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Faqeer Hussain
Jun 21, 2025

KP budget deadlock deepens; may proceed without Imran’s approval

The KP government appears increasingly uneasy about the consequences of failing to pass the budget before the constitutional deadline of June 30.

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Web Desk
Jun 21, 2025

Afghan govt welcomes Pakistan’s multiple-entry visas for transporters

The Pakistan embassy in Kabul announced on Friday that the government of Pakistan has decided to issue multiple-entry visas of one-year validity to Afghan drivers and transporters.

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Web Desk
Jun 21, 2025

Heavy rain washes away heatwave from Islamabad

The much-needed rain helped break an almost two-week heatwave, sizzling pavements and torturing the twin cities’ residents.

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Web Desk
Jun 21, 2025

Sugar prices hit record high as supply crisis deepens

The government gave repeated assurances and claimed to be making splendid efforts to curb rising sugar prices, but the facts on the ground tell a different story

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Web Desk
Jun 21, 2025

Speaker Punjab Assembly backs complete ban on plastic use in Pakistan

Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has said the world is moving away from plastic usage, and Pakistan must also take urgent and concrete steps to tackle the growing threat of plastic pollution.

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Web Desk
Jun 21, 2025

Budget FY26: relief for salaried class, solar sector gets tax reduced

The income tax for middle-income earners (Rs600,000-1.2 million) has been slashed from from 2.5% to 1%, and the tax of solar panels has been reduced to 10percent from earlier 18percent.

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Tanveer Abbas
Jun 21, 2025

G-B govt approves 16 uplift projects worth PKR9.82b

The G-B government also approved a project to provide missing facilities in government schools across the province, with a revised cost of Rs500 million.

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Web Desk
Jun 21, 2025

PM Shehbaz appears in defamation case hearing

The PTI lawyer then questioned discrepancies in witness identification records, with PM Shehbaz insisting the details were accurate.

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Web Desk
Jun 21, 2025

Pakistan rejects Indian media’s ‘ceasefire request’ claim as baseless

“Pakistan did not plead for a ceasefire, this claim is categorically rejected,” the spokesperson emphasised, reaffirming that the decision was a sovereign one, not a concession.

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Faqeer Hussain Web Desk
Jun 20, 2025

KP reports new polio case, bringing Pakistan’s 2025 tally to 12

The new case comes despite three nationwide polio immunisation campaigns held in February, April, and May, during which over 45 million children were administered polio drops.