Pakistan sees foreign involvement in Friday’s fatal bombings, pledges to eliminate militant hideouts
- The interim interior minister names Indian intelligence agency after 65 people lost their lives in Mastung and Hangu attacks
- Security experts say the country lacks a coherent strategy to deal with militancy, call for ‘holistic policy’ to handle the problem
- The CCP says the decision will attract more foreign direct investment, ensure the potential mitigation of gas shortage
- The local companies set up and operated an LNG terminal and were involved in the import and distribution of the gas
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- The death toll in Friday’s suicide blast surged to 60 after seven more seriously wounded people succumbed to injuries
- Bereaved families criticized the government for not doing enough to strengthen security despite another attack this month
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- Meenaji Dhani, a village on the outskirts of Umarkot in Sindh, was once devoid of educational awareness
- In 2014, a woman suffering from polio set up a school to educate children and brought about a change
- The Saudi Heritage Commission has initiated process to register 50,000 sites into the Architectural Heritage Register
- Experts say each region of the kingdom possesses its own distinct architectural heritage, setting it apart from others
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- South Sudan is no stranger to humanitarian crisis, having had its own share since achieving statehood in 2011
- Experts say the country is in no position to handle the large and sudden influx of displaced people from Sudan
- Britain has provided five-week military training courses to around 20,000 Ukrainians over the past year, and intends to train a similar number going forward
- Preliminary budget statement says the government expects total revenues at 1.172 trillion riyals ($312.51 billion) in 2024 and total spending of 1.251 trillion riyals
- Refereeing body PGMOL issued a statement less than an hour after the final whistle conceding Diaz’s first-half goal should have stood
- Klopp was incensed by the decisions, with Jones dismissed after his crunching challenge into Yves Bissouma’s ankle
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- IT minister hopes visit attracts investment to Pakistan, ‘big business’ for Pakistani companies in Kingdom
- Earlier this week, Saif said Pakistan has ‘great investment opportunities’ for Gulf region’s large companies
