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73% of investors endorse Pakistan but ranking falls from 7th to 9th in regional rankings

Poverty rises to 21.1% as energy costs fuel inflation, warns LSE report

Follows SK Hynix, Samsung signing long-term supply agreements

Pledges $681m support package to revive tourism, investment and business activity

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Sargodha police on Thursday received a preliminary postmortem report of the seven-year-old girl found murdered earlier this week, which indicated possible rape before her killing. The girl was found dead in a shop on Monday and four suspects were arrested, with one of them confessing to sexually assaulting and killing her during an interrogation. Sargodha District Police Officer (DPO) Sohaib Ashraf told Dawn that doctors who performed the postmortem said the preliminary report indicated possible rape. However, he added that doctors were awaiting a final and detailed autopsy report for confirmation. To a question, DPO Ashraf replied that the report pointed out multiple deep wounds on the girl’s head and neck, as if she had been hit hard with a blunt weapon during the incident. Quoting the report, the DPO said the cause of death was excessive bleeding due to wounds suffered from a sharp object. On Wednesday, Sargodha police said the prime suspect was killed “by his accomplices’ firing” during a reported encount...

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Inspector General of Police Liaquat Ali Malik has described fake and misleading news as one of the biggest challenges of the modern era, urging citizens to verify information before sharing it.

Says mediation role elevated Pak diplomatic standing

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Body of ASF deputy director found

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Serving officials join Track 1.5 talks on crisis communication

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Islamabad looks to Ankara for power reforms

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