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Guns and butter can complement each other if used smartly: CDS Gen Anil Ch
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"There has always been a debate between guns and butter. But if we play smartly, one can contribute to the other. The gun can contribute to the butter. Over the past three years, most of our procurements have been from domestic sources, once we do that, we're paying 18% GST, which goes ba
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"Illegal and invalid": MEA rejects Chinese buildup through CPEC in Shaksga
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India on Friday firmly rejected China's infrastructure buildup through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the Shaksgam Valley, terming it "illegal and invalid", while noting that the region is an "integral and inalienable part" of India.
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Standard practice to hire lobbying firms to strengthen their outreach: MEA
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at a weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised that this has been a longstanding norm, noting that India has been hiring such lobbying firms since the 1950s.
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Pakistan's governance crisis deepens as IMF criticises SIFC's unchecked au
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Ministry of Finance has acknowledged that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) lacks institutionalised transparency, an omission the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns could further damage investor confidence and weaken policy stability.
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Balochistan traders decry sugar restrictions as government policies drive
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
They have urged the government to immediately resume issuing no-objection certificates (NOCs) that allow sugar consignments from Punjab and Sindh to be transported into the province, as reported by Dawn.
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Pakistan: Government inefficiency sparks province-wide bakery shutdown in
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bakers in Peshawar have begun an indefinite strike against a ban on flour transport from Punjab and delays in issuing new price lists. The Nanbai Association says soaring flour prices and administrative action have made business unsustainable and demands immediate government intervention.
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"There was no Bangladesh without India": Ex-diplomat Surendra Kumar
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is a very disappointing and sad development. Bangladesh, for which India did so much. There was no Bangladesh without India. Even the son of Khaleda Zia has gone on record that we can't forget what actually happened in 1971," Kumar told ANI.
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Balochistan: Wave of custodial killings raises fresh alarms over Pakistan'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The deceased were identified as Ayaz Baloch and Zareef Ahmed, both hailing from Kolwah in Kech district, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Uthappa reminisces on T20 WC 2007 memories, India-Pakistan clash at Durban
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uthappa was speaking to the media in Durban on the sidelines of SA20, the same place where the India-Pakistan group-stage clash at the T20 WC took place in 2007. During that match, Robin top-scored for India with a brilliant 39-ball fifty, taking India to 141/9. After the match ended in a ti
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NIA court calls for a financial status report of Lashkar-e-Taiba supporter
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He, alongwith other terrorists, had infiltrated into India to commit terror attacks in India in the wake of the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani in 2016.
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PoJK newspaper industry crumbles as Pakistan fails to support workers amid
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Newspaper circulation across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has plummeted sharply in recent years, with industry workers saying the rise of social media and the absence of government assistance have pushed the once-thriving sector to the brink of collapse.
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Pakistan: Record burn cases expose alarming state failure in public safety
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, sharing the centre's performance statistics for the past year, BPSC director Prof Tahmeedullah stated that the institution experienced an unprecedented inflow of patients, necessitating a shift toward a province-wide strategy focused on prevention and early awareness.
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