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Finance minister assures PIA privatisation in ongoing year

Finance minister assures PIA privatisation in ongoing year

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb poses after taking oath in Islamabad, Pakistan March 11, 2024. — Reuters Amid incumbent government’s strenuous efforts to tackle multi-prong challenges faced by the country on the economic front, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has assured the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) before the end of 2024. Aurangzeb, while speaking to a…

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Malala announces more emergency grants for Gaza children

Malala announces more emergency grants for Gaza children

Malala Yousafzai addresses a session. Gaza children travelling in search of safety on a truck. — Reuters/File Pakistan Nobel Laureate and global girls’ education rights advocate Malala Yousafzai announced another batch of emergency grants for charities working to provide humanitarian assistance to the children in war-torn Gaza. Taking to her official social media accounts, Yousafzai…

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Pakistan’s polio tally soars to 26 as two more children infected

Pakistan’s polio tally soars to 26 as two more children infected

A female health worker administering polio drops to a child during 7-day Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme 2024 in provincial capital on September 9, 2024. — APP  Latest cases reported in Sindh’s Karachi East and Sujawal districts. PM’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication regrets spike in polio cases.  “Heartbreaking that children still being threatened by polio”:…

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VP debate live updates: ‘Me too, man,’ Vance, Walz agree they have a lot of ‘commonality’

VP debate live updates: ‘Me too, man,’ Vance, Walz agree they have a lot of ‘commonality’

Walz and Vance find ‘commonality’ in fiery debate Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance speak at the end of the Vice Presidential debate hosted by CBS in New York, U.S., October 1, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters The vice presidential candidates tonight were surprisingly…

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