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Health groups demand higher cigarette taxes

Health groups demand higher cigarette taxes

Islamabad: Private health organizations working in Pakistan have demanded a significant increase in taxes on cigarettes in the upcoming budget. The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and SPARC have proposed raising cigarette taxes, describing tobacco use as one of the most serious health challenges facing the country. According to their report, more than 192,000 deaths

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Islamabad Private Schools to Shut Three Days a Week

Islamabad Private Schools to Shut Three Days a Week

ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s capital have introduced a new weekly schedule for private schools and colleges, limiting on-campus classes to four days a week. Under the revised plan, teaching activities will take place from Monday to Thursday. All private institutions will remain closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The decision forms part of a government-led

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Diplomacy Only Way to End Regional War: FO Spokesperson

Diplomacy Only Way to End Regional War: FO Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stressed the urgent need for a lasting solution to regional tensions and highlighted diplomacy as the only effective path to peace, the Foreign Office spokesperson said during a weekly briefing. Spokesperson Tahir Hasan Andrabi said recent consultations among four countries reviewed ways to end the conflict quickly and permanently. He said that the

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Security Forces Kill 8 Khawarij Trying to Infiltrate from Afghanistan

Security Forces Kill 8 Khawarij Trying to Infiltrate from Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed eight militants in a timely operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation targeted a movement of Fitna al-Khawarij militants in the area. The killed militants were reportedly backed by India, and forces recovered weapons and ammunition from their possession. The ISPR

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