Month: August 2026
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BUSINESS
Oil refineries urged to swiftly upgrade plants
ISLAMABAD:The government has asked oil refineries to accelerate their multibillion-dollar modernisation plans under the amended brownfield refining policy and has…
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BUSINESS
Oil rises as doubts over US-Iran deal heighten supply concerns
Oil prices rose on Wednesday morning as doubts about a US-Iran peace deal and attacks on two ships fuelled concerns…
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BUSINESS
Federal debt hits Rs83.6tr
ISLAMABAD:The federal government’s debt, excluding loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and some other liabilities, jumped to Rs83.6 trillion…
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PAKISTAN
Swings win children’s hearts
RAWALPINDI:Eid holidays mark the return of traditional, manually operated swings, which have popped up around parks in Rawalpindi for children’s…
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PAKISTAN
SC assures PTI of five hearings next week
ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court registrar has assured PTI lawyers that five petitions concerning access to former prime minister and PTI founder…
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PAKISTAN
Parties favour stronger LGs over new provinces
ISLAMABAD:While acknowledging imperfections in the current governance system, mainstream political parties have favoured strengthening the constitutionally guaranteed local government system…
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PAKISTAN
Naqvi in Tehran to promote ‘peace, stability and constructive engagement’
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to Tehran was focused on promoting “peace, stability and constructive engagement” among the parties in…
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PAKISTAN
DPM Dar condemns Houthi attack, orders repatriation of three Pakistanis’ remains
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday “strongly condemned” the Houthi attack on a commercial vessel in…
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BUSINESS
The $41.6b remittance divide
Sardar Liaquat Khan left his home nestled among the middle Himalayas near Banjosa Lake in Kashmir and his one-month-old bride…
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BUSINESS
US firms back 80/20 EPZ rule
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) condition to halt the sale of 20% of production by factories running in the Export…
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