Pakistan

Proceeds will be used to clear liabilities of banks, employees of closed company

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Industry calls grow to tackle informality, red tape and export underperformance

Ministers focus on pharmaceuticals, textiles, logistics as business bodies push B2B follow-up

Senate body gives govt two-week time to introduce legislation to increase jail term, penalties

Index drops 187 points as investment, geopolitical concerns weigh on sentiment

CEPA will help double trade, remove obstacles

Declares preventive detention of PTI workers unconstitutional

Pakistan Peoples Party leaders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed the issues related to the province.

Ambassador of Pakistan to Hungary, Asif Memon, on Tuesday called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and discussed matters of mutual interest.

'Rosh-e-Qalandar' organised at Arts Council of Pakistan to mark artist's 39th death anniversary

Actress comments on her 'Aag Lage Basti Mein' role as film trailer launches

US singer had been represented by 'Wasserman' which boasts other high-profile clients

Astronomers have announced that the year’s first solar eclipse will take place on February 17, though it will not be observable from Pakistan or most parts of Asia.

After Sri Lanka’s win against Ireland on Sunday night in Colombo, Ramiz Raja declared that a win is a win, whether it is against “minnows”, or the “big boys”. The term “minnow”, in the cricketing context especially, refers to a smaller, ‘less serious’ opposition. Despite being a test-playing nation, Ireland tends to often be categorised under this moniker. However, the term is also heavily used to refer to associate cricketing nations – those teams that do not yet have permanent ICC membership or test-playing status. While one could argue that Ramiz Raja meant well, his choice of words came across as patronising and dismissive of the effort associate nations put into cricket. The opening weekend of the ongoing T20 World Cup offered ample evidence to the contrary. T20 opens with edge-of-seat contests The opening days of the tournament featured games across venues in India and Sri Lanka. Notably, many of these games were closely contested — especially the opening weekend fixtures — with the matches ebbing and f...

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Punjab, Balochistan delay notifications; universities warn of admission crisis

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MQM-P seeks action against dumping of untreated sewage into sea

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