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October 31, 2025

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Pakistan awards 23 offshore oil exploration blocks after 18 years

A general view of Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup oil rigs in the North Sea, Norway. — Reuters/File First round of offshore bidding from Pakistan since 2007. Four local consortiums win exploration rights. Turkish national oil company TPAO among foreign partners. Pakistan said it has awarded 23 offshore exploration blocks to four consortiums led by local energy companies, some of which work with foreign companies, including Turkey’s national oil company TPAO. In Pakistan’s first such bidding round in nearly two decades, the Energy Ministry said on Friday that bids had been awarded for 23 of the 40 offshore blocks on offer, covering

October 16, 2025

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US judge blocks Trump’s plan to fire thousands of government employees

A man casts a shadow as he walks toward the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, home of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in Washington, DC, U.S., April 1, 2025. — Reuters About 4,100 workers have been notified of layoffs during the shutdown. Two unions representing state employees sued. The judge says express political motivation is not allowed under the law. A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop mass layoffs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown, while she ruled unions’ claims that the job cuts are illegal. During a hearing

August 14, 2025

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Trump threatens ‘serious consequences’ if Putin blocks Ukraine’s peace

French President Emmanuel Macron, Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and France Minister Sebastien Lecornu, watched a video with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and Germis Kaelarios ongoing war in Ukraine. 2025. – Reuters Trump says he could meet Putin and Zelensky after Alaska’s meeting. He says he had a very good phone conversation with the Ukrainian leader. Macron says Trump agreed that Ukraine should be involved in talks. Washington/Berlin: US President Donald Trump warned that Vladimir Putin would face “serious consequences” if he is blocking a peace deal for Ukraine.

July 4, 2025

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Kanye West blocks from entrance to Australia

Sydney: Australia has canceled the view of US Kanye West Rapper over its song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the government said on Wednesday. The 48 -year -old musician, who legally changed his name to YE, released Heil Hitler on May 8, the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II. The West – whose wife Bianca Censori is Australian – comes to Australia for some time because she has a family in the country, Interior Minister Tony Burke said. “He has made many aggressive comments, but my officials looked at it again as soon as the song

April 30, 2025

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Najam Sethi warns the nuclear reaction if India blocks Pakistan’s water

Listen to the article Pakistani journalist and political analyst Najam Sethi, in an interview with Senior Indian journalist Karan Thapar, explained Pakistan’s nuclear teaching, stating that Islamabad’s policy is based on the belief that if the country faced the country. It accepted the consequent consequences. Sethi emphasized that this attitude is the primary reason why Pakistan has consistently refused to sign the non -use treaty. Pakistani journalist and political analyst Najam Sethi warned that if India attempts to prevent Pakistan’s water supply or to carry out economic strangulation, Islamabad can resort to the use of nuclear weapons in self -defense.

February 20, 2025

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Govt is moving to release fuel prices, opens offshore blocks for bidding

A fuel distributor nozzle is depicted in a gas station. – Reuters/file ISLAMABAD: The government is going to release oil prices, allowing oil marketing companies (OMCS) to sell competitive fuels while maintaining a prices ceiling to ensure market stability. In an attempt to reduce fuel costs and boost market efficiency, the government also plans to allow oil refineries to combine up to 5% ethanol into oil products to attract energy -efficiency, The news reported. Speaking at the annual oil and gas conference in Islamabad, Musadik Malik Minister Musadik Minister underlined Pakistan’s weaknesses in offshore oil and gas exploration, noting that

January 24, 2025

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Federal judge blocks Trump’s order to end citizen status

Listen to the article Federal judge in Seattle has prevented US President Donald Trump’s government on Thursday to implement an executive decree that limits the right to automatic nationality with birth rights in the United States, describing it as “blatantly unconstitutional”. US Regional Judge John Congenour, after encouraging four states under the leadership of the Democrats, issued a temporary restrictive decree preventing the government from imposing the mandate signed by the Republican president on Monday on his first day. ‘This is [a] A blatant unconstitutional order, “the judge told a lawyer with the US justice ministry defending Trump’s mandate. The

January 23, 2025

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US blocks refugee resettlement, leaving Afghans stranded

Listen to the article More than 1,600 Afghan refugees eligible for resettlement in the United States are now at risk following President Donald Trump’s executive order indefinitely suspending the refugee admissions program. The movement, titled Alignment of the United States Refugee Admissions Programwas signed Monday night, sparking panic among Afghan refugees, including children awaiting reunification with family members in the US. The suspension is set to take effect on January 27, halting ongoing resettlement proceedings and barring new applications. Shawn VanDiver, founder of the advocacy group AfghanEvac, criticized the decision, saying: “We cannot afford to leave these people behind. Their

September 6, 2024

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Israel Blocks Polio Vaccination Efforts in East Gaza: Palestinian Ministry of Health

Israel has denied coordination for medical teams to administer polio vaccinations in areas east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to Gaza’s health ministry. This region hosts a significant part of the target population for the vaccination campaign. The ministry has urged the immediate intervention of the relevant agencies to ensure the success of the vaccination campaign and reach all children in need. The second phase of the polio vaccination campaign began on Thursday in Khan Younis, targeting children under the age of ten. Dr. Abdul Hadi Seyam reported strong parental interest in the vaccination drive, with medical teams

September 4, 2024

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NEPRA blocks discussion on IPP contract extension

Islamabad: During a public hearing on Tuesday, the chairman of the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) barred speakers from discussing the regulator’s renewal of independent power producers (IPP) contracts. Intervenors addressed the issue of capacity payments charged by IPPs during a public hearing. When the case to extend their contracts was discussed, the chairman said that the matter did not pertain to the hearing in question. Meanwhile, the businessmen running these IPPs have called for a forensic audit of the IPPs. Despite the violation of an economic value order (EMO) for power generation from these plants, the National Electricity Regulatory

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