Salary freeze, tax surge hit professors

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may soon face a serious human resource crisis in the public universities as the nation’s highly qualified researchers and faculty members are on the verge of attrition due to a freeze in their salaries since 2021, and 81% increase in their tax burden. These highly qualified researchers and professors, hired under the Tenure…

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Trump presses Iran to ‘wave white flag’

. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed Iran’s military capability and said Tehran “should wave the white flag of surrender”, a demand rejected by Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, as renewed escalation continued in the Gulf region for a second consecutive day. Speaking a day after launching ‘Project Freedom’ to open the Strait of Hormuz,…

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Renowned cleric shot dead in Charsadda

. PESHAWAR: A prominent religious cleric, Maulana Muhammad Idrees Tarangzai, was killed on Tuesday in a targeted shooting in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Charsadda, while two police constables were also injured in the attack. According to details shared by police, the incident took place on Tuesday morning at around 08:10am within the jurisdiction of Utmankhel police station,…

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Dar upbeat on Iran-US talks progress

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed hope that Pakistan’s mediation efforts in talks between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East conflict would reach an advanced stage and eventually conclude, terming it essential for global peace and the world economy. He briefed members of the diplomatic…

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No leniency for power theft, warns PM

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on power sector reforms: Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to take strict action against power pilferers. The directions came during a high-level review meeting on reform measures in the power sector. The premier also called for a comprehensive strategy to meet future…

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Virat Kohli: ‘You’re one of the OGs’: Virat Kohli’s heartfelt tribute for RCB stalwart Evan Speechly – Watch | Cricket News

Virat Kohli with former RCB head physio Evan Speechly. (Video grab) NEW DELHi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bid an emotional farewell to one of their longest-serving members as former head physio Evan Speechly’s 18-year association with the franchise came to a close, marking the end of a significant chapter in the team’s journey.Speechly, who served RCB…

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