- The Saudi carrier is expected to operate seven flights per week between Riyadh and Islamabad
- The new link will enhance connectivity, facilitate passengers and promote greater cooperation
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- Elderly citizen recalls how Sikhs and Hindus were prominent merchants, confectioners in Rawalpindi
- India’s partition in 1947 triggered riots, forcing several of Rawalpindi’s Hindus and Sikhs to migrate
- Date season arrives in July, when temperatures in Sindh regularly hit the mid-40 degrees Celsius
- Workers start before sunrise, split the day into short shifts, but the heat soon catches up with them
- Zhu Rongji, who died at 97, helped steer China’s economic transformation
- The National News Agency (NNA) said Israel “escalated its attacks on the south” early Saturday
- It said the strike destroyed the home and that emergency rescuers were removing rubble and transporting the casualties to hospital.
- Soldiers in combat fatigues stood watch outside supermarkets and official buildings on Friday evening, while police cars heavily patrolled the enclave’s main avenues
- Riyadh Metro has nearly three-quarters of urban journeys
- Rail passenger traffic rises by over 11m trips year-on-year
- “I leave with a heart full of memories and enormous pride for everything,” Romero wrote
- Romero helped Tottenham win the 2024-25 Europa League
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Islamabad Memorandum
- Dar tells Araghchi recent understandings under Islamabad MoU should underpin peace efforts
- Deputy PM warns SCO against efforts to derail US-Iran peace process following Houthi attacks
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What's Dariyah?
Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- Amnesty has demanded a probe into a Pakistani airstrike in March that UN says killed over 260
- Pakistan’s foreign office says Amnesty levelled serious allegations without providing “credible evidence“
