• Nawaz, Maryam make development pledges, ‘gift’ of 10 electric buses prompts rigging allegations• In apparent swipe at Bilawal, PML-N supremo says ‘Kashmir should not be mistaken for Kashmore, nor Mirpur for Mirpurkhas’• PPP assails Nawaz’s remarks, urges Election Commission to take notice of ‘promises’ MUZAFFARABAD: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Friday promised an international…

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday stressed the need to build upon the commitments enshrined in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Their meeting came after Washington and Tehran exchanged strikes over the past several days, with the former targeting Iranian military facilities along…

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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday issued a weather advisory for the next three to four days, forecasting rain in southern and central parts of the country due to an active monsoon system. A press release issued by the Met Office said a low-pressure area was present over south-west Rajasthan and adjoining areas, causing…

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A terrorist attack on a joint police checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district martyred 15 people, including 14 security personnel, the military’s media wing said on Friday. Among those martyred are 12 soldiers, two policemen and a government official. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the attack took place early on Friday…

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The government on Friday increased the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.66 and Rs4.80 per litre, respectively, passing on the impact of fluctuating global oil prices following renewed hostilities in the Persian Gulf. Following the changes, the price of petrol stands at Rs335.18 per litre, while that of HSD stands at Rs383.46…

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The Green Shirts are set to tour England in May 2027 for a five-match one-day international (ODI) series, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday. In a press release, it said that the opening match is scheduled for May 15, 2027 in Southampton, with the series ending on May 26, 2027. The second ODI…

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SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A police official was martyred after unidentified gunmen opened fire on him in Sarvekai area of Upper South Waziristan district on Wednesday, officials confirmed. They said Constable Mohammad Mehran, who was serving at Sarvekai police station, was on his way to perform official duty when he came under attack near a stream in…

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QUETTA: Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in the Khud Kocha sub-tehsil of Mastung district on Wednesday after three people were killed and five others injured in a gun attack on a Karachi-bound passenger bus, while a bridge on the National Highway was damaged in an explosion in the area. Citing the deteriorating security situation, the…

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QUETTA: District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his guard were gunned down on Thursday, while another judge was among two injured when they came under attack while heading to Mastung, officials said. Judge Kakar and Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari were on their way to Mastung from Quetta when unknown armed men attacked…

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CHITRAL: Enraged by the exclusion of the 157-kilometre Mastuj-Broghil Road from the current fiscal year’s Annual Development Programme (ADP), hundreds of residents from the remote Yarkhun and Broghil valleys of Upper Chitral, in a convoy of jeeps and motorcycles, started a journey towards the district headquarters two days ago, and is expected to reach Booni…

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