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Fresh casualties dampen hopes for revival of Basant festival

Fresh casualties caused by sharp glass-coated strings used to fly kites in several parts of Pakistan have further dented hopes for the revival of Basant, a traditional festival celebrated with the advent of spring. Netizens took to social media platforms to express their anger over the latest casualty last week – a 22-year-old boy whose […]

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Sinner and Medvedev book Miami Open semi-final clash

MIAMI: World number three Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals of the Miami Open – a rematch of the Australian Open final won by Sinner and last year’s Miami title match. Sinner moved into the last four in emphatic style on Wednesday, beating Czech Tomas Machac 6-4, 6-2 before Medvedev […]

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Rs1.2tr sought for power subsidies

ISLAMABAD: Despite phenomenally increasing electricity prices, the Ministry of Energy has sought a colossal Rs1.23 trillion in power subsidies for the next fiscal year, an increase of 26% over the allocation this year. Funds are sought for mostly covering the difference between consumer prices and generation costs and for subsidies for Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]

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Meta to provide Rs125 million for flood victims

As the floods triggered by historic monsoon rains wreak havoc across the country, Facebook’s parent company Meta announced on Wednesday that it would donate Rs125 million to flood victims. The tech giant will contribute the amount to Unicef, Hands and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) to help communities impacted by the floods, the company said in a press […]

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Chelsea march into Women’s Champions League semis

PARIS: Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday despite a 1-1 draw at home to Ajax, while Lyon also progressed after brushing aside Benfica in France. Mayra Ramirez put Chelsea into a first-half lead on her European club debut before Chasity Grant equalised for Ajax in the second half. Chelsea prevailed […]

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PTI announces rally for judiciary’, Imran’s release

In a fervent declaration outside Adiala Jail, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, alongside party leaders Sher Afzal Marwat and Faisal Javed, announced the organisation of what they termed as the “country’s biggest rally” in Peshawar scheduled for Sunday. The rally, slated to commence at 2pm, aims to advocate for the independence of the judiciary […]

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Commission to probe ‘letter controversy’ after PM-CJP meeting

Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar on Thursday announced the formation of an inquiry commission following startling revelations made by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges about the interference of intelligence agencies in judicial matters. He was addressing a press conference along with Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan in Islamabad following […]

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SIFC to push ahead with plan to develop chip industry

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has geared up to press ahead with the plan of developing a multibillion-dollar chip design and semiconductor industry in Pakistan. Sources told The Express Tribune that the government would be required to provide tax incentives and other facilitating programmes to foreign companies, especially Chinese and US investors, to […]