Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign MoU to build new cricket stadium in Jeddah

Countries to jointly develop infrastructure, exchange technical expertise, improve operational standards Saudi Cricket Federation Chairman Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Muhammad Al Saud and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman and Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi sign MoU on a new stadium project in Jeddah. PHOTO: APP Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday signed…

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US memorandum is ‘difficult but possible’ to enforce: Ghalibaf

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf looks on after a press conference with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 12, 2024. REUTERS Iranian parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran remains deeply at odds with the US despite the recently signed memorandum of understanding, describing its implementation as “difficult, but possible,” according…

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SC upholds fair land compensation

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s inherent power to compulsorily acquire private property for a public purpose is not absolute, declaring that courts have a constitutional duty to ensure landowners receive fair compensation that reflects the true value of their property rather than arbitrary or outdated assessments. In a detailed 20-page judgment…

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Pakistan’s invisible tariff walls

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s policymakers routinely lament low investment, weak exports, declining industrial competitiveness and the high cost of doing business. Yet, while governments announce investment facilitation councils, export incentives and industrial support packages, they simultaneously erect new barriers that make economic activity more expensive and less efficient. Among the most neglected examples is the proliferation of…

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At least 8 shot in US’ Coney Island

. At least eight people, including four children, were shot late on the Fourth of July in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, New York, ABC News said on Sunday, citing the New York City Police Department. According to ABC News, officers responded at about 10:37pm to reports of a shooting on the 2900 block of West 31st…

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Turkey slashes taxes radically to lure investors

Recent tax reforms announced by the finance minister of Turkiye are a game changer. With collaboration between the current government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opposition political parties, think tanks, and the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, a tax policy has been introduced to attract high-net-worth individuals and large corporate entities to relocate to Turkiye. The…

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba absent as crowds gather to mourn slain ayatollah

Iran staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, including taking remains to religious sites ​in Iraq Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian with officials attend a prayer during a public farewell ceremony in Tehran, July 5. PHOTO: REUTERS Massive crowds gathered, and three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside ​his coffin as well as those…

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