FOR paragliders Tom de Dorlodot and Hoaracio Llorens, it was a case of so near, yet so far. The first people ever to fly to K2 — rather than from its slopes — their aim was to soar over Pakistan’s highest peak. They did reach 7,500 metres, but flying over …
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RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan International Airlines planes averted a midair collision on Sunday over Iranian territory near the United Arab Emirates (UAE) airspace, as both planes were on the same route and altitude. Due to alleged negligence of the Iranian Air Traffic Control (ATC), which is said to have cleared the …
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KARACHI: Prices of 10-gram and one-tola gold reached an all-time high of Rs127,143 and Rs148,300 in the local market on Monday, showing a jump of Rs1,714 and Rs2,000 respectively. Rates issued by the All Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association (ASSJA) mentioned a rise of only $2 per ounce to $1,730. But …
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• Karachi reports 11 deaths as fresh spells bring misery for citizens • Four killed in Balochistan, Hub Bridge among three washed away • Army, rescuers put on high alert in Pindi QUETTA / KARACHI: As authorities scrambled to mitigate the impacts of a torrential spell of monsoon rains, which …
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• Coalition leaders question impartiality of three-judge apex court bench, refuse to accept its verdict • Maryam says anti-PML-N judges repeatedly included in benches; court favours PTI despite their ‘repeated mockery of judiciary’ ISLAMABAD: In a late-night press conference following the Supreme Court’s refusal to constitute a full court to …
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THE winner of the election for the Punjab chief executive seemed apparent on the final count — 186 votes in favour of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi of the PML-Q, 179 in favour of the PML-N’s Hamza Shehbaz. Yet Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari’s bizarre decision to reject the PML-Q’s 10 votes from the …
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Former prime minister and PTI leader Imran Khan on Friday urged his workers and supporters — particularly the youth — to register their protests tonight, adding that he now expects the Supreme Court to play its role in light of Hamza Shehbaz’s shock win over Parvez Elahi in Punjab CM …
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GILGIT: For the first time, more than 100 climbers summited the world’s second highest peak in a single day, with female mountaineers from Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Oman creating history by becoming the first-ever woman of their respective country to reach the top of 8,611-metre K2. Pakistani climber Samina …
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ISLAMABAD: Moving swiftly to meet a pre-conditionof the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic bailout, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday approved for notification Rs7.91 per unit increase in ‘uniform national tariff’ and its application in three phases. The Nepra had conducted the public hearing on …
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Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman on Saturday administered the oath to newly re-elected Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz after a day of drama that ended with Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s shock defeat in the contest for the slot as provincial assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari decided not to count the votes of PML-Q lawmakers. …
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