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Pakistan
The prime minister ordered the two busiest airports expanded under their master plans and outside firms hired to improve passenger services. No cost or deadline was announced.
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Snooker
Wu Yize defends the title in China, world number one Zhao Xintong and Ding Junhui go straight to the venue, and Ronnie O'Sullivan pulled out of qualifying.
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Politics
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan visits for the 60th anniversary of Pakistan-Singapore ties, ahead of Singapore's 2027 ASEAN chairmanship. An NDMA and Singapore Civil Defence agreement is to be signed.
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Science
An icy world about 46 times farther from the Sun than Earth, possibly 600 to 1,500 km wide, could become the sixth known dwarf planet if follow-up checks confirm it.
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Education
Pakistan's count on the world's top 2% scientists list rose 9.3% to 1,034, with 45 researchers from NUST alone. Here are the top 20 names and the universities with the most.
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World
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is in close contact with intermediaries after Qatar handed it a new draft deal. Iran is due to respond by the end of the week.
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Pakistan
The Rs 89.7 billion, 69 km Sambrial to Kharian motorway was due in September 2024. Funding gaps and slow land acquisition in Sialkot and Gujrat pushed it back again.
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