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By Dr. Ansab Ali, Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that providing basic facilities, including education, to the people remains one of the government’s top priorities, adding that another promise made to the people of Attock has now been fulfilled.He expressed these views while inaugurating NADRA Facilitation Centres in the Union…

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed for a two-day official visit to Vienna, Austria, at the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker.The Pakistani delegation includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi. During the visit, Prime…

Kabul: The Taliban administration has imposed a ban on internet services in five northern provinces of Afghanistan — Kunduz, Badakhshan, Baghlan, Takhar, and Balkh. According to provincial authorities, the decision was taken to curb what they described as “immoral activities” online. This marks the first major internet shutdown in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to…

Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have seized full control of the country’s entire Red Sea coastline. According to Al Jazeera, the rebel group launched a rapid advance against the internationally recognised Yemeni government’s forces on Friday morning, capturing the last remaining coastal towns and pushing into islands within the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.The advance further…

Tehran — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reiterated Tehran’s firm commitment to expand and deepen relations with India across multiple sectors. Pezeshkian said Iran is prepared to take more effective measures, based on mutual trust and respect, to advance the shared interests of both nations.Speaking amid growing regional diplomatic and economic engagement, the president highlighted…