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2 days ago | thenews.com.pk | Benazir Shah

LAHORE: For the second consecutive year, April in Pakistan arrived not with a bloom, but with blistering heat. Across large swathes of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan, temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius, weeks before the official onset of summer. “In the last two years, Pakistan has not been experiencing spring”, Muhammad Irfan Virk, the deputy director at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in Islamabad, told The News. “April is becoming increasingly warmer and hotter.

4 days ago | thenews.com.pk | Nadeem Jan

I have always believed that we already have much to be proud of – we don’t need to reimagine Pakistan, but rather to rightly imagine it. The real challenge has been aligning our reality with our potential. Unfortunately, we have fallen short of this due to political, economic and diplomatic inadequacies and compromises. However, on May 10, 2025, Allah granted us a historic opportunity when Pakistan achieved a decisive victory against an arrogant India.

4 days ago | thenews.com.pk | ALi RaZa

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi have emphasised the importance of Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Line Project for regional connectivity. During a telephone conversation between FM Dar and his Afghan counterpart on Sunday, the two leaders agreed to work closely for an early finalisation of the framework agreement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said in an official statement.

4 days ago | thenews.com.pk | Khalid Mustafa

ISLAMABAD: Under the IMF diktat, it is no longer possible for the government to enforce the present gas sale price with a shortfall in Sui gas companies from now onward. The government will increase the gas sale tariff under the 2022 amendment made in line with the directive of the Fund ensuring zero deficit to the Sui utilities in the preceding year.

4 days ago | thenews.com.pk | Azim Mian

NEW YORK: A delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will begin its meetings and activities at the United Nations from today (June 2). It will meet with ambassadors of 14 member countries of the Security Council, including the five permanent members. Bilawal Bhutto and Sherry Rehman have already arrived in New York, while the remaining members are arriving in New York on different flights.