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Pakistan expects economic growth of more than 4% this fiscal year despite a hit from the continuing hostilities in the Middle East, the finance minister said. arab.news/v44hk
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#WATCH: Pakistan’s military spokesman says Pakistani troops have been in Saudi Arabia “for decades” and serve across multiple domains. arab.news/6gwe2
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More than 20,500 school and university students in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, 2023, Palestinian Education Ministry says. arab.news/8rs5b
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#WATCH: “Nothing can justify these atrocities,” says UN chief António Guterres, three years into the Gaza war that followed the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. arabnews.pk
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Pakistan seeks alternative LNG shipments and prepares to curtail supplies to some sectors after Qatar extends force majeure notices on deliveries until Nov. 5, officials say. arab.news/9hs22
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SPOTLIGHT: In Gaza, people are still digging through the ruins with their bare hands as blockaded machinery remains largely out of reach. arab.news/9rmmv
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These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, on Wednesday Oct. 7 at 6am GMT.
- Saudi air defenses knock down ballistic missile north of Riyadh
- Trump says nobody knows who is running Iran
- US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war
- What Gaza’s rubble reveals about the scale, dangers and politics of reconstruction
- Israel blocks Palestinian election officials from Gaza and Jerusalem ahead of next month’s vote
Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com
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#BREAKING: Pakistan’s military spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirms Pakistani troops are deployed in Saudi Arabia under the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, serving in “multiple capabilities and domains.” arab.news/6gwe2
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#BREAKING: Pakistan’s military spokesperson confirms in a CNN interview the deployment of forces to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah pact. arabnews.pk
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#WATCH: Pakistan’s government is open to dialogue with the opposition but cannot be pressured into accepting demands by holding the state “hostage” and creating political instability, Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah says. arab.news/8n7qs
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#WATCH: How will Pakistan tax YouTubers and social media creators? The FBR has set a benchmark of Rs195 ($0.71) per 1,000 YouTube views, but there’s more to the new rules. Arab News explains how the new tax mechanism works. arab.news/2rmdv
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Pakistan Navy seizes drugs worth an estimated $96 million in two counter-narcotics operations in the Arabian Sea, the military says. arab.news/beyd4
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Pakistan’s tax authority introduces a new view-based benchmark to bring social media content creators into the formal tax net, officials tell Arab News arab.news/2rmdv
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Pakistan’s move to ease auto import rules could lower car prices for consumers but threatens domestic manufacturing, experts tell Arab News arab.news/yemcm
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Pakistan expects economic growth of more than 4% this fiscal year despite continuing Middle East hostilities, finance minister says arab.news/v44hk
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#UPDATE: Pakistan, Poland agree to expand legal migration pathways to curb irregular movement to Europe — statement arabnews.pk/
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Pakistan's deputy PM says final three survivors of an oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are returning home, vows action against piracy arab.news/2pg6y
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Bahrain foreign minister to visit Pakistan today for high-level talks aimed at boosting bilateral trade, investment and security cooperation. arab.news/4pmz4
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#OPINION: Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE built food security with almost no farmland or fresh water. Pakistan has the Indus. So why are millions still going hungry? Mehreen Durrani argues the answer lies in what happens after the harvest. arab.news/pe4gj
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#WATCH: “We don’t know whether we should fill the motorcycle’s tank or feed ourselves?”
Soaring petrol prices in Pakistan leave Islamabad motorcycle ride-hailing worker Sadaqat Aziz struggling to support his family despite working longer hours. arab.news/7nqxu
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