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KARACHI – Sindh budget for next financial year, with a total outlay of over 3451 billion rupees, was presented in provincial assembly in Karachi on Friday. ​ 

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the Israeli strikes on nuclear and military targets in Iran were “excellent” and warned there was much more to come, in a phone interview with ABC News. ​ 

BRUSSELS – The head of the high-level parliamentary delegation and PPP Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, called for engagement between Pakistan and India to resolve all issues, including Kashmir, terrorism, and water. ​ 

AHMEDABAD – A London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in India’s western city of Ahmedabad with 242 on board, aviation officials said in what the airline called a “tragic accident”. ​ 

TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON – Israel is considering taking military action against Iran, most likely without US support, in the coming days, even as President Donald Trump is in advanced discussions with Tehran about a diplomatic deal to curtail its nuclear program, according to five people with knowledge of the situation. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that as India has weaponized water and on the face New Delhi’s bad intentions, the government of Pakistan has decided to complete Di-amer-Bhasha and Mohmand hydropower projects on an emergency footing. ​ 

WASHINGTON – The United States has confirmed President Donald Trump’s willingness to mediate on Kashmir between Pakistan and India following the ceasefire. ​ 

US Central Command Chief tells Senate Armed Services Committee Pak-US intelligence cooperation led to killings, arrests of dozens of ISIS-K terrorists Credits COAS Asim Munir for efforts to disrupt ISIS-K operations General Kurilla says US has to have relationship with Pakistan, India. ​ 

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday strongly rejected recent remarks made by India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during his engagements with the media in Brussels, labelling them as “irresponsible” and “bellicose. ​ 

Aurangzeb urges lawmakers to support reforms Warns of additional measures worth Rs500 billion if govt fails to enforce taxes Says only Rs312 billion revenue collection expected from new taxes Despite IMF pressure, govt deferred new tax on agriculture sector. ​