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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated a staggering Rs8.206 trillion for debt servicing in the Budget 2025-26, which accounts for 46.7% of the total outlay of Rs17.57
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed a significant increase in defence spending for fiscal year 2025–26, allocating Rs2,550 billion—an 18% rise compared
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided not to increase the minimum wage for the upcoming fiscal year, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced during a post-budget
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday held a post-budget press conference to explain the key details of the Rs17.573 trillion federal budget for the fiscal
Washington: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and head of a high-level parliamentary delegation, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to play
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is celebrating Eidul Azha today (Friday), marking the second of the two major Islamic festivals observed by Muslims worldwide. The occasion commemorates t
By: Muhammad Faizan Khan In the span of a few years, AI chatbots have gone from parlor tricks on smartphones to co-authors, therapists, and digital confidantes. The dawn of th
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, disclosed on Monday that over half of Pakistan’s national budget is being sp
ISLAMABAD – In response to recent escalations with India, Pakistan has launched a high-level diplomatic offensive by dispatching two delegations abroad to present its of
ISLAMABAD – The federal government is planning to allocate Rs1 trillion for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the upcoming fiscal year 2025–26, sig
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has vowed strict accountability following the deaths of 14 newborns in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (P
ISLAMABAD: At least 14 infants died after a devastating fire broke out in the nursery of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad early Wednesday morning
KARACHI: The Critical Care Research Group (CCRG) at Ziauddin University, in collaboration with the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI), organised a
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BOGOTA: Facebook and TikTok failed to prevent Colombian armed groups from spreading social media content aimed at recruiting children and, in some cases, appeared to promote t
KARACHI: With accidents involving trailers, oil tankers and other heavy vehicles claiming precious lives on roads and highways across Pakistan, students of the Electrical Depa
KARACHI: Students of the Computer Information Technology Department at Aligarh Institute of Technology (AIT), Karachi, have developed a low-cost early warning system designed
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“Think 100 times before you take a decision, but once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.”; Muhammad Ali Jinnah This particular year of 1948 was a sorr
“Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan.” (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) Just months after gaining independence, Pakistan was confronted with another pressing issue—
“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.” (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) The year 1947 is the most signi