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Punjab potato growers face collapse as oversupply deepens: experts urge export subsidy

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Punjab potato growers face collapse as oversupply deepens: experts urge export subsidy

mbasil January 9, 2026 0

LAHORE: Punjab’s potato farmers and independent researchers called for urgent government intervention through subsidised exports as a...

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‘Negotiations do not happen in jail’: PTI’s Raja says talks with govt will not happen in Imran’s absence

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‘Negotiations do not happen in jail’: PTI’s Raja says talks with govt will not happen in Imran’s absence

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PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said on Thursday that negotiations with the federal government would not...

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At Imran’s Zaman Park residence, TTAP chief calls for protests on Feb 8

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At Imran’s Zaman Park residence, TTAP chief calls for protests on Feb 8

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Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Thursday urged political leaders and workers to take...

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Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

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Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

mbasil January 9, 2026 0

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a...

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PIA incurred Rs22bn loss due to prolonged grounding of aircraft

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PIA incurred Rs22bn loss due to prolonged grounding of aircraft

mbasil January 9, 2026 0

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday was informed that Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) suffered a loss...

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In Quetta, PM Shehbaz stresses ‘brotherhood and cooperation’ with provinces, especially those facing challenges

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In Quetta, PM Shehbaz stresses ‘brotherhood and cooperation’ with provinces, especially those facing challenges

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that it is the government’s duty to work with provinces,...

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Pakistan, Muslim countries ‘express strong condemnation’ of Israeli FM’s visit to Somaliland

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Pakistan, Muslim countries ‘express strong condemnation’ of Israeli FM’s visit to Somaliland

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Pakistan and a wide selection of Muslim countries issued a joint statement on Thursday condemning a visit...

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Couple gunned down in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth for ‘honour’: police

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Couple gunned down in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth for ‘honour’: police

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KARACHI: A young couple was gunned down over ‘honour’ in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area on Thursday, according...

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Bangladesh air chief discusses enhancing defence cooperation in meetings with CDF Munir, naval chief

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Bangladesh air chief discusses enhancing defence cooperation in meetings with CDF Munir, naval chief

mbasil January 9, 2026 0

The air chief of Bangladesh on Thursday discussed avenues for enhancing defence cooperation with Pakistan in separate...

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Police book unidentified suspects for murder of four after bodies found in Karachi’s Mai Kolachi

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Police book unidentified suspects for murder of four after bodies found in Karachi’s Mai Kolachi

mbasil January 4, 2026 0

KARACHI: Docks police on Saturday evening registered a first information report (FIR) against unidentified suspects for brutally...

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