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The IMF unlocks DKK 1.2 billion. USD after the government revisits pre-flood pledges

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund announced a staff-level agreement on Wednesday to release the next loan tranches of $1.2 billion after Islamabad so far agreed to the old pre-flood budget targets and to publish the government report before the board meeting. The agreement will cement the positive market sentiments and ensure the continuity of fragile […]

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Karachi’s decades-old Afghan camp is being emptied as land mafias clash with police

Afghan camp was established in 1984 on more than 200 acres of government-owned land, containing about 3,000 housing units MDA officials began demolishing homes after the repatriation of thousands of Afghan nationals from the Afghan camp in Karachi on October 15. Photo: INP As tensions between the neighboring countries escalate, land grabbers quickly moved in

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Nayyab Ali becomes the first trans woman from Pakistan to be nominated as a UN Special Rapporteur

She serves as the CEO of Transgender Rights Consultants Pakistan and as a Human Rights Fellow at Harvard Pakistani human rights activist Nayyab Ali. Photo: Facebook.com/nayyabokara In a landmark recognition of inclusion and diversity, Pakistani human rights defender Nayyab Ali has been officially nominated by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the position

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Punjab prohibits the use of coal, wood at eateries in the middle of poor air quality

Smog in Lahore. Photo file: Reuters The Punjab government has introduced a provincial ban on the use of wood and charcoal of restaurants and barbecue outlets in an attempt to limit the deterioration of air pollution. All hotels and eateries have been given 15 days to install suction hoods and smoke management systems or are

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Governor Kundi Managing Ed to Sohail Afridi as New KP CM

Governor Faisal Karim Kundi administers oath to newly elected cm after Peshawar High Court orders Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi administers Ed to PTI’s Sohail Afridi as Chief Minister at the Governor House in Peshawar Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Photo via x Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday administered the office of newly

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Pakistan, Afghan Taliban regime agrees on 48-hour temporary ceasefire

Request for ceasefire came after Pakistan performed ‘Precision Strikes’ against terrorist sheaths in Kandahar, Kabul Smoke rises from the explosion site in Kabul on October 15, 2025, in the middle of heavy border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Two explosions were heard in central Kabul on the evening of October 15, said AFP journalists, with

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Internet services restored over Pakistan

Internet users reported sluggish speeds on Tuesday, especially in parts of Upper Punjab and Islamabad An international cable consortium has completed repairs on a defective repeater in one of its submarine cables that restored internet connection throughout Pakistan, announced Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited on Wednesday. Internet users had reported sluggish speeds on Tuesday, especially in

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