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Karachi: The Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Amaan Pracha, has called on the government to pass the benefits of a notable reduction in the power sector's circular debt directly to electricity con...

Islamabad: Police have arrested at least 120 workers of Pakistan's main opposition party in raids overnight, security officials said, ahead of protests planned for Tuesday, the second anniversary of the jailing of their leader, Imran Khan. Most of the...

New York: A US Coast Guard report released on Tuesday concluded that the 2023 Titan submersible implosion, which resulted in the deaths of five individuals en route to the Titanic wreck, was "preventable". The report attributes the tragedy to OceanGat...

Geneva: High stakes negotiations began at the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday as delegates from nearly 180 countries convened to formulate a legally binding treaty aimed at curbing plastic pollution. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN En...

Lakki Marwat: Five children lost their lives and a dozen were seriously injured following the detonation of an unexploded mortar shell in the city of Lakki Marwat, located in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, over the weekend. According to EM...

Geneva: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has issued an urgent appeal to Pakistan to cease the forced return of Afghan refugees who hold proof of registration (PoR) cards. The call was made by UNHCR Spokesperson Babor Baloch during a briefing on Tuesday i...

Washington: US President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Indian exports has strained traditionally strong US-India relations. Trump has targeted India's oil imports from Russia and Iran, using tariffs as leverage to pressure India to cease the...