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Pakistan urges Taliban to take ‘verifiable action’ against terrorists at UN Security Council

Says India’s approach in Afghanistan driven by a single objective, which he described as ‘destabilising Pakistan’ Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing the United Nation Security Council. PHOTO: X Pakistan called on Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to take “verifiable and non-reversible action” against terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory, as its…

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Gold slides on ceasefire hopes, US jobs data

In the local bullion market, the price of gold per tola fell to Rs452,233 after a decline of Rs3,094 KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Monday in line with a subdued international market trend, as easing geopolitical risk from reports of a possible Israel-Iran ceasefire and stronger-than-expected US labour data kept bullion under pressure,…

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Pakistan Post chief drives modernisation push

. ISLAMABAD: Director General Pakistan Post, SQN LDR (retd) Maqsood Ahmed, a senior BS-21 officer of the Government of Pakistan, is spearheading the modernization and transformation of the national postal network through visionary leadership, policy innovation, and institutional reform. According a statement issued by Pakistan Post, he is also driving the organization for organizational growth,…

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Senate exceeds austerity target by 500%

ISLAMABAD: The Senate has surrendered Rs1.436 billion savings to the national exchequer through an austerity and expenditure rationalisation programme, exceeding the target prescribed by the Finance Division by 500 per cent and setting what officials termed a new benchmark for fiscal discipline. The amount makes up 15.9 per cent of the upper house’s total budget…

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AJK PM offers fresh talks amid clashes

KARACHI: Prime Minister Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore has offered to restart negotiations with the JAAC, urging protesters to return to the dialogue table. Meanwhile, fatal clashes in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have sparked competing accounts over casualties, governance grievances and political legitimacy, with official sources confirming at least seven deaths. According to official statements,…

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PPP grabs lion’s share of G-B seats

GILGIT: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged as the single largest party in the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Assembly following Sunday’s general elections in the region, according to unofficial and unverified results received on Monday. According to the preliminary data, the PPP managed to secure 10 seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with six…

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