PESHAWAR: Awami National Party and Pakistan Peoples Party have condemned the massive increase in prices of petroleum products and urged the federal government to reverse its decision in the larger public interest.
In their separate statements…

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party and Pakistan Peoples Party have condemned the massive increase in prices of petroleum products and urged the federal government to reverse its decision in the larger public interest.
In their separate statements…

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• Stages rare helicopter raid deep into Bekaa Valley, killing 41
• UN, Ghana condemn ‘war crime’ attack that wounded three peacekeepers
BEIRUT: Israel warned Lebanon it would pay a “very heavy price” if it failed to control the…

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PM emphasized that the proposed strategy should ensure that the burden on the public remains minimal
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking at the opening ceremony of Indus AI week in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN

Kuwait, OPEC’s fifth-biggest producer, cut oil and refinery production following the near-halt of shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a string of output reductions hitting some of the world’s biggest energy producers. The cuts follow the “ongoing aggression by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the state of Kuwait, including Iranian threats against safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz,” Kuwait Petroleum Corp said in a statement. The cutback started with about 100,000 barrels a day as of early Saturday and is expected to almost triple on Sunday, with further gradual reductions depending on storage levels and the status of Hormuz, a person with direct knowledge of the plan said, asking not to be named because the details are private.(BLOOMBERG)

Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s National Security Council, claimed that his country has captured United States soldiers since the outbreak of war last week.
The comments came in a post on Saturday on the social media platform X, in which…