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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to launch a vigorous crackdown on electricity and gas pilferers across the country. The decision was made at a meeting geld at the Interior Ministry with the minister in the chair.  It was…

At least 69 Rohingya refugees were rescued after a wooden boat carrying 150 people on board capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, reports said. However, scores of others were missing and feared drowned. The boat capsized…

NEW YORK: Resolution of conflicts in different parts of the world is imperative to make the earth a peaceful abode for mankind. This was stated by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir here today. He was speaking…

SYDNEY (Reuters): Australia will begin enforcing tougher visa rules for foreign students this week as official data showed migration hit another record high, which is likely to further exacerbate an already tight rental market. From…

WASHINGTON: US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Donald Lu has said that the US wants Pakistan to probe alleged irregularities in the February 8 elections. He was speaking during a discussion on the Pak-US relations in the US…

GWADAR: Terrorists have carried out an attack on the Gwadar port authority complex with multiple blasts and gunfire, officials said security forces have killed eight of the attackers. According to police, the terrorists first detonated…

ISLAMABAD: Humanitarian organizations, United Nations agencies, international donors and representatives from National and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities gathered here to discuss lessons and reflections from rehabilitation and…

RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir visited Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on an official visit. During the visit, COAS called on Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and discussed issues of mutual…

QUETTA: The dead bodies of seven of the total 18 people stuck in a coalmine in Harnai area of Balochistan have been retrieved, rescuers said. The 18 workers got trapped inside after an explosion caused by a gas leakage in the coalmine. A…

PARACHINAR: An employee of a bank has been arrested on the charge of murdering a customer who visited the bank to deposit a huge amount of cash and disappeared a few days ago, police here said on Wednesday. The police said that the bank…