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ISLAMABAD: The PPP has named Faisal Karim Kundi as the governor of KP and Sardar Salim Haider as the governor of Punjab.  The governor’s slots have been given to the PPP under a deal with the PML-N before the formation of the government by…

AIRO/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters): A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner associations said, blaming Israel for his death. The associations said in a joint…

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has decided to launch a “Youth Entrepreneurship Program” under which soft loans would be provided to skilled youth enabling them to initiate their own businesses.…

ISLAMABAD; As Pakistan finds itself in the middle of 2024, the nation faces yet another missed deadline in the crucial quest to regulate trans-fatty acids (TFAs). This setback serves as a stark wake-up call, emphasizing the urgent need…

Mubashir Sultan ISLAMABAD: An American free lance journalist has married a Chitrali poet and polo player belonging to Booni in Upper Chitral. Claire Stephens and Anwar Wali Khan aka Mushur, who is also the chairman of the Booni village…

UNITED NATIONS (APP): The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, sponsored by Pakistan and eight other countries, to proclaim May 24 as the International Day of the Markhor. The resolution invites worldwide observance of the fay and…

GILGIT: At least 20 people lost their lives in a road traffic accident on Karakorum Highway in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan early on Friday. Reports said a passenger bus going to Gilgit from Rawalpindi met with the accident at…

LOS ANGELES: Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, firing flash bangs, arresting defiant demonstrators and dismantling their encampment.…

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Naanbais Association here on Thursday announced to hold a shutter-down strike in Punjab and KP against the recent reduction in prices of naans by the government. Speaking at a news conference, association's…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said that the espionage network of India in other countries has become a matter of concern and the international community should take notice of it. At a weekly media briefing, Foreign Office…