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Pakistan’s Establishment Division Undergoes Major Shake-Up as Secretary Nabeel Ahmed Awan Restructures Key Power Positions
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 6:06 amNovember 21, 2025 6:06 am

Islamabad —Pakistan Report By Muhammad Saleem In one of the most sweeping administrative overhauls in recent years, the Government of Pakistan has replaced all key Joint Secretaries within the Establishment Division, signalling a decisive consolidation of authority under Secretary Establishment Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan. According to official notifications, the rapid reshuffle reflects a strategic move…

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Pakistan News

Government asks CCP to speed up probe into suspected ghee, cooking oil cartel | The Express Tribune
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 5:23 am

ISLAMABAD: The government has pushed the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) to accelerate its investigation into alleged cartelisation in the vegetable ghee and cooking oil industry. The issue was taken up in a recent meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) while reviewing prices of food items across the country. It was decided that…

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Sports

Early trade deadline questions: What's next for Giannis, Lakers and top contenders?
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 4:30 am

Nov 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET The NBA trade deadline is nearly three months away, but it’s never too early to diagnose what contending teams need most and what their front offices can pull off between now and Feb. 5. What trades can the Detroit Pistons, who have soared to the Eastern Conference lead on…

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Entertainment & Culture

A Paramount Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery? HBO Max’s Casey Bloys Isn’t Sweating It
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 4:27 am

Thursday is the day when Warner Bros. Discovery will receive formal bids from potential acquirers. One of those bids is all but certain to come from Paramount, which under CEO David Ellison mostly replaced the creative executives running that company in favor of his own team. It’s the sort of news that could consume many…

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Asia Focus

The self-defeating tariffs killing Trump’s presidency
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 4:18 am

Americans are not very happy with Donald Trump’s second term in office. Trump’s approval has trended downward since he returned to power and has recently fallen again. Here aresome numbers from Nate Silver: Source:Nate Silver Even Fox Newsadmits how bad it’s getting: Unhappy with theeconomy. Pain with prices. Unsure about Trump administration policies. It adds…

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World News

Zelensky ready for ‘honest work’ with US to end Ukraine war
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 4:16 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready for “honest work” with the US after receiving a draft peace plan to end the war with Russia. Several US media outlets report that under the plan, Kyiv would give up areas of the Donbas in eastern Ukraine that it still controls, cut the size of its…

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Pakistan News

SBP’s forex holdings rise by $27m | The Express Tribune
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 4:01 am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves recorded a modest improvement during the week ended November 14, 2025, with the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) holdings rising by $27 million to reach $14.551 billion, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. The SBP’s weekly report showed that the country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves…

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Sports

Transfer rumors, news: Man United eye Ajax young talent Mokio
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 3:07 am

Nov 20, 2025, 04:21 PM ET Manchester United are keeping tabs on 17-year-old Ajax star Jorthy Mokio, alongside Newcastle United and Eintracht Frankfurt while Rennes duo Jérémy Jacquet and Mohamed Meïté are on the radar of the Red Devils. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page…

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Entertainment & Culture

The Next Murdoch Bet: Page Six Hollywood
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 3:07 am

New York Post veteran Ian Mohr is headed to Los Angeles to launch Page Six Hollywood. In an internal email, Post EIC Keith Poole told his staff, “Page Six Hollywood will be the first and last word on what’s going on in LA Society, with deeper dives into the business of entertainment, media power players,…

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Asia Focus

Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant after years of caution
Posted onNovember 21, 2025 2:59 am

The Japanese governor overseeing the region that is home to the world’s largest nuclear power plant is set to give the approval this week for its restart, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. The approval will clear one of the remaining milestones in Tokyo Electric Power Company’s quest to bring the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant back…

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