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WhatsApp messenger to begin offering usernames

Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Whatsapp logo in this illustration. PHOTO: REUTERS The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said Monday. Instead, people will be…

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AJK court freezes PTI registration relief

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court has suspended the AJK High Court order granting interim relief to the PTI in its dispute with the AJK Election Commission over the party’s registration until July 2. On June 23, the AJK High Court directed the polls oversight body to provisionally register PTI as a…

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Oil production begins at Bobi Deep-1 in Sanghar

. ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has commenced oil production from its Bobi Deep-1 well in Sanghar district, producing 2,000 barrels of oil per day from the Massive Sand of the Lower Goru Formation. The company had announced the discovery on June 3, 2026. OGDC completed the laying of a 1.5-kilometre flowline…

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SC returns Imran appeal against IHC order

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has returned appeals filed by former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, challenging an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order that declined to decide their applications for suspension of sentence on merit in the £190 m case. It is learnt that the Supreme Court Registrar returned the appeals after…

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New era as PIA passes into private hands

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday marked a historic milestone in its aviation journey as the national flag carrier officially transitioned to the new management under the PIA Equity Ltd, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of the Arif Habib Consortium. This takeover is the culmination of a rigorous privatisation process designed to breathe…

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South Africa repatriations top 25,000

. JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s security forces said Monday that more than 25,000 people have been repatriated in recent weeks ahead of planned anti-immigrant protests, with many others still awaiting departure. The outflows come as thousands seek to leave over safety fears after citizen-led groups issued an unofficial ultimatum for undocumented foreigners to exit the country…

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Dialogue only solution to AJK crisis: JI chief

ISLAMABAD: JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said meaningful negotiations are the only solution to the ongoing situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). He urged the government to avoid using force and immediately engage with the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (Jaac). Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Monday, Naeem said the JI…

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Germany dumped out by Paraguay

FOXBOROUGH: Germany crashed out of the World Cup at the hands of Paraguay in the last 32 after losing 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in Foxborough on Monday. It marks the first time that Germany have ever lost a penalty shootout at a World Cup. Julio Enciso headed Paraguay into a shock lead…

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