Month: April 2026
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WORLD
Israel presses assault on Lebanon on eve of talks
Israeli troops launched an attack on Monday to seize a key town in south Lebanon from Hezbollah fighters holed up…
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WORLD
UN chief calls for respecting ceasefire
The UN chief on Monday called for continued diplomatic engagement between the US and Iran, while urging all parties to…
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WORLD
Australia appoints woman as army chief
Australia on Monday said a woman would lead its army for the first time in history, as part of a…
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WORLD
US president claims fresh Iran contact for deal
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that “people” from Iran had contacted the United States, indicating that Tehran wanted…
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BUSINESS
Stocks bleed on US-Iran peace talks failure
In a subdued trading environment, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) plunged on Monday as heavy selling dragged the benchmark KSE-100…
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BUSINESS
Salaried class pays Rs420b tax
Pakistan’s struggling salaried class paid Rs420 billion in income tax in just nine months of this fiscal year, while the…
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BUSINESS
Senator questions delay in satellite internet
Prolonged delay in issuing licences for satellite-based internet services will be debated in the Senate as a senator has submitted…
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BUSINESS
Oil relief shattered by Hormuz threat
A renewed surge in global oil prices following the end of Islamabad-mediated talks between Washington and Tehran has wiped out…
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BUSINESS
Fitch keeps Pakistan’s rating at ‘B-‘
Fitch on Monday kept Pakistan’s highly speculative credit rating of B negative unchanged against hopes for an upgrade and said…
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PAKISTAN
Imran’s party announces power show in K-P
On the directions of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government plans to hold what its Chief Minister…
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