- Islamabad aims to build digital corridor linking Karachi with Central Asia and Europe, IT minister says
- Government targets major fiber expansion and broader 5G rollout to support connectivity push
- Islamabad seeks to operationalize existing transit frameworks, including QTTA
- Talks with Tajik envoy focus on logistics hubs, multimodal links and energy trade
- New law criminalizes child marriage, trafficking and abuse with prison terms up to seven years
- Pakistan has among world’s highest rates of child marriage, according to rights groups
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- As world deals with ‘an unprecedented economic, social, political and environmental crisis, ensuring the safety and security of maritime navigation is more important than ever,’ he says
- Officials say Ashraf Dabbour was arrested at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport late Tuesday
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas relieved Dabbour of his post last year after the Palestinian Authority accused him of corruption
- Iran’s announcement that it would open Hormuz had sent stocks and bonds surging on Friday and oil prices down
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- Iran has offered to end its chokehold on Strait of Hormuz in exchange for US lifting blockade and end to war
- Pakistan’s UN envoy says Islamabad remains firm in efforts to end the war that has threatened global economy
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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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