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Verdict against Imran, Bushra in £190m Al-Qadir Trust case postponed for 3rd time

RAWALPINDI: The verdict against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million case has been delayed for the third time and will now be announced on January 17. Accountability court Judge Nasir Javed expressed dismay over the no-show of the accused, saying that he had been present at the

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Business

Bulls celebrate new year with 1,500-rally

Bulls celebrated new year at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) with a new 1,500 point rally on Wednesday in intraday trade. The KSE-100 index climbed 1544.18, or 1.34 per cent, to stand at 116,681.01 points from the previous close of 115,126.90 at 11:53am. Awais Ashraf, director reasearch at AKD Securities, noted that the stock market’s

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Sports

Chelsea’s title hopes rocked, United end miserable month with loss at home

IPSWICH: Enzo Maresca admitted Chelsea should not think about challenging for the Premier League title after lowly Ipswich beat the Blues 2-0 at Portman Road on Monday while Newcastle United beat Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford, an ugly culmination of one of the most miserable months in the home side’s recent memory. Maresca’s side

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World News

Gaza healthcare nearing ‘total collapse’, says UN

GENEVA: A United Nations report published on Tuesday found that Israeli strikes on and near hospitals in the Gaza Strip had left healthcare in the Palestinian territory on the verge of collapse. The report by the UN human rights office said such strikes raised grave concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law. “Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks

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Pakistan

PM Shehbaz unveils 5-year economic plan on New Year eve

ISLAMABAD  –  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the five-year National Economic Transformation Plan “Uraan Pakistan,” which aims to achieve sustainable export-led economic growth based on 5Es – exports, e-Pakistan, environment, energy, equity, and empowerment. The prime minister, addressing the launching ceremony of the homegrown national economic plan (2024-29), highlighted that having achieved macroeconomic

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Pakistan

Imran retained 108 Toshakhana gifts, court told

ISLAMABAD: The custodian of the Toshakhana — the treasury where gifts received by state officials are deposited — on Monday informed the Special Court of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) that former prime minister Imran Khan had retained 108 gifts given to him while in office. Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arju­mand recorded the testimony of

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Pakistan

Karachi tops world’s most polluted cities list amid cold weather

Concentration of toxic PM2.5 pollutants in port city 32.4 times higher than WHO guidelines KARACHI: Residents of the country’s financial hub woke on Tuesday to a deteriorated air quality, which made Karachi the most polluted city in the world this morning. According to Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) value

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World News

FAO and CIMMYT Partner to Strengthen Resilient Agrifood Systems

Rome/Texcoco, Mexico  (Press Release) – In a significant move towards building resilient agrifood systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), a CGIAR Research Center, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Partnership for the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils

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World News

4 Pakistanis killed in rare Oman attack near Shia mosque; gunmen shot dead

Police said the overall death toll climbed to six today, adding that the three attackers were also killed. Monday’s shooting “resulted in the death of five individuals, the martyrdom of one policeman, and the death of the three perpetrators”, with at least 28 other people wounded, Omani police said in a statement. The fifth individual

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World News

Trump steps into Republican convention spotlight after surviving shooting

Donald Trump made a triumphant entrance to cap the first day of the Republican National Convention, receiving a raucous ovation from the party faithful days after surviving an assassination attempt that has reshaped the US presidential contest. The former president walked into the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee to an uproarious response, his ear heavily bandaged from

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