PM Shahbaz chairs review meeting on fuel subsidy amid regional tensions

PM Shehbaz chairs a meeting on austerity measures. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the government was taking and would continue to take all possible measures to provide relief to the public during the current challenging situation. The prime minister chaired a meeting where officials briefed him on the progress of subsidy disbursement as well…

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Pegula reaches Charleston final

MIAMI: Defending champion Jessica Pegula advanced to the final of the WTA Charleston Open clay-court tournament on Saturday, defeating fourth seed Iva Jovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. American top seed Pegula, who has been taken to three sets in each of her four matches in Charleston this week, finally wrapped up victory in 2hr 35min when Jovic…

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Pakistan questions UN experts over TTP presence in Afghanistan, cites multiple UN, int’l reports

Islamabad refers to the 35th, 36th, 16th and 37th UN Security Council monitoring team reports File photo of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants. PHOTO: REUTERS Pakistan on Sunday questioned the position of United Nations human rights experts regarding the lack of “credible evidence” linking the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks to Afghan soil, pointing to multiple UN…

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SC judge flags rampant planting of fake drug cases

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan has observed that the practice of planting fake narcotics recoveries against innocent persons – including politicians belonging to opposition parties, as well as individuals who have enmity with police officials or influential persons – is common in our society. “The practice of planting fake recoveries of narcotics…

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UN chief ‘disappointed’ after nuclear treaty conference fails to reach agreement

Guterres says the NPT Review Conference fell short at precisely the moment the world needed it most United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 27, 2026. REUTERS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed disappointment after a major…

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Pakistan urges all sides to give diplomacy ‘a little more chance’ at UNSC

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad addressing a UN Security Council briefing on non-proliferation. PHOTO: X Pakistan on Wednesday urged all sides to exercise restraint and give diplomacy “a little more chance” amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, warning that recent events have highlighted the risk of further escalation….

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Indian media fails to digest Pakistan’s peacemaker role

Diplomatic momentum builds in Islamabad despite sensationalism and skepticism from Indian media KARACHI: As the Pakistan-mediated ‘Islamabad Talks’ between the United States and Iran began on Saturday, the world watched closely except for some “evil eyes” across the border still clinging to propaganda over nuance. Consistent with a long-standing pattern of criticising Pakistan, Indian broadcast…

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Viral video of Italian PM Meloni ignoring Netanyahu at UNGA session is AI-generated

Video shows several discrepancies, signs of digital manipulation; AI detection tools also label it as suspicious Multiple users on social media platforms X and YouTube were sharing a video since April 29, 2026, claiming it shows Italian PM Giorgia Meloni ignoring her Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, during a United Nations General Assembly session. However, the…

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Iran, World Cup loom over FIFA Congress

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is juggling multiple issues ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, the last major gathering of football’s global governing body before the World Cup. Photo: AFP LONDON: Football’s power brokers meet in Vancouver on Thursday as FIFA convenes its 76th Congress, a high stakes gathering less than two months before…

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