- Industry experts point to technical limitations, security and human resource issues hampering the deep-sea port’s progress
- Official says security arrangements are in place, while the government has removed several policy, customs bottlenecks recently
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- Eldest is Pakistan’s Under-19 champion, middle sister tops Under-15 rankings, youngest has 28 titles
- Father of the girls says he struggles to secure sponsors in male-dominated game despite sisters’ rise
- Key Islamabad arteries sealed, two luxury hotels say they have been requisitioned by government
- Authorities suspend public, goods transport in Islamabad, Rawalpindi ahead of possible talks
- Nationwide alert over flash floods, hail, and strong winds
- Remote learning triggered in affected governorates
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- Kingdom seeks to support private-sector workers by paying April wages through its unemployment fund
- Analysts say the measure boosts economic resilience by seeking to prevent layoffs during a temporary shock
- Last year’s blaze in the suburban district of Tai Po spread rapidly across seven of eight buildings in an apartment complex, killing 168 people
- Iran’s announcement that it would open Hormuz had sent stocks and bonds surging on Friday and oil prices down
- Bouncing back from a disappointing showing at last week’s Masters, Rahm built on his two-shot overnight lead Sunday with three birdies
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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- China hosts talks after weeks of fighting that killed hundreds and displaced nearly 100,000
- Both sides identify terrorism as core issue, agree to avoid further escalation
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Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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The qirbah has been used by Saudi desert communities for generations to transport, store, and cool water, as well as preserve clarified butter and buttermilk.
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Pakistan Saudi Ties
- Pakistan relies heavily on external financing to meet its import needs, debt obligations, with support from allies such as Saudi Arabia playing critical role
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb earlier said the Kingdom had committed $3 billion in additional support, agreed to extend $5 billion deposits
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