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January 14, 2025
Cabinet nods 14 renegotiated IPP deals, projecting Rs1.4tr in savings
Rs137bn annual relief expected for power consumers as cabinet approves revised IPP deals
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December 11, 2024
China to empower south Punjab people
Chinese diplomatic sources say practical strategies were now in place to combat terrorism
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July 26, 2024
CPEC Phase-II to go in full swing — II
Chinese Consul General in Lahore Zhao Shiren speaks during a press conference. — APP/File Exclusive interview with Chinese Consul General in...
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July 25, 2024
CPEC Phase-II to go in full swing — I
During PM Shehbaz's recent visit to China, it was mutually agreed that special focus should be given to industrial development
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June 09, 2023
Shenzhen’s GDP surpasses 3tr CNY, showcasing China’s economic resilience
While the world of today is confronted with numerous, formidable challenges like interoperability, sustainability and recession, China continues to...
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January 09, 2023
Chinese support to Pak economy will continue: Nong Rong
ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have agreed on health, industrial, digital and green corridors, ML-1 and...
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September 30, 2022
Absolutely no truth in regime-change cipher allegations: US envoy
The US envoy Blome said the Pakistani government is finding ways to put the economy back on the track
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July 21, 2022
Chinese cooperation open to all in Pakistan: Zhao Shiren
LAHORE: Unlike some developed countries like those in G-7 and similar blocs, China is a South to South development partner of many developing...
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July 21, 2022
Chinese cooperation open to all in Pakistan: Zhao Shiren
LAHORE:Unlike some developed countries like those in G-7 and similar blocs, China is a South to South development partner of many developing...
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June 20, 2022
China’s is ‘whole-process people’s democracy
Every country has its own specific characteristics, conditions, culture and requirements and, as regards China, its system of government is a...
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May 03, 2022
UN’s GSN committed to eradicating social ills
Progress is not all about stereotype or traditional economic growth. It is rather a much more comprehensive package that ought to be implemented in...
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May 03, 2022
UN’s GSN committed to eradicating social ills
Progress is not all about stereotype or traditional economic growth. It is rather a much more comprehensive package that ought to be implemented in...
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January 10, 2022
Fiscal years 2018-20: ‘US largest civil grant contributor to Pakistan’
William K. Makaneole, the US Consul-General at Lahore, stated this in an exclusive panel interview with 'The News' and Jang, conducted through email...
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February 07, 2021
‘Consortium’ for horse-trading in Senate polls
LAHORE: The PTI government has decided to solicit the Supreme Court’s guidance as how to introduce an open, identifiable voting system in the...
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January 14, 2021
Petrol prices likely to increase by Rs11.95 per litre
Ogra sends summary to the federal government, recommending price hike for petrol, diesel
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October 16, 2020
Fair & Square: Dr Moeed Yusuf exposes India’s self-styled ‘Ahinsa’
If someone, among other committed souls, has augmented our elements of national power, he is none other than Prime Minister’s Special Assistant...
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October 05, 2020
Buzdar’s lightning initiative
LAHORE:If one were to believe the words of Punjab Industries Minister, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has struck like a...
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September 10, 2020
Rules of business don’t impede public service, says governor Sarwar
LAHORE:It doesn’t make much difference whether one holds a titular or a ceremonial position so far as one is committed to deliver; it is a proven...
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December 16, 2019
Commoners’ woes and NAB
When I had a one-on-one meeting with the former Chairman, NAB, Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, a few years ago, he pressed upon me to promote abhorrence of...
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November 07, 2019
Interpol blows up govt’s accountability mantra
In all probability, Interpol’s refusal to issue red warrant notices against Ishaq Dar owe more to the immaculate record and competence of the...
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November 06, 2019
Interpol blows up govt’s accountability mantra
Ishaq Dar is a law-abiding gentleman and thus cannot be handed over to Pakistan in the cases pinpointed by the government of Pakistan, says the...
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October 28, 2019
‘Busier-than-thou’ system is the real culprit
“Holier-than-thou” is the name of the political game that is in play, at present, in our country since every Tom, Dick and Harry in the...
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October 27, 2019
‘Busier-than-thou’ system is the real culprit
“Holier-than-thou” is the name of the political game that is in play, at present, in our country since every Tom, Dick and Harry in the...
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September 27, 2019
OGRA proposes petrol prices be reduced by Rs2.55 per litre
OGRA's recommendation comes ahead of an expected revision in petroleum prices by October 1, 2019
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July 04, 2019
Chinese president’s vision demolishes traditional statecraft theories
Every time I visit China, I am left wondering over the massive development and growth that this country has achieved as compared with every passing...
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May 02, 2019
Brains behind global peace gird up loins
For all practical purposes, think tanks have a lead role to play in carving the shape of global relations in all perspectives including war and...
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March 28, 2019
‘Only dynamic mapping can counter radicalization’
Counter-radicalization experts based in Europe who have earned recognition for their success in mapping and methodology to prevent the escalation of...
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March 28, 2019
‘Only dynamic mapping can counter radicalization’
Counter-radicalization experts based in Europe who have earned recognition for their success in mapping and methodology to prevent the escalation of...
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October 27, 2018
Pakistan bound to prosper, says Dr John Steen
LAHORE: Living conditions in Pakistan are completely peaceful and growth-oriented which belies the misconceptions propagated by certain quarters in...
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March 11, 2018
UK DFID active in Punjab, KPK, Capital: Rycroft
Lahore : As the people and the government of the United Kingdom were fully committed to ameliorating the lot of the poverty-stricken people in...
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March 10, 2018
UK DFID active in Punjab, KPK, Capital: Rycroft
LAHORE: As the people and the government of the United Kingdom were fully committed to ameliorating the lot of the poverty-stricken people in...
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December 21, 2017
‘Empowered youth can repay Pak debtsix times over’
Investment versus expenditure and begging versus success. These are not mere concepts but the background stories behind the marvelous success that...
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December 08, 2017
Sana for ‘law course’ instead of mere discourse
Punjab Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah, has come up again with his typical energetic style to reinforce clarity in the minds of media seniors on tricky...
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December 05, 2017
Do not leave the govt alone
‘The king is dead, long live the king!’ is not just a saying but a successful recipe for optimal governance/statecraft. Its philosophy is that...
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December 04, 2017
Mumbai attack was a false flag ops, says US author
LAHORE: An American academic, political commentator and scholar, Dr Kevin Barrett, has opined that former US President Barack Obama is “either...
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November 30, 2017
Taliban destroy Daesh’s FM radio
LAHORE: A bastion of Daesh ideology’s propagation, an FM radio, that continued to be tuned at 90.35 mhz in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, has...
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November 30, 2017
BSF man killed for not firing pellets
A junior official of India’s Border Security Force named Chanderbhan has been killed by a colleague in District Bandipora of Occupied Kashmir...
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November 29, 2017
BSF man killed for not firing pellets
A junior official of India’s Border Security Force named Chanderbhan has been killed by a colleague in District Bandipora of Occupied Kashmir...
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November 26, 2017
Iron resolve intact in martyrdom’s aftermath
Those who always see the things in the 'half-glass-is-empty' perspective, are utterly depressed over the frequent martyrdoms of officers and juniors...
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November 26, 2017
Iron resolve intact in martyrdom’s aftermath
Those who always see the things in the 'half-glass-is-empty' perspective, are utterly depressed over the frequent martyrdoms of officers and juniors...
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November 24, 2017
Visa-seeking Bohras facing Indian arrogance
India’s Foreign Office and its diplomats are seldom found conducting their relations with other countries and communities with diplomacy. If their...
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November 24, 2017
Visa-seeking Bohras facing Indian arrogance
India’s Foreign Office and its diplomats are seldom found conducting their relations with other countries and communities with diplomacy. If their...
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November 21, 2017
In China, cooks don’t spoil the broth
Too many cooks spoil the broth, but in China, there are not many cooks nor does the broth get spoiled at all. Not only myself but all my journalist...
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November 21, 2017
In China, cooks don’t spoil the broth
Too many cooks spoil the broth, but in China, there are not many cooks nor does the broth get spoiled at all. Not only myself but all my journalist...
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November 21, 2017
Prototype of citizen-led governance
Despite the defined contours of bureaucratic functioning, there is always a lot of space available to deliver to the masses and innovations can be...
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November 21, 2017
Prototype of citizen-led governance
Despite the defined contours of bureaucratic functioning, there is always a lot of space available to deliver to the masses and innovations can be...
