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News Desk Islamabad: The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has expressed serious concerns over a decline in petrol and diesel sales due to rampant smuggling, urging the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the Oil and Gas Regulatory…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory. The warning came…

AFP/APP Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that 13 people had been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian territory since midnight. Israel "carried out several air strikes... which resulted…

APP Karachi: The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Wednesday. CONVERSION RATES FOR MARCH 19, 2025 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR…

APP Rawalpindi: The Enforcement Squad of the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) on Tuesday demolished and removed encroachments from Car Chowk to Gate No. III of the Gulraiz Housing Scheme with the aim to improve traffic flow and…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Israeli authorities have delayed the scheduled release of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, which was part of an exchange deal following the release of six hostages from Gaza. The move has prompted Hamas to accuse…

AFP/APP Khan Yunis: Gaza fighters handed three Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross on Saturday in an exchange set to include the release of 369 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli custody. This marks the latest swap under an ongoing…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. The exchange comes despite uproar in the region over a…

APP Islamabad:  At least 10 people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a hotel located within the premises of Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, police reported on Saturday. According to initial reports, the blast occurred…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In Pakistan, the police force, particularly in Punjab, has long been synonymous with corruption, brutality, and a blatant disregard for the rights of the citizens they are sworn to protect. This pervasive…