South Korea set to launch 4th medium-sized Earth observation satellite

Carries homegrown payloads, including observation camera capable of imaging entire Korean Peninsula every three days South Korea is set to launch its fourth medium-sized Earth observation satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, local media reported. The 500-kilogram satellite has completed function inspections and fuel injection…

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Tehreek-e-Insaf rift spills into open

LAHORE: Internal divisions within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spilled into the open after a tense exchange between Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan and the party’s Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on a WhatsApp group, prompting both to leave the group in quick succession. According to sources familiar with the matter, the dispute stemmed from Sheikh…

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Islamabad seeks Turkish investment in energy, mining, defence and IT among other sectors: Dar

Foreign minister lists key sectors for investment, calls economic diplomacy vital to Pakistan-Turkiye ties Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks at the Pakistan-Turkiye Business Conference on July 4, 2026. PHOTO: MOFA/X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said that Pakistan particularly seeks Turkish investment in key sectors including energy, mining, minerals, power infrastructure,…

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Pakistan, Turkiye set $5b trade target

Shehbaz, Erdogan discuss regional, global issues. Turkish president says Israel must not scupper deals Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan address a joint news conference in Istanbul. PHOTO: APP ISTANBUL: Pakistan and Turkey on Saturday expressed their commitment to increase bilateral trade volume to $5 billion and discussed ways to increase…

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Relief for real estate to revive investment

LAHORE: The government has rolled out relief measures for the real estate sector to revive investment and restore market confidence, even as Pakistan faces an urgent need to shift from unchecked horizontal expansion of cities to vertical urban development, said Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development Hafiz Mian Muhammad Nauman. Speaking at a seminar…

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Trump gives campaign-style July 4 speech on National Mall for US 250th anniversary

Visitors include white nationalist organisation Nationalist Front, ‌which marched ⁠through capital earlier in day President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with ​a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that “communists” could gain ground in the country, and cycled through what he touted ‌as his…

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CJs submit namesfor additional judges to JCP

LHC chief proposes five serving law officers; interviews to be held under amended rules ISLAMABAD: The chief justices of four high courts have submitted their nominations to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for the appointment of additional judges, as the process to fill vacant positions in the superior judiciary moves forward. The JCP had invited…

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Govt eyes stronger IMO maritime cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has said that Pakistan is prioritising port modernisation, the blue economy and environmental sustainability as part of wide-ranging reforms to transform the country’s maritime sector. During a meeting in Istanbul with Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the minister briefed him on…

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