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WASHINGTON: Sweden has become the 32nd member of NATO after it joined the organization at a formal function in New York. The membership had been formalized ok n the request of Sweden, two years after Russian invasion of Ukraine. Swedish…

OTTAWA (Reuters): Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital Ottawa late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday, rocking a country where mass murders are rare. Prime…

SRINAGAR: A complete shutdown was observed in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the disputed territory. The call for the strike had been given by All Parties Hurriyat…

PESHAWAR: The high court of Peshawar on Thursday extended its stay order on administering oath to newly-selected members of the KP assembly on reserved seats for women and minorities till March 13. After the Election Commission of Pakistan…

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday suspended the perpetual warrants for the arrest of Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, sons of former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, in two corruption cases. Judge Nasir…

PESHAWAR: Some central leaders of the PTI have succeeded in getting their close relatives inducted in the 15-member KP cabinet that took oath on Wednesday. According to media reports, new minister Arshad Ayub is cousin of Omar Ayub while…

NEW York: At a function here, participants paid tributes to Pakistani nationals serving in the New York Police Department and contributing to the department's professional working. The event was held to celebrate “Pakistan Heritage and…

PESHAWAR: A three-day art and fashion festival concluded at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Swabi on Wednesday. Organised by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority and GIKI, the event…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority conducted a one-day training workshop on automated deduction of sales tax on services through the Financial Accounting and Budgeting System (FABS) for the officials of Accountant General of…

ISLAMABAD: The ninth round of Pakistan-European Union political dialogue was held here on Wednesday in which Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi led the Pakistani delegation. The EU side was led by Deputy Secretary General of the…