PIA to resume Islamabad-Beijing flights from July 3

Revival of route comes amid growing demand from students, business professionals, tourists Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Friday announced the resumption of its direct flight service between Islamabad and Beijing, effective July 3, restoring a key air link between Pakistan and China and further reinforcing the longstanding ties between the two countries. The revival of…

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Indian tech hub names road for Trump, drawing criticism from Modi’s party

Congress says renaming gesture demonstrates Hyderabad’s ‘growing role’ ​in partnership of two countries A key road named after United States ‌President Donald Trump in India’s opposition-ruled tech hub of Hyderabad has drawn criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, which dismissed the move as “hypocrisy”. US-India ties have deteriorated ​during Trump’s second term, with Washington imposing…

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AJK arrests 72 in crackdown on banned group

ISLAMABAD: Police in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Saturday said they had arrested around 72 individuals allegedly affiliated with the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) during operations carried out over the past 18 hours, a day after the government outlawed the organisation under anti-terrorism laws. The development came after the AJK government banned the…

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Measles surge signals post-herd-immunity era in North America, experts warn

Experts stress the power of prevention as communities face rising risk from preventable illness. Listen to article HEALTH: A prominent immunologist has issued a stark warning of a “post-herd-immunity world” as measles outbreaks ravage communities in the American Southwest, Mexico, and Canada, with inadequate vaccination coverage. The United States is now facing its worst measles outbreak in…

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SC ties back pay to jobless stint

If employee gainfully employed after termination, they are not entitled to claim back benefits for that period Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that granting reinstated employees full back pay in the civil service structure, as well as…

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PTI to engage JUI-F on ‘issue-by-issue basis’

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday said it would continue engaging with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on an issue-by-issue basis, while acknowledging that efforts to build a broader opposition alliance had failed amid mutual mistrust and political differences. PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram regretted that JUI-F had “exhausted all our previous efforts of forming a…

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