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Balochistan Government Orders Removal of “Useless” Checkposts

The Balochistan government has ordered security institutions to dismantle their “useless” highway security checkpoints. The step has been taken to address local grievances and restore peace in insurgency-hit Balochistan.A special meeting of the provin…

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Privacy Scandal Rocks Etihad Airways as Male Worker Harasses Female Passenger on WhatsApp

Etihad Airways, one of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) leading carriers, is caught up in privacy trouble after a worker inappropriately sent messages to a female traveler on WhatsApp using the airline’s data.Hannah Smethurst, a 23-year-old medical stu…

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Dar chairs meeting of Steering Committee to oversee outsourcing of airports’ operations

Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee to oversee the outsourcing of airports’ operations in Islamabad today.Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, Minister for Commerce Syed Navee…

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Finance Minister launches four Shariah Complaint products of National Savings

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar launched four Shariah Complaint products of National Savings in Islamabad on Monday.Speaking on the occasion, the Finance Minister said it is an encouraging sign that for the first time, national savings is launching Shariah…

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ECC approves several technical supplementary grants

Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet in Islamabad on Monday.The ECC considered and approved several Technical Supplementary Grants (TSG).The grants include Rs 6.00 bi…

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2nd round of Pakistan-Kazakhstan Bilateral Political Consultations held in Astana

The second round of Pakistan-Kazakhstan Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday.According to the Foreign Office, Additional Secretary (Afghanistan and West Asia) Syed Ahsan Raza Shah led Pakistan side while Kazakh si…