KARACHI: Fresh excavations at Mohenjo-daro, one of the largest and most enigmatic cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, have confirmed an earlier chapter of organised urban life there than scholars had previously established, Pakistani authorities said on Sunday.
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PM Sharif presses for de-escalation in widening Middle East war during Eid calls with leaders from Azerbaijan to Lebanon
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Sindh arrests 5 members of banned Baloch group, foils plot to bomb Karachi railway tracks
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Pakistan accuses India of illegal suspension of Indus Waters Treaty, says millions of farmers at risk
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused India on Thursday of violating a decades-old water-sharing agreement by unilaterally putting the Indus Waters Treaty on hold, warning that the decision endangers the livelihoods of millions who depend on the rivers for their crops and could further inflame tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.