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Ireland stun India 2-0 in T20 series with thrilling one-run win
Ireland beat 20-over world champions India 2-0 in their two-match T20 bilateral series, as they secured a thrilling one-run win over the white-ball heavyweights on Sunday. Ireland’s Jai Moondra and Matt Hollard dismantled the Indian batting line-up with three-wicket hauls as the visitors could only manage 153-9 after Ireland, put in to bat, posted 154-8…
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Oil prices rise and stocks mixed
Asian stocks were mixed and oil prices edged up as reports said the United States and Iran had agreed to stop attacking each other following a weekend of strikes that threw their fragile truce into question. Investor confidence remains shaky after last week’s rollercoaster ride that saw markets whipsaw on the Middle East crisis and…
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WATCH: US envoy falls in love with Pakistani chai, hospitality and wedding traditions
US Charge d’Affaires Natalie A Baker has shared her favourite aspects of life in Pakistan, praising the country’s hospitality, cuisine, cricket culture and vibrant wedding traditions, saying Pakistanis make visitors feel “like family”. In an interview posted on the US Embassy Islamabad’s Instagram account, Baker said she enjoys spending her free time with friends and…
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KP govt passes Rs121bn supplementary spending plan
Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has approved a supplementary budget worth over Rs121 billion. Of the total, Rs50.49 billion has been allocated for current expenditures, while Rs71.73 billion has been approved for the development budget. Key allocations include Rs7.53 billion for police, Rs4.12 billion for the administration of justice, Rs1.38 billion for the Home Department,…
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Rawalpindi Ring Road near completion, set for opening in July
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Ring Road project worth Rs47 billion will be ready in the first week of July as asphalt work on the 38-km-long road has been completed. Talking to Dawn, Deputy Project Director Ashfaq Sulheri said the construction work on Ring Road was almost complete and “we will inform the Punjab government about the completion…
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Mob vandalises suspect’s shop in murder case
SARGODHA: Angry mob vandalised the shop where eight-year-old Muntaha Zahra was killed on June 22. The youngsters destroyed the entire structure of the shop, Hanif Kiryana Store and in various videos circulating on social media, they are seen throwing the merchandise out on the road. They attempted to set the shop on fire too. Police have reportedly…
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Cloudburst-induced floods wreak havoc in Diamer’s Thore Valley
• Dozens of families displaced as homes, roads and farmland suffer extensive damage• PMD issues Glof alert, while NEOC warns of landslide risk in mountainous and upper regions GILGIT: Cloudburst-induced floods wreaked havoc in Thore Valley of Diamer district on Saturday, while rapidly melting glaciers continued to raise water levels in rivers and streams across…
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Pemra suspends Geo News transmission for 15 days
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday suspended with “immediate effect” Geo News’ licence for 15 days over airing a special transmission that the body said was “liable to hurt the religious sentiments of viewers”. In an order addressed to the chief executive officer of Independent Media Corporation (IMC) on June 28, Pemra said…
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Citizens support 5pc tax on social media influencers: survey
ISLAMABAD: A majority of Pakistani people support bringing social media influencers into the country’s tax net but believe the government should adopt a balanced approach that protects small digital creators and encourages the growth of the digital economy, according to findings from a survey conducted by the Press Network of Pakistan. The findings of the nationwide online…
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Pakistan Medical Association urges nationwide efforts for confidential HIV testing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), on National HIV Testing Day, has called for an urgent, coordinated nationwide effort to expand confidential HIV testing, eliminate social and institutional stigma, and fix healthcare infrastructure. The representative body of medical fraternity, PMA has highlighted a dramatic escalation in the crisis: over 84,000 cases are registered nationwide, but experts…
