9th Italian Film Fest is a hit with Karachiites

ITALIAN CINEMA:The Consul General of Italy in Karachi, Fabrizio Bielli, points towards the posters of Italian classical movies ‘The Family’ and ‘The Diner’ directed by Ettore Scola KARACHI: Port City’s The Place was the venue where Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the 9th Film Festival, an annual event organized globally to introduce the Italian…

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Whites edge Blues in Champions Cup thriller

Wasim Junior’s five-for and Dahani’s death bowling heroics seal narrow six-run win KARACHI: Pakistan Whites secured a nerve-wracking six-run victory against Pakistan Blues in a nail-biting encounter of the Al Batal Presents University of Lahore National Champions Cup 2026-2027 at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Thursday night. Spearheaded by a lethal pace unit, Whites staged…

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Govt exceeds IMF surplus target

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fiscal situation improved markedly in the last financial year, recording a third consecutive primary budget surplus of Rs3.6 trillion on the back of higher petroleum levy collection and expenditure rationalisation after revenues fell short of the goals. As a result, the country met the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) non-negotiable primary surplus condition despite…

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Complexity of terrorism

. The complexity of terrorism primarily pivots around four important elements. First, the domestic conditions produce and nurture extremist ideas which keep on attracting the young minds for recruitment at tactical level. Second, regional dynamics provide a conducive ground for intervention by the neighbouring states to extend their financial tentacles way beyond the hinterlands through…

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Yadgar-e-Fatah monument inaugurated in Islamabad ahead of Independence Day

Military chiefs, ministers, foreign dignitaries and martyrs’ families attend Yadgar-e-Fatah inauguration President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the Yadgar-e-Fatah monument in Islamabad, built to honour the country’s martyrs and commemorate the victory in Marka-e-Haq, on the eve of Pakistan’s 80th Independence Day. President Zardari attended the ceremony as the…

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