks
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has warned owners of vineyards and other private properties in Mastung that they could be treated as facilitators if militants use their land for attacks on security forces and government officials. Responding to questions after the inauguration of Balochistan police’s digital initiatives at the Central Police Office on Friday,…
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Iran-US Tensions Persist Amid Hormuz Talks
Iran has rejected the latest US sanctions, describing them as an act of state and economic terrorism. Tehran has strongly criticised Washington’s continued pressure and maintained that the new measures will not force Iran to change its position. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman have held discussions over the Strait of Hormuz amid continued regional tensions. The…
