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Pakistan, China sign MoUs on machinery, vaccines and medical technology

Sign an agreement on the fisheries sector focusing on improving animal health services, modern biological solutions A signing ceremony was held in Sanaya where institutions from Pakistan and China signed two memoranda of understanding and one agreement. PHOTO: PPP Pakistan and China on Friday signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and a joint venture agreement […]

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President Zardari, PM Shehbaz call for protection of workers’ dignity on Labor Day

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: APP/AFP President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called on all stakeholders, including business and industrialists, to uphold the dignity and protection of the country’s workforce, Radio Pakistan reported. In their separate messages on International Labor Day, they said a nation

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“Inflation rises to 8-9%”

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s inflation is expected to edge higher in April, with the finance ministry estimating it in the 8-9% range as supply chain disruptions and global uncertainty continue to weigh on prices despite signs of macroeconomic stability. In its April 2026 monthly economic update and outlook, the ministry warned that inflationary pressures were largely driven

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Pakistan, US reaffirm commitment to ‘constructive engagement’

The discussions included prospects for strengthening the historically significant partnership between Pakistan and the United States ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has expressed Islamabad’s steadfast commitment to promoting conflict resolution through dialogue and constructive engagement after a meeting with US Congressman Brian Mast, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Republican

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The government is making an effort to limit expenses

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has directed all public bodies to eliminate non-essential expenditure and transfer excess financial contributions to the provincial treasury, citing rising welfare expenditure, public relief measures and a shortfall in revenue targets. Under the directive, development authorities, parks and horticulture authorities (PHA), water and sanitation agencies (WASA), waste management companies and other

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Imran’s treatment not possible in jail, IHC told

Safdar argued that prolonged solitary confinement was not part of the court’s sentence ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court was informed on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi faced deteriorating eyesight and prolonged solitary confinement in prison, with their counsel raising concerns about medical treatment and prison conditions. Barrister

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