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Pakistan Launches Digital Cash Aid for Low-Income Families During Ramazan

Pakistan Launches Digital Cash Aid for Low-Income Families During Ramazan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that government will provide financial assistance to low-income households through digital wallets during the holy month of Ramazan. The government launched the relief initiative to help families manage rising household expenses during Ramazan, when spending on food, fruits and energy typically increases. Many Pakistanis continue to face […]

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16 Killed as Building Collapses in Karachi After Suspected Gas Blast

16 Killed as Building Collapses in Karachi After Suspected Gas Blast

KARACHI: A residential building collapsed in Karachi on Thursday after a suspected gas explosion, killing at least 16 people and injuring 13 others, rescue officials said. The incident occurred in the densely populated Soldier Bazaar area of the southern port city. Authorities said the dead included four children, seven women and five men. The injured

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Pakistan Lodges Protest with Kabul Over Bajaur Attack

Pakistan Lodges Protest with Kabul Over Bajaur Attack

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Afghan embassy on Thursday to deliver a strong protest over a terrorist attack on a security checkpost in Bajaur earlier this week. The attack occurred on February 16 had killed 11 Pakistani soldiers. A vehicle-borne suicide bomb struck a Pakistani military and law enforcement post, followed by

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Quetta Sports Complex Remains Incomplete Despite Billions Allocated

Quetta Sports Complex Remains Incomplete Despite Billions Allocated

QUETTA: Despite billions of rupees allocated in development budgets and repeated government pledges, young people in Quetta still lack access to modern sports facilities. A key project approved under Pakistan’s Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2020–21 aimed to establish modern sports complexes across Balochistan. Authorities set the total cost at Rs1.31 billion ($4.6 million)

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Pakistan Army Holds Free Medical Camp in North Waziristan

Pakistan Army Holds Free Medical Camp in North Waziristan

MIR ALI: The Pakistan Army organized a free medical camp for residents in Mir Ali, a subdivision of North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Army doctors and specialist medical teams examined patients and provided free treatment and medicines. The camp offered services from gynecologists, surgeons, medical specialists and child health experts. Residents also received access

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Pakistan, ADB Near $2 Billion Financing Deal for ML-1 Project

Pakistan, ADB Near $2 Billion Financing Deal for ML-1 Project

KARACHI: Pakistan’s negotiations with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a proposed $2 billion loan to finance the first phase of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway upgradation have reached an advanced stage, officials familiar with the discussions said on Wednesday. The 480-kilometer Karachi–Rohri section forms part of the broader $7 billion ML-1 project, a flagship scheme under the China-Pakistan

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Balochistan hosts Second Hockey Tournament in Quetta

Khawaja Asif orders probe into PHF ‘cruelty’ after player revolt

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has called for a sweeping investigation into the financial and administrative affairs of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), alleging that years of political appointments have subjected players to “cruelty and abuse” and pushed the country’s national sport to the brink of ruin. In a strongly worded statement issued from the

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