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♦ Aurangzeb highlights Pakistan economic gains in Washington meetings: Finance Minister holds talks with global leaders, briefing them on macroeconomic strategy, climate resilience: Assures IMF of maintaining reform momentum: Invites Kristalina Georgieva to Pakistan: Lauds IFC’s role in raising $2.5b for Reko Diq project: Briefs senior US Treasury official on economic reforms

♦ Pakistan keen to bolster space cooperation with China: PM Shehbaz Sharif says Islamabad wants to excel in space technology, space satellites, telecommunications, satellite internet

♦ PM Shehbaz leaves for two-day Turkiye visit

♦ CM Maryam wants PERA fully functional till Sept 30

♦ Mohsin Naqvi orders completion of Murree Road underpass project in 35 days: Interior Minister says there should be no compromise on quality of work

♦ ATC Lahore issues non-bailable arrest warrants for CM Gandapur: Court also orders police to arrest PTI's Hammad Azhar, Saeed Sandhu and Shehbaz Ahmad in Oct 5 protest case

♦ TLP leader injured in rival group's firing at Lahore wedding: Ghulam Murtaza group attacks Haji Nawaz and family for following groom's car near Sundar area: Wife, son, brother and two bodyguards also injured: Police arrest three gunmen

♦ Govt reconstitutes Overseas Pakistanis Foundation BoG

♦ 16 labourers die as bus crashes in Jamshoro

♦ Two police officers martyred in Taunsa Sharif gun attack

♦ Holding of intermediate exams faces delay in Karachi

♦ Proclaimed offender killed in encounter with Lahore police

♦ Ten int’l, domestic flights cancelled from Karachi Airport

♦ Met Office predicts heatwave for Sindh until April 27

♦ Pope Francis died of stroke, heart failure, says Vatican

♦ Fleeing Pakistan, Afghans rebuild from nothing

♦ Indian PM Modi visits Saudi Arabia to bolster ties

♦ Gaza rescuers say seven killed in Israeli air strikes

♦ Trump tariffs torch chances of meeting with China's Xi

♦ Trump backs Pentagon chief despite new Signal chat scandal

♦ Harvard University sues Trump over US federal funding cuts

♦ Harvard University sues Trump over US federal funding cuts