Under-fire German ruling coalition unveils reform package to boost economy – World

Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed on sweeping tax, labor and pension reforms, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday, a breakthrough aimed at reviving the struggling economy and countering the rise of the far right. “We are working to increase the flexibility of our businesses,” Merz told a Berlin press conference after lengthy talks between his center-right…

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PTI leader Gandapur arrested

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 2: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) local leader Adnan Gandapur was taken into custody and shifted to Cantt Police Station after his interim pre-arrest bail was rejected in a case involving alleged assault on a police official and interference in official duties, ARY News reported. Additional Sessions Judge Khalid Mansoor heard the case…

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Govt decides to extend Murree Expressway by 70km to Muzaffarabad – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday decided to extend the Murree Expressway by 70 kilometers to Muzaffarabad during a National Highway Authority (NHA) meeting chaired by Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan. Work on the road has been ongoing under Khan’s tenure, including when he visited the expressway last November to review beautification, rehabilitation and improvement works…

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Good news for used car buyers in Pakistan

Pakistan has reduced the regulatory duty on the commercial import of used vehicles with engine capacities below 1,800cc, effective from 1 July. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notification lowering the additional regulatory duty. The notification states that the additional duty on the commercial import of used vehicles below 1,800 cc has…

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SHC seeks details from Sindh health secretary, police chief on reports of HIV outbreak at Karachi hospital – Pakistan

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) sought on Thursday a detailed report from the provincial health secretary and police chief after a citizen filed a petition, citing reports of an HIV outbreak allegedly resulting from the reuse of contaminated syringes and medical negligence at a Karachi hospital. The petition, filed by Tariq Mansoor, was taken…

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FO says PM to go to Iran, Turkiye from July 3-5; to attend funeral of assassinated Iranian supreme chief – Pakistan

FO says PM to go to Iran, Turkiye from July 3-5; to attend funeral of assassinated Iranian supreme chief – Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will go to Iran and Turkey from July 3 to July 5, Overseas Workplace spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed on Thursday. Addressing a weekly briefing, Andrabi stated that in his go to to Iran, the premier would take part within the funeral of late supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated…

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