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The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers’ Association (PPDA) on Friday called off its plans to begin a strike on Saturday after the government approved a proposed revision in the dealers’ margins.

The nod for the revision was also confirmed by the finance ministry in a statement.

The Economic Coordination Committee had “deliberated on the matter regarding revision of deal...

Celebrations were held across Pakistan on Friday as the nation celebrated 79 years of independence.

State-run Radio Pakistan reported that the day dawned with a 31-gun salute in Islamabad and a 21-gun salute at the provincial headquarters. A change of guards ceremony was also held at the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi.

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ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Wednesday launched a new chipless National Identity Card (NIC) built around a secure QR code, replacing the imported microchip used for the past 14 years.

The card has been manufactured domestically by the National Security Printing Company (NSPC) in Karachi in line with Nadra’s technical and securi...

LAHORE: Two men who allegedly shot dead three police officials in Lahore on Thursday were killed during an exchange of fire with law enforcers at a house in Muridke where they had held a family hostage, police sources told Dawn.

Police officials identified the suspects as a father-son duo, Fayyaz Butt and Rehan Butt, saying that they were killed in a joint ope...

Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America’s giant Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is increasingly difficult as the Iran war drags on.

The ship — now in its ninth month ...