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AJK-BOI, PBC sign MoU, aim to expand business, tourism in AJK
AJK Investment Board and Pakistan Dubai Business Council after a full discussion reached an agreement for enlarged and diversified investment by the Business Council in AJK with priority to expand geographic tourism in the region.
The…
Middle East Youth Summit discusses challenges of young generation
Middle East Youth Summit 2023 is the first of its kind summit initiated by Youth Break the Boundaries (YBB) held in the holy city of Makkah from 28th February to 4th March. It envisaged gathering young Muslim leaders from around…
President should revise date of elections as Easter falls on 9th…
Washington DC ( 21, February ) Convener of World Minority Alliance and former federal minister J. Salik has asked President Alvi to keep the religious festivals of minorities in mind while fixing the date of elections.
In a statement…
BBC tax raids put India press freedom in spotlight
Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party says the two are not connected, but rights groups say the BBC raids this week show the parlous state of press freedom in the world’s biggest democracy.
News outlets that publish…
‘Cannot abandon our Muslim family’
He said this while addressing a ceremony to transfer emergency aid goods to Turkiye authorities in Ankara on Friday.
Having visited earthquake affected areas, where some rescue teams from Pakistan have already been working to…
Controversial plan to release Fukushima plant’s wastewater
TEPCO, the operator, claims that the water has been filtered to remove the majority of the radioactive elements and that the release is both safe and necessary; however, there has been opposition both domestically and internationally.…
Ruling out aliens? Senior US general says not ruling out anything…
WASHINGTON: The US Air Force general overseeing North American airspace said on Sunday after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects that he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation yet, deferring to US intelligence…
Cabinet to okay Rs170bn tax measures today, IMF told
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan authorities informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the federal cabinet on Tuesday will approve different tax proposals to fetch an additional revenue of Rs170 billion through a presidential ordinance.
"We…
Afghan forces kill Daesh terrorists during operation in Kabul
The terrorist hideouts in the Kabul suburbs were the target of the operation.
The terrorists were targeted cautiously because the hideout area had been crowded.
Many of the criminals from the banned group had been killed in the…
Cyclone Gabrielle devastates New Zealand, declares national…
High winds and heavy rain lashed the country’s populous North Island, in what officials called an “unprecedented weather event”.
“It’s been a big night for New Zealanders. A lot of families are displaced, a lot of homes are without…