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January 16, 2026

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PM Shehbaz revives health card scheme for Islamabad, AJK and Britain

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presents token health card to resident of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to mark launch of PM Health Card scheme, Islamabad, January 16, 2026. — X/@PTVNewsOfficial Health Card extended to ICT, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan. PM promises transparent implementation through third-party monitoring. About 70 hospitals are to be strengthened across the country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif revived and expanded the Health Card scheme in Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), reaffirming the federal government’s commitment to providing quality healthcare as a fundamental right for every citizen, regardless of social or economic status. Addressing the ceremony,

January 4, 2026

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The maximum loan limit of Rs 3.5 crore limits recourse to the housing scheme

KARACHI: Commercial banks received a tepid response from the public to the government’s recently revamped housing finance plan, mainly due to the limited size of the finance on offer compared to prevailing property prices, particularly in major urban centres, market players said. In an effort to address Pakistan’s widening housing deficit, the government has allocated a subsidy of Rs 5 billion for the current financial year. Subsequently, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) developed a subsidized housing finance program that allows a maximum loan of Rs 3.5 million for the purchase of housing units and plots, as well as for

December 2, 2025

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The government is considering removing personal baggage from the used car import scheme

Vehicles are parked at a car dealer showroom in Karachi. — AFP/File The government is considering introducing strict measures to prevent misuse. Auto industry opposes car imports, government wants balanced approach. The industry consists of approximately 1,200 factories and provides 2.5 million jobs. Islamabad: The federal government is considering scrapping a used car import scheme while tightening regulations on the remaining two schemes, The News reported on Tuesday. The Department of Commerce has forwarded a summary to the Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) recommending the abolition of the personal baggage regime. The other two schemes — Home Transfer Scheme and

November 22, 2024

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How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s alleged bribery scheme took off

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an opening ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa Port, Israel, January 31, 2023. — Reuters NEW YORK: In June 2020, a renewable energy company owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani won what it called the largest solar development bid ever awarded: a deal to supply 8 gigawatts of electricity to a state-owned power company. But there was a problem. Local power companies did not want to pay the prices offered by the state-owned company, putting the deal in jeopardy, according to US authorities.

July 20, 2024

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Sean Kingston and his mother charged in alleged $1 million fraud scheme

Sean Kingston and his mother charged in alleged $1 million fraud scheme Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been accused of committing fraud worth more than $1 million. South Florida with federal fees. It’s worth mentioning that the 34-year-old rapper was released from jail on $100,000 bond just last month in June after being arrested on the same fraud and theft charges. About that, according to court records and reports Daily MailSean and his mother made their first appearances Friday in federal court. According Daily Mailone Miami A grand jury handed up an indictment earlier this month charging

June 28, 2024

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US presses India for updates on ‘kill-for-hire’ scheme: deputy minister

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, US citizen and Sikh leader of Sikh Justice. —Facebook/Gurpatwant Singh Pannu/Archive Washington: The United States is seeking accountability from India after foiling an Indian plot to kill pro-Khalistan Sikh Justice (SFJ) leader Gurpatwan Singh Pannoon on US soil last year. US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said he raised the issue directly with the highest levels of the Indian government. The case in question concerns Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national who was arrested in the Czech Republic in June last year for allegedly plotting the assassination of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US citizen and Sikh leader.

June 17, 2024

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Accused in Pannun murder-for-hire scheme extradited to US

Pro-Khalistan Sikh leader and Sikh Justice General Counsel (SFJ) Gurpatwad Singh Pannoon (centre). — Photo by author LONDON: An Indian national and agent of India’s RAW spy agency accused of attempting to assassinate Sikh leader Gurpatwad Singh Panun in New York has been extradited to the US ahead of an expected federal court appearance. Nikhil Gupta was charged with murder-for-hire in connection with a failed plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual US-Canadian citizen who supports an independent Sikh state called Khalistan. Gupta, 52, is listed on the Board of Prisons’ inmate website as an inmate at the Metropolitan

May 6, 2024

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New addition to London skyline with £1bn skyscraper scheme

London’s new skyscraper project to add three towers to its skyline. — The Standard UK via Hines London’s skyline is getting a new addition as part of a €1 billion project which recently received council approval to build three towers near south London’s Blackfriars Bridge. The project includes an office block 195 meters long and two residential towers, 155 meters and 95 meters high. The towers, which are to be built at 18 Blackfriars Street following unanimous approval from Southwark Council, will be taller than the nearby landmark 1 Blackfriars. According The UK Standardthe project will add 433 new homes,

May 4, 2024

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Sindh launches Hydro-Agro scheme

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has launched the Hydro-Agro Informatics (HAI) program which aims to revolutionize water management and agricultural practices while focusing on climate change factors in the province. Sharing details with The Express Tribune, experts and officials said the HAI program falls under the Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation (SWAT) project funded by the World Bank (WB). This pioneering initiative, developed in collaboration with key stakeholders such as Sindh Irrigation Department, Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) and Agriculture Delivery Unit [crop reporting] of the Sindh Agriculture Department, is committed to revolutionizing water management and agricultural practices in

April 4, 2024

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The Rs273m scheme trains 3,000 IT students

KARACHI: The Sindh Department of Information Science and Technology (IS&TD), under the IT Industry Academia Bridge Program (IABP), imparted free and premium IT education to 3,000 IT graduates and 220 faculty members from 34 public and private universities over a period of one year. course. The initiative aimed to boost the number of IT-trained professionals, businesses and exports in Pakistan as the country needs about 500,000 skilled professionals, trainers of the program told The Express Tribune. The one-year programme, worth Rs 273 crore, started in February 2023 and ended on 29 February 2024. It consisted of eight courses. each includes

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