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Amid defections, Buhari declares loyalty to APC

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that h...

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Harnessing the economic potential of Pakistan’s minerals landscape

Pakistan is blessed with an abundance of mineral resources that hold immense potential for economic growth and industria...

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Stop predatory gas price hike and reform the sector

CAB rejects gas price hike. Accuses ministry & BERC of harming consumers....

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Right Word | Balochistan’s Unending Struggle: Jaffar Express Attack And Pakistan’s Strategic Myopia

Until Islamabad abandons its coercive policies in favour of an inclusive and equitable political framework, no amount of...

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Mahama charges ministers to make sacrifices to secure a prosperous future for posterity

President John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama Swears in First Batch of 13 Deputy Ministers and Minister of...

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Mastermind behind sales tax fraud worth Rs4.2 billion held

KARACHI - Federal Board of Revenue’s Regional Tax Office-1Karachi, Thursday, arrested the mastermind behind a cumulati...

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CS Murkomen Explains Why Kindiki Has What It Takes to Be President

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen tooted Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s horn in Meru, urging the local...

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District admin continues crackdown against profiteers

HYDERABAD - The Hyderabad district administration on Thursday continued crackdown against profiteers and traders chargin...

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DC targets overpricing vendors

HYDERABAD - On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Shehryar Gul Memon, actions were taken agains...

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Founding girl group member reveals she's been living in her car

"If you would have said to me while I was En Vogue, 'You're going to be living in your car one day,' I'd be like, 'Huh?"...

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Sindh govt announces two-day holiday for Hindu employees

HYDERABAD - The Sindh government announced a two-day holiday for Hindu employees on the occasion of Holi, a Hindu festiv...

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Joint operation leads to major crackdown

SUKKUR - A significant operation was conducted by security agencies and customs staff at the Shaheed Zia Customs Check P...

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Opposition Says Australia Should Play Critical Minerals, AUKUS Card in Trump Tariff Talks

Trump's 25 percent tariffs on aluminum and steel have caused a political and media storm in Australia....

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CS Muturi: I Won’t Attend Cabinet Meetings Until Abductions Are Addressed

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has broken his silence over his recent absences from Cabinet meetings, cl...

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Hind community celebrates Holi festival with fervour across Northern Sindh

SUKKUR - The Hindu community of Sukkur, Khairpur, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kash­more-Kandhkot, Shikarpur and Larkana celebrat...

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KMC sets up 18-member technical committee to monitor health of Safari Park elephants

KARACHI - The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has set up an 18-member technical committee to monitor and manage t...

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KU rally condemns Jaffar Express incident, expresses solidarity with armed forces

KARACHI - A large number of students, faculty members, non-teaching staff, and employees strongly condemned the Jaffar E...

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'No real win': Labor 'takes bait' with crime crackdown

A union has declared an Australian-first machete ban doesn't go far enough as a former Labor campaigner questions the po...

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Police arrest foreign national involved in street crimes

KARACHI - The Mominabad police station of district West on Thursday arrested an Afghan national, Sher Hasan, for his inv...

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Commissioner orders foolproof security on Youm-e-Ali

KARACHI - A meeting was held at the Commissioner Karachi’s office to review arrangements for the main procession of Yo...

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Opinion | Why Maharashtra’s Experiment With Fiscal Prudence Is Admirable

One of the major concerns in Indian state finances is the prevalence of populist schemes that, while politically attract...

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Hyundai Steel Shifts to Emergency Management Mode amid Tariff, Labor Woes

SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Steel Co. said Friday it has shifted to an emergency management mode in resp...

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Trump Meets With Senate Republicans as Government Shutdown Concerns Persist

‘If there's a shutdown, it's only because of the Democrats,’ Trump said, while Schumer announced he would vote to ke...

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Minnesota professor says Trump's plan to invoke Alien Enemies Act of 1798 "sidesteps" immigration laws

The act is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain and deport non-U.S. citizens from enemy countries....

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Trump may invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Here's what that means.

The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times — most recently during World War II when it was used to put Japanes...

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Gov’t reduces passport fees from GHc500 to GHc350

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa The Ghanaian government has announced a reduction in the cost of an...

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Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, champion of environment and progressivism, dies

Rep. Grijalva died Thursday of complications from cancer treatment, his office said in a statement. He was 77....

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Rohingya crisis needs a lasting solution

We hope to see positive outcomes from the UN chief’s visit...

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Tamil Nadu Budget 2025 LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu to table budget at 9.30 AM

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025 LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu will table the Tamal Nadu e budget for 2025-26 ...

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Factbox: Netayahu, Putin and Bashir among ICC war crimes suspects at large

The HAGUE — Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has become the first Asian former head of state to be taken i...

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‘I’ve never seen a dishonest, bible-touting individual’- Barker -Vormawor to Dampare

Dr George Akuffo Dampare (L) and Oliver Barker-Vormawor Private legal practitioner and activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor ...

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The Irish Diaspora in Canada and Mark Carney

Ireland's former Ambassador to Canada looks at how members of the Irish Diaspora in Canada - Mark Carney and Jim Flahert...

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3 jailed for rioting during 2019 Yuen Long mob attack file bid to appeal

Three people jailed last month for rioting, alongside pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, have filed appeals against ...

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The ‘bhodroshomaj’ that is killing women and girls

In the absence of critical discourse on marriage-class-sexuality, patriarchal relations, i.e. kinship, to a man remain t...

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Damagum censures Wike on S’South congress, inaugurates caretaker c’ttee

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recorded a twist, yesterday, as the Acting National Chairman, Umar...

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The time to act is now – GJA urges Mahama to end galamsey

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has reiterated the association’s firm s...

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A new era of developer productivity

Artificial intelligence has quietly slipped into our everyday work, and for developers, it’s like having a genius co-p...

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Walkleys board members resign amid tensions between union and awards foundation | Weekly Beast

A push to require that a majority of directors be independent of the MEAA causes acrimony. Plus: Nine defends running Cl...

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Columbia University Expels Some Students Involved in 2024 Hamilton Hall Takeover

The sanctions come days after U.S. immigration agents arrested a former Columbia University graduate student who led pro...

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DOGE says 239 contracts canceled over 2 days, including a grant to teach trans farmers about 'food justice'

The federal government has saved millions of dollars after canceling 239 contracts, the Department of Government Efficie...

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Billion-dollar hit for Queensland in GST carve-up

Queensland will be the only jurisdiction to get less money from the GST pot next financial year, following a report into...

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Mahmoud Khalil isn't a citizen. His deportation wouldn't be unlawful

It's quite simple, really: If someone in the U.S. on a tourist visa or in possession of a green card violates the terms ...

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'We know it's coming': what Hunter mayor wants ahead of 12,000 job losses

'Muswellbrook and the Hunter are on the brink of the largest industrial closure in NSW's history.'...

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US transfers immigrants out of Guantanamo Bay to Louisiana as court weighs legality

Authorities have removed U.S. immigrants from detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay as a federal court in Washington we...

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IHC serves notices in plea challenging appointment of MD NECA

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday served notices to respondents in a petition challenging the appoi...

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Bill on early voting for essential workers scales second reading in Senate

By Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja The Senate has passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) (Early Voting) Bill, 2024 through second read...

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Senate advances bill for early voting

A bill to amend the Electoral Act No. 13, 2022, to allow for early voting in elections has passed a second reading in th...

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Assembly or asylum of representatives?

Nigeria’s independence in 1960 provided a momentous occasion for the country to pause, re-evaluate its excision from B...

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Written exam for police recruitment completed in Vehari

Vehari - In Vehari district, the written examination for police recruitment has been completed, with 921 candidates part...

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Vehari admin organises awareness session for media reps on Suthra Punjab programme

Sh Fazal Ur Rehman - The district administration of Vehari organized an awareness session for media representatives rega...

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Dance party at Khawaja Fareed College RYK sparks outrage

Rahim Yar Khan - The principal and an associate professor of Khwaja Fareed Government Graduate College have been transfe...

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Punjab Food Authority cracks down on substandard drinks in Ramazan

MUZAFFARGARH - The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) intensified its crackdown on substandard drinks during Ramazan, taking st...

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Man sets himself on fire in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR - A man set himself on fire over domestic dispute, receiving burn wounds in 70 percent parts of his body, pol...

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Khanewal’s sanitation system outsourced under ‘Clean Punjab’ initiative

KHANEWAL - Under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s ‘Clean Punjab’ vision, the city’s sanitation system has be...

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Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 to be presented by Thangam Thennarasu today. Here is what is expected

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu will present the state budget for 2025-26 on Friday. Key announcements, i...

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Trump blesses Medicaid scrutiny to pay for mega-MAGA package

President Trump opened the door Thursday for Senate Republicans to find cost savings in Medicaid as they hunt for ways t...