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Neighbouring countries agree on terms of economic cooperation in several areas, including energy and supply chains for minerals.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on terms of economic cooperation in several sectors, as the two countries move towards delivering on a peace deal signed in June.The tenets agreed on Friday summarise a regional economic integration framework, which includes elements of cooperation on energy, infrastructure, mineral supply chains, national parks and public health, according to the State Department of the United States, which brokered the deal.A source familiar with the matter said a preliminary draft of the…
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This representational image, taken on September 20, 2017, shows an elderly Pakistani labourer washing a piece of rock outside a mine at a mountain to find gemstones in the town of Chitta Katha in Upper Neelum Valley in AJK. — AFP40 licences linked to ex-armymen cancelled.No army-affiliated bids among 500 new applications.Mining licences increased to 4,917 from 482 since 2010.PESHAWAR: As political tensions and online claims escalate over alleged military involvement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s mineral sector, official records tell a different story.Government data shows that a total of 4,917 mining licences have been issued across the province, with only one…
Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025. -Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFPDonald Trump is staking his reputation as a tough negotiator and slick dealmaker — that has served him well throughout his life — with his ultra-muscular, protectionist tariffs policy. On Friday, the White House released a picture of the US president seen with a smartphone pressed to his ear, with the caption: “Making calls. Making deals. MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”Every trade deal announced by the president, who is convinced that tariffs are both a tool and manifestation…
Dolly Parton reacts to Jeannie Seely’s deathDolly Parton paid tribute to close friend Jeannie Seely after her death.Seely, the country music icon, passed away at the age of 85 on August 1, 2025. Following the death news of the Don’t Touch Me hitmaker, Parton took to Instagram Stories and penned an emotional note. She wrote, “I have known Jeannie Seely since we were early on in Nashville. She was one of my dearest friends.”“I think she was one of the greater singers in Nashville and she had a wonderful sense of humor,” Parton added.Dolly Parton concluded by writing, “We had…
KARACHI: The skies over the metropolis remained overcast on Saturday, bringing a noticeable improvement in weather conditions.According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), light drizzle is likely in various parts of the city today.The Met Office further stated that sea breeze has resumed, contributing to the overall pleasant weather across Karachi.The PMD reported that the minimum temperature recorded today was 27.9 degrees Celsius, while the current temperature is 29 degrees. The maximum temperature is expected to reach between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius.The humidity level in the air has been recorded at 74%, and winds are blowing from the southwest…
Professor Rex Brynen says the US is co-funding a calculated famine in Gaza through failed humanitarian efforts.
Dubai Municipality has achieved a new achievement in addition to its excellent record of excellence, as it won the National Winner Award
Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, at the Friendship Gate of Chaman Border Crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Balochistan, in Chaman, October 31, 2023. — ReutersThousands of Afghans gather at Chaman border to return.Fresh orders issued to repatriate Afghans respectfully and orderly.Iran has also deported over 1.5 million Afghans in recent years.Pakistan issued a new call on Friday for Afghans living in the southwest to leave the country, triggering thousands to rush to the border, officials said.A deportation drive first launched in 2023 was renewed in April when the government rescinded hundreds of thousands of…
Machine Gun Kelly rejected audition over N-word sceneMachine Gun Kelly claimed that he passed on auditioning for a vampire role in Ryan Coogler’s movie Sinners because he didn’t want to say N-word scene in the script.In a recent chat on The Pat McAfee Show on Thursday, the rapper dished on his story of turning down the vampire role over use of a racial slur. “Like ‘Sinners,’ I was supposed to be in that,” he told co-host Darius Butler. “The vampire, they had me set up to do the audition — it’s the one that’s in the house, so he’s the second…