Pakistan engages Saudi Arabia, China in bid to ease surging Middle East tensions 

  • Pakistan’s foreign minister stresses need for de-escalation in conversations with Chinese, Saudi counterparts
  • Tensions in the Middle East continue to remain high as conflict between US, Israel and Iran intensifies
By Shahjahan Khurram ·

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Pakistan sells 480MHz for $507 million in 5G spectrum auction

  • Mobile network operator Jazz buys 190 MHz, Ufone 180MHz and Zong 110MHz, says telecom authority chairman
  • Most mobile networks in Pakistan currently operate on fourth-generation (4G) infrastructure, while 5G rollout has faced delays
By Waseem Abbasi ·

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Karachi women entrepreneurs keep shops open as Eid inflation squeezes sales

  • Pakistan’s consumer inflation rose to 7% last month, a 16-month high
  • Women traders at Karachi mall say customer turnout has dropped sharply this Eid season
By Ismail Dilawar ·

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Sindh announces schools’ closure from Mar. 16-31, new austerity measures to conserve fuel

  • Sindh government announces austerity measures as Middle East conflict raises uncertainty about inflation, Pakistan’s fuel stock situation 
  • Measures include ban on buying new government vehicles, online classes for universities and colleges, cut in government expenditures
By Usama Iqbal Khawaja ·

UN rights chief slams dangerous ‘tit-for-tat dynamic’ in Mideast war

  • Turk deplored the extensive attacks in residential areas, on health facilities, schools, cultural property and water and energy infrastructure
  • He stressed that “under the laws of war, civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all costs“
By AFP ·

About 140 US military personnel wounded in Iran war: Pentagon

  • “The vast majority of these injuries have been minor,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said
  • Seven US military personnel were also killed in Iranian attacks early in the conflict
By AFP ·