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High-stakes polls in GB today

GILGIT: All arrangements have been finalized for the General Elections 2026 scheduled to be held on Sunday (June 7) in Gilgit-Baltistan. Stringent security measures have been put in place at all polling stations across Gilgit district, where a tot…

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Heatwave to grip country next week, PMD warns

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department on Saturday warned that heatwave is likely to develop across the country from June 7 to 12, as a high-pressure system builds in the upper atmosphere beginning June 8 and persists through June 11, advis…

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Ukraine fires wave of drones at Russia

SAINT PETERSBURG: Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early Saturday, leaving one person dead and setting an oil depot ablaze on the final day of the country’s flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg, officials said. Many of the drones …

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Kim stresses stronger naval nuclear deterrent

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the naval destroyer Kang Kon to oversee a navigation test, state media said Saturday, stressing the need to enhance the navy’s capability to deter a nuclear war. The Saturday report came as Beijing an…

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Hegseth urges Europe on D-Day to counter present-day ‘invasion’ on beaches

LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, France: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Europe to counter what he termed an “invasion” of its coastline by migration, as he marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in northern France. He…

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ST return: FTO orders FBR to rectify ‘system errors’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Zafar ul Haq Hijazi, has issued a strict order against the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) Sales Tax Wing after the Board’s persistent failure to unlock a provisionally submitted sales tax return caused…

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Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers

BEIRUT, Lebanon: An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut’s military said Saturday, days after the countries agreed a conditional truce during talks in the United States. Israel has launched an operation int…

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NAB freezes USD4.5m accounts linked to Bahria Town

KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has frozen two foreign bank accounts at Silver Bank in Mauritius, holding USD4.5 million, allegedly linked to Bahria Town in a major cross-border money laundering operation. According to the NAB offici…

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PTI accuses govt of ‘influencing’ GB electoral process

ISLAMABAD: The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday accused the federal government of attempting to influence the electoral process in Gilgit-Baltistan through what it described as an unprecedented deployment of security personnel …

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PCTP’s 2nd phase to hit ceramic & glass industries hard: APCTMA

ISLAMABAD: The second phase of customs tariff rationalisation plan under the new Pakistan Customs Tariff Policy 2026-27 would have a disastrous impact on the domestic manufactures from July 1, 2026 particularly ceramic tiles and glass industries f…