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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ruling party is pushing for its senior leader Ishaq Dar to become the interim prime minister ahead of a general election due by November, but faces resistance from its main coalition partner, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Hamza Khan ended a 37-year wait for Pakistan by winning the World Junior Squash Championship title on Sunday, defeating Egypt’s Mohamed Zakaria in a thrilling final in Melbourne.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan clinched the Emerging Asia Cup title with a thumping 128-run victory over arch-rivals India in the final on Sunday, powered by a brilliant century from Tayyab Tahir.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that his brother Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted by the Supreme Court in 2017 over corruption charges, would be the next leader of the country if their party won the 2023 election.
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ISLAMABAD: The U.S. urged Pakistan to continue working with the International Monetary Fund to address its economic challenges, saying there is no easy solution to its fiscal woes.
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ISLAMABAD: Two key allies in the ruling coalition have expressed doubts that the upcoming general elections will be held on time, amid a dispute over the digital census and delimitation of constituencies.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electricity consumers will face the highest power bills in the country’s history from next month after the outgoing government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved another massive hike in the base tariff on Saturday.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weather office warned of more monsoon showers and floods in parts of the country over the next few days, as heavy rains disrupted life in capital Islamabad and other regions.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government is set to adopt a bill to amend the law governing electronic media, adding definitions of misinformation and disinformation and addressing payment issues faced by media workers, officials said.
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s electricity generation costs fell to the lowest level in a year as cheaper coal and increased hydropower output offset lower demand amid high tariff and economic slowdown.
