- Punjab proposes 7 percent increase in government employees’ salaries, 3.5 percent increase in pensions
- Allocates $8.98 million for women development, $119.25 million for health, population projects
- Violent protests in Azad Kashmir this month have claimed at least 20 lives, officials say
- Civil rights alliance has demanded government abolish reserved seats for refugees
- Pakistan has grappled with surging militant attacks in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for years
- Interior minister urges scholars to avoid clashes with other religions and sects, focus on themselves
- Protein clusters help plants recover from heat stress
- Discovery could aid development of desert-resilient crops
- Negotiations over final deal to start immediately after deal signing ceremony and continue during 60-day window
- Iran says deal to end war requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
- Event will take place at Switzerland’s mountainside Burgenstock resort
- An agreement providing broader access to advanced models would allow G7 countries to use the models to develop stronger cybersecurity defenses against rivals such as China
- Countries such as Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, where there are alternate pipelines or routes besides the Strait of Hormuz to deliver oil
- Mbappe took his career World Cup goals tally to 14 — just two behind all-time leader Miroslav Klose — and Bradley Barcola
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- Trump confirms peace deal with Iran reached, announces ending US naval blockade of Iranian ports
- Shehbaz Sharif says peace deal to be signed in Switzerland, mediators will facilitate series of meetings this week
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What's Dariyah?
Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
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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Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict
- TTP militants kill six paramilitary personnel, abduct eight others in checkpoint attack near Peshawar
- Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of fresh airstrikes they say killed 13, including 11 children, one woman
