Karachi: Gold prices rose again in both international and local markets on Wednesday, with silver also becoming more expensive. In the international bullion market, gold surged by $152 per ounce, reaching a new high of $4,565 per ounce. Due to the global increase, the local sarafa market in Pakistan saw a sharp rise for the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet President Asif Ali Zardari this evening. The meeting is expected to discuss the possible imposition of a nationwide smart lockdown. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister, and Petroleum Minister are also likely to attend the meeting. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will also participate. According to sources,
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a high-level meeting on national security and regional tensions at the Prime Minister’s House, officials said. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met the prime minister during the session. Murad Ali Shah and Sarfaraz Bugti also attended, along with federal ministers. Participants reviewed the situation in the Middle East and discussed measures
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government said it has secured petroleum imports for March and April, ensuring stable fuel supplies across the country. Officials confirmed that petrol and diesel stocks are satisfactory and the oil supply chain is fully operational. A cabinet committee meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, reviewed the energy supply situation amid ongoing Middle
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QUETTA: The Balochistan government has shifted to the contribution-based pension system, officials said Wednesday. The move follows similar transitions by Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a statement, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) said Balochistan has approved contribution-based pension funds. The SECP added that the federal and Sindh governments are finalizing their pension
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TEHRAN/WASHINGTON: Iran has signaled readiness to provide guarantees that it will not develop nuclear weapons, while insisting on its right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, U.S. media reported. Citing Iranian sources, reports said recent contacts have taken place between Iran and the United States, but the exchanges have not yet reached the level
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WASHINGTON : The United States has reportedly conveyed a 15-point plan to Iran through Pakistani intermediaries, according to media reports citing unnamed sources, though the details remain unconfirmed. The reports, carried by The New York Times, Reuters, and Israel’s Channel 12, come after Pakistan recently offered to host peace talks between Washington and Tehran.
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ISLAMABAD : Prominent religious scholar and political figure Maulana Tahir Ashrafi on Wednesday strongly condemned what he described as a propaganda campaign targeting the country’s military leadership and the prime minister, asserting that such efforts would not succeed. Addressing the Ulema and Mashaikh at the Stability Pakistan Convention, Ashrafi said the campaign against the
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WEB DESK: Former CIA Director John Brennan has sharply criticized President Trump’s handling of Iran policy, stating that he places more credibility in Tehran’s statements than in those of the White House. In remarks made this week, Brennan accused the president of refusing to acknowledge reality despite what he called the repeated disclosure of
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QUETTA: In a tragic turn of events during the three days of Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, Balochistan’s national highways became the site of a major road safety crisis, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to 749 others across 514 separate accidents. According to official data released by the Medical Emergency Response Center (MERC)
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