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Pakistan reported one new polio case in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, raising the previous year’s figure to 69, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, along with Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic; The disease mainly affects children under five years…
PTI president Advocate Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday said party founder Imran Khan had allowed submission of the party’s written demands to the government amid ongoing negotiations to lower the political temperature. Since Imran’s imprisonment last year, in several cases, the PTI’s relations with the government and establishment have deteriorated dramatically, marked by protests that…
A convoy of 40 vehicles carrying food and other necessities was sent to Kurram district on Wednesday after being detained in Thall for five days, according to government officials. Clashes stemming from decades of land disputes have claimed at least 130 lives since November, and shortages of food and medicine have been reported due to…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday highlighted the need to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) commitments, insisting that the government cannot say goodbye to the program yet. While speaking to the business community at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the prime minister said: “We need to fulfill the IMF commitments; we cannot just say dad goodbye…
More than 400 people trapped in rubble in earthquake-hit Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said Wednesday, and an unknown number are still missing after a tremor shook the foothills of the Himalayas and changed the region’s landscape. The epicenter of Tuesday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the most powerful to hit the region in…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday arrived in Karachi on a day-long visit, where he is expected to meet Sindh Chief Minister and business community, state-owned enterprises Radio Pakistan reported. On his arrival at Karachi’s Faisal Air Base, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori and Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah welcomed him. During his visit, the prime…
The country’s future hinges on seizing a rare opportunity for inclusive and sustainable growth while avoiding the economic pitfalls of the past. It is a no-brainer that sustained and inclusive economic growth — one that creates jobs, avoids fuelling the current account deficit, and uplifts every segment of society — is Pakistan’s only viable path…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday dismissed a suggestion by US President-elect Donald Trump that he could use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st US state. “There is not even the slightest chance of Canada becoming part of the United States,” he said in a post on X. “Workers and communities in our…
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday fixed January 11 as the final date for the inauguration of the first segment of the Malir Expressway project running from Korangi Causeway to Shah Faisal Colony. This decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by CM at the New Sindh Secretariat, where the…
THE new year has not brought much hope for an end to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, which has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians since it began in October 2023. The Zionist regime has intensified its bombing of the enclave, targeting what remains of health facilities in Gaza and killing dozens more amid a renewed…