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7 die as fresh spell of rain plays havoc with Karachi

KARACHI: Seven people were killed in the metropolis on Sunday as the second spell of torrential rain under the current monsoon season wreaked havoc on the ill-maintained municipal and civic infrastructure inundating roads that led to crippling traffic jams on key arteries. By 8pm, Gulshan-i-Hadeed received highest amount of rainfall …

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A bitter taste of unpopular decisions

LAHORE: The ‘unexpected’ sweeping victory of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the all-important Punjab by-polls is set to influence the political as well as economic future of the country. The result establishes that the voters didn’t like the unpopular decisions of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz both on economic and political …

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IT companies urged to participate in CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD: There is a need to encourage local IT companies to participate in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects for eventual entry into the Chinese market, the Advisory Council on Information Technology (IT) and Digital Economy said on Thursday. At the first meeting of the advisory council, it was stressed …

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Imran takes aim at ECP as five PTI MPAs notified

SAHIWAL: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan once again trained his guns on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday as he alleged pre-poll rigging, especially tampering with electoral lists, ahead of by-elections on 20 seats of the Punjab Assembly on July 17. But even as the former premier …

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Rupee falls to Rs208

KARACHI: The US dollar continued its upward drive for the second consecutive day against the rupee and gained another Rs1.05 to Rs207.99 in the interbank market on Wednesday. The dollar has absolute domination in the currency market but the inflow of $2.3bn from China on June 23 changed the scenario …

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