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Iran will pursue diplomacy to counter sanctions, secure national interests: Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the Foreign Ministry was pursuing diplomatic avenues to safeguard and defend its rights and interests both nationally and internationally, IRNA reported on Tuesday. He made the remarks during a meeting with representatives of Tehran Province in Parliament on Monday, as part of ongoing consultations between the legislature and the Foreign Ministry on […]

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Four killed as van collides with truck on Quetta-Karachi highway in Mastung

QUETTA: Four people, including a woman, were killed and five others, including three women, were injured when a van collided with a truck on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway near Badrang in the Khadkocha area of Mastung district on Tuesday, Khadkocha Station House Officer (SHO) Babu Owais Shahwani said. The accident occurred when a van travelling […]

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European Commissioner praises Pakistan’s measures to combat illegal migration

The European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has praised Pakistan’s measures to combat illegal migration. He made the remarks during a meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Islamabad. Magnus Bruinner said Pakistan’s effective measures have resulted in a commendable sixty-four percent reduction in illegal migration to Europe. He also commended the […]

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Finance Minister reaffirms commitment to Reko Diq

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with IFC Regional Vice President for the Middle East and Central Asia Imad Fakhoury on the sidelines of the World Bank Group–IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. Discussions focused on strengthening IFC support for private-sector-led growth and jobs, and translating macroeconomic stability into sustainable growth. The meeting reviewed IFC’s expanding […]

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‘No choice’: IMF says developing countries must cut spending despite Iran war shock

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that while low-income developing countries were dealing with the disproportionate impacts of the Iran war-fuelled energy shock, many had “no choice” but to cut spending or potentially face debt restructuring. Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the organisation’s Annual Meetings in Bangkok, IMF deputy director of research, Petya Koeva […]

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New Delhi police detain top ‘cockroach’ leaders after flash protest at Jantar Mantar

India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said on Tuesday that key leaders had been detained after entering an iconic protest site in New Delhi blocked by police. Opposition parties and supporters of the movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a security clampdown to demand the resignation of the head of India’s election commission, accusing it of manipulating […]