Pakistan pushes GSP+ trade, maritime security, in Brussels talks with EU

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union on Saturday underlined the importance of further deepening trade and investment ties, including through the EU’s GSP+ scheme, as a driver for sustainable growth, export diversification, job creation and mutually beneficial economic opportunity, the Pakistani Foreign Office said.

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Islamabad calls first meeting of contentious NFC on Dec. 4 as pressure mounts to rewrite fiscal formula

ISLAMABAD: After months of postponements that have underscored the political and fiscal strains gripping the country, the government has called the first meeting of the 11th National Finance Commission for Dec. 4, setting the stage for what could be contentious negotiations over how to divide the nation’s tax revenues between the center and its four provinces.

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Indian Tejas fighter jet crashes in flames at Dubai Airshow, killing pilot

ISLAMABAD: An Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft plunged to the ground in a fireball on Friday afternoon during an aerial display at the Dubai Airshow, killing the pilot and casting a pall over the final day of the Middle East’s largest aviation exhibition of military and commercial aviation.

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Pakistan says India’s suspension of Indus Waters Treaty threatens regional stability

ISLAMABAD: Deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, warned on Friday that India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty constituted an “illegal and unilateral” act that posed a “real threat” to regional stability, as he delivered a sweeping critique of multiple global conflicts at an Indo-Pacific ministerial forum in Brussels.

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Security forces kill 13 militants in overnight operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ISLAMABAD: Security forces killed 13 militants in two separate intelligence-led operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the military said on Friday, as a separate attack on a local peace committee in the same restive region left seven people dead, including a former Taliban fighter who had renounced violence.

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