Envoy seeks to lift Libya trade to $1b

Plans on restoring labour presence to 40,000, open Lucky Cement plant to tap opportunities LAHORE: Pakistan’s Ambassador-Designate to Libya has pledged to double the country’s exports to Libya and increase the number of Pakistani workers in the North African nation from 20,000 to 40,000, according to a statement issued on Saturday. Major General (Retd) Mumtaz…

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MQM-P steps up ‘new province’ push

HYDERABAD RALLY: Supporters raise party flags at the rally. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: Escalating its campaign against the Sindh government, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has called for the creation of new provinces across the country, particularly in Sindh, declaring that it will now take its struggle from parliament to the streets after exhausting constitutional and…

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Media urged to promote factual reporting as AJK elections enter first phase

Information Department calls on media to follow poll code and avoid unverified reports during elections With the first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections set to begin on July 27 across Mirpur Division, the AJK Information Department has called on journalists and media organisations to exercise maximum responsibility in election coverage, urging them…

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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia reaffirm ‘brotherly ties’ as Mideast tensions heat up with Houthi involvement

Dar and Prince Faisal underscore diplomacy and peace as regional tensions continue to rise Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday reaffirmed their “close and brotherly ties” while underscoring the importance of diplomacy amid escalating tensions in the Middle East…

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Four terrorists killed as security forces foil suicide attack in South Waziristan: ISPR

Security forces destroy an explosive-laden vehicle; President Zardari, Naqvi hail security forces’ swift response Four terrorists were killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district after security forces thwarted a major terrorist plot by destroying an “explosive-laden vehicle intended for a suicide attack”, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the…

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Sinner, Djokovic withdraw from Montreal Masters

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at Wimbledon. Photo: AFP MONTREAL: Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have pulled out of next month’s ATP Montreal Masters, organizers Tennis Canada said Friday. In a packed schedule, world number one Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic both had deep runs at Wimbledon earlier this month,…

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