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The PM stressed that the proposed strategy should ensure that the burden on the public remains minimal Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the opening ceremony of Indus AI Week in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: In a back-to-back meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the concerned ministries to prepare a comprehensive plan

PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Khan addresses the national conference of Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan, flanked by alliance chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai and his deputy Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, at Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa House in Islamabad. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties on Saturday slammed the government’s decision to hike petrol and diesel prices by Rs 55 per litre, denouncing

COAS and CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir meet Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia discussed joint measures to stop drone and missile attacks by Iran amid the ongoing regional war, it emerged on Saturday, in a significant diplomatic and security development. ISPR said the Chief of

RAWALPINDI: On Saturday, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) sentenced 47 people, including some key PTI leaders, to 10 years in prison and a fine of Rs 500,000 each. in connection with the 9 May 2023 attacks on the Headquarters (GHQ). It also ordered confiscation of movable and immovable property belonging to the convicts who have been

. ISLAMABAD: Prices of deregulated petroleum products, including kerosene, light diesel oil (LDO) and high octane blend component (HOBC), have also increased following the government’s recent hike in petrol and high speed diesel (HSD) prices and a rise in international oil prices. Although the government maintains that petroleum oil, LDO and HOBC are deregulated products

LAHORE: The sharp rise in oil prices has begun to ripple through the country’s transport sector, pushing up fares for buses, rickshaws, taxis and railways and putting new pressure on commuters already struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living. Transport operators across several cities have started raising fares on both intercity and

. ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended the implementation of a decision ordering a private airline, Airblue, to pay around Rs 5.04 billion. in compensation to the families of the victims of the 2010 private plane crash in the federal capital. IHC Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir was hearing the appeal filed by the

. DPM and FM Ishaq Dar addresses UN Security Council session on Palestine in New York. PHOTO: MOFA ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with his UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday. “The two leaders exchanged views on the evolving regional situation and stressed the importance of peace and stability,”

. QUETTA: Seven people were killed and eight injured when two vehicles collided on the Makran Coastal Highway near Neji, about 40 kilometers from Ormara on Saturday night. Emergency officials reported that the accident happened around 2:30 a.m. when a stopped oil tanker suddenly blocked the road, causing two speeding vehicles to collide. One vehicle