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Flag carrier PIA to be run by new owners from April, says Pakistan official

  • A Pakistani consortium clinched the sale with a Rs135 billion bid after last year’s failed privatization efforts
  • Government says the deal will inject fresh capital into PIA, with fallback to second-highest bidder if needed
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Former Imran Khan party leaders urge parole for jailed PTI figures to enable dialogue

  • Former PTI leaders call for the release of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr. Yasmin Rashid in letter to PM Sharif
  • Move follows Sharif’s statement that the government is ‘absolutely ready’ for talks without ‘blackmailing’
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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In Pakistan’s flood-hit south, women turn to zero-carbon cookstoves to curb emissions

  • Pakistan faces frequent climate-induced rains and floods that killed more than 1,000 people and damaged vast swathes of crops this year
  • Karachi-based non-profit REPL has distributed 500 zero-carbon cookstoves in rural Sindh as part of efforts to hedge against future shocks
By Ismail Dilawar ·

Former Imran Khan party leaders urge parole for jailed PTI figures to enable dialogue

  • Former PTI leaders call for the release of Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Dr. Yasmin Rashid in letter to PM Sharif
  • Move follows Sharif’s statement that the government is ‘absolutely ready’ for talks without ‘blackmailing’
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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2025 Year in Review: A defining time for Saudi Arabia on the international stage

  • Multilateral push reshaped global diplomacy as world leaders turned to it for breakthrough mediation
  • A year of summits and strategic realignments elevated the Kingdom’s profile in resolving crises from Sudan to Syria
By Jonathan Gornall ·

Israel says it killed Hamas financial officer in Gaza

  • The Israeli army said Saad headed the weapons production headquarters of Hamas’s military wing and oversaw the group’s build-up of capabilities
By AFP ·

US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war but territorial disputes remain

  • Russia continues to assert maximalist demands, insisting that Ukraine relinquish the remaining territory in Donbas that it has not captured, an ultimatum that Ukraine has rejected
By AP ·

Capital concentrates as MENA startups close deals

  • Fresh funding flows in even as broader market data points to a slowdown
By Nour El-Shaeri ·

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Mapping Saudi soils to grow better crops

By Haifa Alshammari ·

Vision 2030 propelling Saudi Arabia’s global reputation

By Nirmal Narayanan ·

Arsenal edge Palace on penalties to reach League Cup semifinals

  • The Premier League leaders now play Chelsea in the last four of the League Cup
By Reuters ·

Book Review: ‘Padma’s All American’ Cookbook

  • For her, the true story of American food proves that immigration is not an outside influence but the foundation of the country’s culinary identity
By Jasmine Bager ·