New lizard species with maze-like markings found in Balochistan’s Chagai
Researchers named the racerunner Eremias chagaiensis after the district, and say Balochistan’s deserts remain among South Asia’s least explored places
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Dar congratulates Venezuela’s new foreign minister Oliver Blanco
Both ministers said they want to strengthen ties between Pakistan and Venezuela, days after Blanco met Marco Rubio in Washington
Ishaq Dar reviews steps to strengthen banking channels for industry
The State Bank governor and finance secretary joined the meeting on financial transactions and operational bottlenecks
Pakistan and Syria discuss stronger military ties in Damascus
The meeting between Syria’s defence minister and Pakistan’s attaché comes days after Damascus said it was weighing the Makkah defence pact
Online order gone wrong? Go to the consumer court, Lahore High Court rules
The ruling came in a case where a buyer sought more than Rs2.1 million over two items of clothing worth Rs6,480
Pakistan weighs arbitration against Etisalat over $800m PTCL balance
The dispute over the 2005 privatisation has run for 20 years, with 32 of 3,246 properties still to be transferred
Petrol cut by Rs5.45 a litre to Rs369.06, diesel down Rs3.68 to Rs391.52
The new rates apply from Wednesday, a day after the last revision, as the minister had hinted
Air Punjab has not been scrapped, government says, blaming war for delays
The airline has its licence and is leasing six aircraft for its first phase, the provincial transport secretary says
Pakistan tests its first homegrown air-to-air missile, the Fa’az
The ISPR says the missile can hit aerial targets at longer ranges and will strengthen the Pakistan Air Force
Seventeen terrorists killed in Balochistan, soldier martyred, ISPR says
Forces stopped an attempted roadblock in Kachhi and raided a hideout in Kharan, where Sepoy Hikmat Ullah was martyred
