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Govt may have to ‘unfreeze’ fuel prices amid global surge
• Targeted subsidy for two-, three-wheelers on the anvil • Jet fuel, kerosene prices rise quietly, but dramatically • Rising jet fuel costs push up…
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Clerics from Pakistan, Afghanistan appeal to authorities to extend pause in fighting till Eidul Azha
ISLAMABAD: A group of clerics from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday appealed to the authorities on both sides to extend the pause in hostilities —…
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War Diary Day 25: Pause holds but conflict’s underlying dynamics point to widening of scope
On the 25th day of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the conflict’s underlying dynamics pointed to a continued widening of scope, with President Donald Tru…
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Indonesia says no to $1bn fee for Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ seat
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace ”, has insisted his coun…
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Did Iran attack Diego Garcia military base?
AFTER a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean was targeted by two long-range missiles, there are conflicting claims a…
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THE LAST DAYS OF BENAZIR BHUTTO
THE LAST CONVERSATION It was December 2007. A chill had begun to descend over Islamabad, and over Pakistan’s democracy. The country was just weeks a…
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On World Water Day, President Zardari calls on India to restore Indus Waters Treaty
President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday called on India to immediately restore full implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in accordance with i…
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