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FIA books Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Gill, YouTuber Pirzada for propagating anti-state activities

January 15, 2025

‘Maharashtra people gave us unprecedented mandate, now it’s our responsibility to fulfil their expectations’: Nitin Gadkari

January 13, 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman offers prayers at Tanotrai Mata temple in Jaisalmer

December 25, 2024

Pashtun jirga challenges Pakistan’s authority, demands army’s exit and autonomy

October 15, 2024

Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch files petition alleging harrasment by Pakistan authorities

October 15, 2024

Nippon Steel still seeks 100% of US Steel in final pitch to Trump
TOKYO — Nippon Steel is seeking to own 100% of U.S. Steel in exchange for huge investments in the struggling steelmaker as the company makes a final push for the delayed acquisition to the Trump administration. “If [U.S. Steel] had been under Nippon Steel’s umbrella, they wouldn’t be in the situation they’re in currently,” Vice…
How the fall of Saigon fueled a refugee crisis that’s still felt today
A woman who fled Vietnam for America in the 1970s says she once hoped that the U.S. would serve as a refuge from the upheaval in her home country. But now, with a family member facing potential deportation under the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, she said it’s beginning to resemble the place she fled. …
Govt Plans to Increase Petroleum Levy in Upcoming Budget
Govt Plans to Increase Petroleum Levy in Upcoming Budget The federal government has decided to remove the cap on the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) to charge a levy of over Rs. 100 per liter and generate Rs. 194 billion from the next fiscal year 2025-26. Sources told that Pakistan will increase the PDL beyond the…
Nippon Steel pledges US Steel revival in final pitch to Trump
TOKYO — Nippon Steel is betting that a promise of huge investments to turn around struggling U.S. Steel will convince the Trump administration to greenlight the long-delayed acquisition as the Japanese steelmaker makes a final push for approval. “If [U.S. Steel] had been under Nippon Steel’s umbrella, they wouldn’t be in the situation they’re in…
Some 4,500 migrants told to pay fines ranging up to $1.8 million
Wendy Ortiz was surprised to find out she was being fined by U.S. immigration authorities for being in the country illegally — but it was the amount that truly shocked her: $1.8 million. Ortiz, 32, who earns $13 an hour in her job at a meatpacking plant in Pennsylvania, has lived in the United States…
COAS Gen Asim Munir promoted to rank of field marshal
COAS Gen Asim Munir promoted to rank of field marshal On Tuesday, the federal government decided to promote Chief of the Army Staff, General Asim Munir, to the rank of field marshal. The decision was made in a cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The promotion was given in recognition of General Munir’s…
China’s Moutai serves shareholders juice, not baijiu, as austerity bites
DALIAN, China — Major Chinese baijiu liquor maker Kweichow Moutai is making headlines by choosing not to serve its top-shelf Feitian at a shareholder event, a byproduct of government austerity measures aimed at cutting official spending on luxuries. A banquet held by the company on the eve of a shareholders meeting in Guizhou province was…
Vance looks to cultivate the pope as a new diplomatic partner for the U.S.
ROME — Vice President JD Vance shuffled between presidents and prime ministers this week, tending to complicated relationships with U.S. allies and puzzling over two wars. But it was his meeting Monday with newly installed Pope Leo XIV that could prove to be most consequential on the world stage, Vance said in an interview with…
Summer Holidays 2025 Announced; Notification Issued
Summer Holidays 2025 Announced; Notification Issued Punjab government on Tuesday officially announced summer vacation schedule for all institutions across regions amid scorching heat and alert from PDMA and other bodies. Due to the extreme weather, the School Education Department has announced summer holidays. According to the official notification, all public and private schools in Punjab…