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Lessons in mediation
OVER most of the past year, Pakistan’s role in US-Iran diplomacy remained quiet, familiar and carefully limited; functioning as a channel passing me…
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Surprise fuel hike adds to burden on consumers
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, the Shehbaz Sharif government on Friday increased the prices of both petrol and diesel by Rs26.77 per litre with imme…
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Govt hikes petrol, high-speed diesel prices by Rs26
The government raised the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs26.77 on Friday. Following the increase, the price of petrol now stands …
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CM Bugti opens research centre in Balochistan to curb extremism
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has inaugurated the province’s first research centre aimed at countering rising extremism in the pro…
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CJP Afridi openly opposes Judicial Commission of Pakistan meeting for judges’ transfer
• In letter to commission, Justice Afridi warns move will set ‘undesirable and potentially far-reaching precedent’ • Fears it will ‘erode public con…
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Pakistan, 7 other Muslim nations reject attempts to alter historic, legal status quo in Jerusalem, at its holy sites
The foreign ministers of Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority countries issued a joint statement on Thursday, rejecting any attempts to alter the…
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UK PM ‘won’t resign’ over Mandelson scandal
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Wednesday that he would not resign, claiming allegations of misleading MPs over his appointme…
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