Pakistan

National and regional reporting from Pakistani and regional desks. Sorted by source publication time.

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Pressure turns to Zverev, Ruud as French Open week two begins

The week-long heatwave helped wreak havoc in the men's draw

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امریکی ریاستوں کے اوپر میٹیور کے زوردار دھماکے، خلاء سے آنے والا دیو ہیکل پتھر فضا میں پھٹ گیا

میٹیور تقریباً 120,000 کلومیٹر فی گھنٹہ سے زیادہ کی رفتار سے زمین کی فضا میں داخل ہوا

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Rs200 billion import relief for industry

• Govt plans slashing ACD on 3,149 tariff lines and capping customs duty at 20pc in budget FY27• Second phase of five-year tariff plan targets automobiles, steel, textiles and chemicals with lower protection ISLAMABAD: As part of a broader tariff rationalisation strategy aimed at lowering input cost...

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Karachi water crisis deepens as power outage hits Dhabeji Pumping Station

• No time frame given for restoring normal supply• Residents say water shortages always worsen during important events and religious festivals in Karachi KARACHI: Already struggling with a worsening water shortage during the three days of Eid, residents of the metropolis faced another uncertainty on...

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Berrettini rediscovering his confidence

Italian prevailed in a gruelling battle with Comesana

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Policeman martyred in Khairpur during attack on raiding team by ‘drug peddlers’

SUKKUR: Heavily armed outlaws, said to be drug peddlers, attacked a police party killing one of its members in Feroz Haji Rajpar village, located within the limits of the Ranipur police station of Khairpur district on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the Khairpur police, a team of offic...

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Karachi’s feel-like index climbs to 48.7°C as heatwave persists in Sindh

KARACHI: While Karachi experiences hot and humid conditions, temperatures continue to soar to 50 degrees Celsius and above in several cities of Sindh amid a heatwave. Dadu and Jacobabad continued to be the hottest places across the country with 51°C. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said...

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Latham pleased with Ireland win

New Zealand defeated Ireland in the only Test

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کراچی: ڈیفنس میں 2 گاڑیوں کے درمیان تصادم میں ایک شخص جاں بحق، غیر ملکی سمیت 5 افراد زخمی

لیاری ایکسپریس وے پر ہائی روف گاڑی کھمبے سے ٹکرا گئی، نوجوان جاں بحق اور2 افراد شدید زخمی ہوگئے

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Son scores brace in 5-0 win

S Korea secured a comfortable win against Trinidad and Tobago

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South Korea, Japan discuss military-logistics support deal, Seoul says

Pact would allow US allies to mutually procure fuel, food, ammunition as Seoul remains cautious

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ایرانی مذاکرات میں کوئی جلدی نہیں، فوجی کارروائی کا آپشن موجود ہے، ٹرمپ

ہم جو چاہتے ہیں اور اگر ہمیں وہ نہیں ملتا تو ہم اسے ایک اور طریقے سے حاصل کرنے والے ہیں، ٹرمپ

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Gritty Socceroos aim to spoil co-hosts' World Cup party

The group also contains Turkey and Paraguay

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Wembanyama eyes 'childhood dream'

The win marked another dazzling milestone for him

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Surgical strike

SURGERY is also called an operation, and the place where it is performed is called an operating theatre. All types of surgery must be considered serious. A common measure of how serious it could be is whether it will be performed under local or general anaesthesia. The former entails a procedure tha...

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Seven Pakistanis make Forbes '30 Under 30' Asia list for 2026

Researcher Maheera Ghani, Karachi-based entrepreneur Syed Ismail, fintech founders among those featured

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Missing Balochistan farmer’s recovery sought

QUETTA: Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) Chairman Nasrullah Baloch has expressed deep concern over the alleged enforced disappearance of 38-year-old Abdul Rauf, a local farmer, and demanded his immediate and safe recovery, according to a statement issued on Saturday. He said Abdul Rauf, son o...

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Misreading Baloch youth

THE insurgency in Balochistan has posed a different set of problems for the state, which is still struggling to fully understand its dynamics. Perhaps the biggest challenge is defining the unrest in the province and identifying the factors that are contributing to it. Even as it tries to understand ...

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'We will not allow election process to be obstructed': G-B election chief

Says K-P CM Sohail Afridi's letter lacks legal standing and sought to influence electoral process

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Three bodies found in Balochistan's Pasni, Kech

GWADAR: Three bodies were recovered from Pasni and Kech areas of Balochistan on Saturday, police said. According to them, two bodies were found near Chabbandan Cross on the Makran Coastal Highway in the Pasni area of Gwadar district. Police identified the deceased as Ustad Muhammad Siraj Kalanchi a...

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Senate chairman Gilani voices concern over India’s actions on Indus Waters Treaty

• US consul general meets Senate chairman• Regional peace, economic ties discussed LAHORE: Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani has expressed concern over India’s unilateral actions regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying that “any attempt to use water as a tool of coercion undermines regional...

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Gauff French Open title defence ends

She went down 4-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 to Austrian 28th seed Anastasia Potapova

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Separate fire incidents destroy over 65 homes in Balochistan

QUETTA: A series of fire incidents destroyed more than 65 homes in different areas, officials said on Saturday. While causes for the blaze were being ascertained, a few of them were caused by short circuits. The most devastating incident occurred in Goth Mehboob Khoso near Sohbatpur, where a fire r...

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The heat ahead

HEAT is becoming a defining feature of life in many parts of the world. It influences how cities are built, how much electricity they consume, when people can work outdoors and, increasingly, how governments prepare for emergencies. The latest warning from the World Meteorological Organisation sugge...