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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday stressed the need to explore untapped vast natural mineral reserves and promote the agriculture sector to put the country on path of development. Addressing the inaugural session of…

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that Pakistan greatly valued its historical and brotherly ties with Malaysia and wanted to further improve bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, education, and culture. The…

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution urging the government to take immediate steps to ensure payment of minimum wage to the employees in public and private institutions. The resolution was moved by Aliya Kamran.…

QUETTA: Two policemen escorting a polio vaccination team were martyred on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on them in Quetta’s Nawa Killi area, police said. The attack comes on the first day of a week-long campaign to administer the…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved the verdict on a plea seeking the formation of a full court in military courts trial case.  A six-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, and comprising…

ISLAMABAD: The outgoing PDM government on Tuesday raised the prices of petroleum products putting further burden on the masses already hit hard by rising inflation. Announcing the new prices at a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday,…

KARACHI: After a refreshing summer vacation, educational institutions across Sindh have reopened following the summer vacations. According to details, schools and colleges throughout Sindh have resumed educational activities following the…

England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2 after the tourists suffered a dramatic collapse. Australia, chasing a mammoth 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334…

UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council President Dame Barbara Woodward and the members condemned in the strongest terms the heinous suicide terrorist attack at a political meeting in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, that left 44 people dead and…

Just a few days before his 128th birthday, Jose Paulino Gomes, who was believed to be the oldest man in the world, passed away in his home in Corrego do Cafe, Brazil, at the extraordinary age of 127, leaving behind a legacy that stretched…