Pirlo confirms he will not be taking Italy job

LONDON: Former Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who was favoured for the national coaching post, expressed his bitterness on Monday over the debate which has led to him no longer being a candidate. The 47-year-old had, to many Italian fans’ surprise, become the favourite to be tasked with reviving the national side’s fortunes after they failed for the third successive…

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US lawmakers acknowledge Pakistan’s role in promoting regional stability in meeting with CDF Munir

ISPR says meeting focused on matters of mutual interest, regional security and bilateral defence cooperation United States lawmakers on Monday acknowledged Pakistan’s role in promoting regional stability and economic resilience in a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, said the military’s media wing. According…

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Punjab information minister touts governance record, decries rigging by opponents in AJK polls

Saeed Ghani accuses PML-N of being behind death; Azma says ballot papers found at PPP candidate’s residence The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party, coalition partners in the federal government, lobbed rigging allegations at each other as a party worker’s death marred the elections for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The PPP…

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SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 11.5%

Central bank governor says inflation has declined gradually during the first six months of the year SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed during a press conference. Photo: SBP Meta The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday kept its policy rate unchanged at 11.5%, maintaining its current monetary policy stance following a meeting of the Monetary Policy…

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K-P offers cash rewards for terror intel

Authorities have released photographs of the wanted terrorists along with the bounties placed on their heads DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has appealed to the people of Dera Ismail Khan to remain vigilant against the suspicious activities of terrorists, announcing substantial cash rewards for any citizen who provides information leading to the presence,…

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Arrested terrorist says he was paid Rs25,000 to carry out attacks on Baloch people

Security sources say he received militant training at a camp in Balochistan during interrogation Security sources on Monday shared that a terrorist belonging to Fitna al-Hindustan told investigators that he had been recruited through false promises and financial incentives and was paid Rs25,000 to carry out attacks on Baloch people. They added that the disclosures were…

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