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KP government prioritising health and education despite challenges: Advisor Health KP

'White Lotus' back in February, 'Harry Potter' TV series filming in 2025

New 'White Lotus' season to air before 'Harry Potter' TV series filming in 2025

Bitcoin breaks $100,000, outshining wavering stock markets

Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, taking the limelight away from stock markets that wavered as investors tracked political crises in France and South Korea

UK's Starmer vows to 'take country forward' in reset bid after 150 days

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday unveiled "ambitious and credible" plans to reform housing, boost police numbers and fix ailing health services in a de facto relaunch of his government after a bumpy first five months in power

World Competition Day: CCP discusses progress, Challenges in market integrity

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) hosted a Media Workshop, bringing together senior journalists from both print and electronic media to celebrate World Competition Day, observed annually on December 5th

Health department, UKHSA launches training on disease surveillance

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Department in collaboration with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launched a two-day training session on disease surveillance for data focal persons and public health coordinators

Greeks still sceptical Britain will return Parthenon Marbles

"Positive" talks between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles have rekindled hope that the ancient friezes could be on their way back to Athens after more than two centuries

Shell, Norway's Equinor to form joint UK oil and gas firm

British energy giant Shell and Norway's Equinor announced plans Thursday to merge their UK offshore oil and gas assets to create a new jointly owned company

Senior UK official visits Pakistan, strengthens partnerships in development, climate, security

Melinda Bohannon, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO) Director General for Humanitarian and Development, concluded her first official visit to Pakistan on Thursday, marking a decade of impactful UK-funded initiatives and reinforcing ties in critical sectors

Bit-coin breaks $100,000; stocks diverge on France, S.Korea crises

Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, while global stock markets diverged as traders tracked political crises in France and South Korea

NUML hosts seminar on "Paigham-e-Pakistan" emphasizing unity & national values

Russia FM to Malta in first EU trip since Ukraine invasion

British regulator approves Vodafone UK, Three merger

Shell, Norway's Equinor to form joint UK oil and gas firm

British energy giant Shell and Norway's Equinor announced plans Thursday to merge their UK offshore oil and gas assets to create a new jointly owned company

Pakistan attracts Chinese investments in Textile Industry

SFJ launches 'Kill Modi Politics' campaign In UK

German police raid Iraqi ring smuggling migrants to UK

British Museum chief says Parthenon Marbles deal with Greece 'some distance' away

The head of the British Museum, George Osborne, said Wednesday a reported deal with Greece to end a decades-long dispute over the highly contested and priceless Parthenon Marbles was "still some distance" away

Pakistani Missions in China host B2B Matchmaking Meeting on Textile Sector

The Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing and the Consulate-General in Shanghai, in collaboration with the Board of Investment (BOI), successfully organized the fourth sector-specific B2B matchmaking event in Jiangsu Province

PSB approves reform package for sport federations

The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Wednesday approved a comprehensive reform package for national sport federations with an aim to enhance their governance

Formal Naval Chief Admiral Yastur ul Haq laid to rest

Former Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Yastur-ul-Haq Malik, was laid to rest here Wednesday. A large number of retired and serving armed services officials, as well as civilians, attended the late Admiral’s funeral prayers, said a press release issued by Directorate General Public Relations (Pak Navy)

UN seeks $47 billion for 305 million people needing lifesaving help next year

Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set to leave a staggering 305 million people in need of lifesaving assistance next year, the UN’s top aid official warned Wednesday

HEC trains 128 master trainers in PhD supervisors' capacity building programme

The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), in collaboration with the British Council, hosted certificate distribution ceremony to honour 128 Master Trainers trained under the PhD Supervisors' Capacity Building Programme; a cornerstone of the Pak-UK Education Gateway