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European military personnel arrive in Greenland as Trump says US needs island
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PM Announces Reduction in Industrial Electricity Rates; Provincial Minister Welcomes Move
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Pakistan— Justice Ameen-ud-Din Khan sworn in as first Chief Justice of Pakistan’s newly-established Federal Constitutional Court
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Netanyahu Shelves West Bank Annexation Plan Following UAE Pressure
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Punjab’s ‘Apni Chhat Apna Ghar’ Program Enables 35,500 Families to Build Homes
By Dr. Ansab Ali — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Government of Punjab’s flagship low-income housing initiative, the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar Program (ACAG), has been declared the province’s most successful public housing effort to date, according to a spokesperson of the Punjab Housing Department. Officials report that more than 35,500 families have completed the construction…
