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Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger

Since mid-March, Trump has repeatedly claimed a deal with Iran to end the war was close President Donald Trump could…

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ECONOMIC SURVEY 2026-27: Poverty surges 7pc, pushing 27m people into financial distress

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Princess Diana’s personal letter offers insight into early royal marriage

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ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-26: 2025 floods hit agriculture hardest with Rs430bn losses

LAHORE: The devastating floods of 2025 caused losses amounting to Rs822bn, claimed 1,039 lives, and displaced more than four million…

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Pakistan’s AI checklist

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2 policemen martyred in separate 'targeted attacks' in Bannu

BANNU: Two police constables lost their lives in separate incidents of targeted killings in Bannu district, officials said on Friday.…

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Pakistan's young population could power its economy. The Economic Survey shows why it won't.

Twenty years ago, I asked whether Pakistan’s swelling working-age population would prove a demographic dividend or a demographic threat. The…

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Cash-starved govt doles out Rs2.35tr in tax exemptions

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday announced a decline in tax exemptions in the outgoing fiscal year — the first such…

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Is K-IV a pipe dream?

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PTI’s Gohar Ali Khan summoned over Imran’s social media activity

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