Six die in unrest over Iran’s economic crisis; Trump threatens intervention; Araghchi, top operatives of Khamenei, slam the US Screenshot by UGC released on social media shows protesters attacking a government building in Fasa, southern Iran. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Friday, declaring that the United States […]
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Pakistanis spent two out of every three rupees on just two basic needs – food and electrified shelter – as reliance on foreign remittances and financial aid increased to meet growing expenses, a new government study showed. Expenditures rose at a faster pace than incomes due to current economic pressures and rising cost of living,
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. Swiss police. Photo: AFP (file) CRANS-MONTANA: The owner of the bar in a Swiss ski resort ravaged by a deadly fire on New Year’s Eve insisted to Swiss media on Friday that safety standards had been followed. Jacques Moretti, a Frenchman who runs the Le Constellation bar with his wife Jessica, told the Pakinomist
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Pakistan, seven Muslim states warn of ‘humanitarian collapse’ in violence-hit enclave Palestinians gather at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 21, 2025, as Israel allows a limited amount of aid into the enclave. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven key Muslim countries expressed deep concern
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MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore said on Friday that his government has no plan to start a confrontation with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). “Our government has implemented 75 percent of the 39-point agreement signed with the JAAC,” he said, adding that public frustration has decreased significantly since
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: At its meeting on Friday, the federal cabinet approved a number of important policy decisions, including steps to introduce a new local government system in the capital and the formal ratification of previous committee decisions. Chairing the meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized economic stabilization and continued reforms
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ATC reveals judgment in two cases registered in wake of vandalism on 9 May 2023 ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the federal capital has sentenced over half a dozen journalists and YouTubers, including Adil Raja, to “rigorous imprisonment for life” for “digital terrorism” in two separate cases stemming from the May 9, 2023 violence.
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Says talks on release of PTI founder would require favorable political environment Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Photo: X Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has said he is ready to hold talks with state institutions to address provincial issues and strengthen labor relations, although Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has not assigned him the
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. ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has a marked improvement in its recruitment performance during 2025 and has completed a total of 3,005 nominations during the year. According to a statement released on Friday, the Commission’s efforts are in line with the government’s agenda to promote transparency in public sector recruitment. “The Federal
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. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has revised the list of senior civil servants nominated for the National Management Course (NMC), a mandatory requirement for promotion to Grade 21, and is introducing further changes to the officers selected for the 124th NMC, it was revealed on Friday. The Establishment Division has formally informed the National School
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