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LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated his call for national unity on the Charter of Economy for strengthening the foundations of the country. Addressing a ceremony in honor of students who studied from Danish schools in…

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet gave a go-ahead to a massive increase in the base tariff of electricity by up to Rs7.50 per unit against the national average tariff determination of Rs4.96 by the power regulator. The approval was given by…

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed around 1,000 supporters of Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad’s Green Zone housing foreign embassies, believing a Holy Quran had been desecrated in Denmark.…

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Saturday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who died in 2013. The commemoration of Nelson Mandela…

(Feature picture - file) CHAGAI: Iranian border officials on Saturday deported another 59 Pakistani nationals who had illegally entered in the country. Pakistan’s border authorities said that citizens deported from Iran have been handed…

LAHORE: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Shariq Jamal was found dead at his residence in the DHA area, local media reported on Saturday. According to police, the body of DIG Shariq Jamal Khan was found in a private flat and was…

WASHINGTON: Chairman House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul has said that economic alliance between United States and Pakistan would bring the two countries closer to each other.  The House Foreign Affairs Committee of the United…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday asked India to put an end to the protracted imprisonment of Shabbir Shah and thousands of other Kashmiri political leaders and activists. Founder and President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party…

ISLAMABAD: The second meeting of Special Investment Facilitation Council was held in Islamabad on Friday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair. The meeting was also attended by Chief of Army Staff, Chief Ministers, Federal and…

ISLAMABAD: Former principal secretary to ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Friday reportedly told National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that he was the eyewitness to all transactions that took place in the Al-Qadir Trust case. Azam Khan…