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Lahore court grants interim pre-arrest bail to PM's daughter, son-in-law in Saaf Pani case

LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Thursday granted interim pre-arrest bail of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter Rabia Imran and her husband Ali Imran Yousaf in a case of alleged irregularities in the Punjab Saaf Pani Company (PSPC). The couple appeared before the court, where Judge Javed Iqbal Warraich presided over the proceedings. The court allowed the bail petitions and sought a reply from the Anti-Corrup...

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Lithuania should join US coalition in Strait of Hormuz, president says

VILNIUS, April 30 - Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda said he was supportive of his country joining the U.S. freedom of navigation mission in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that he would present the proposal to the Baltic state's defence council.

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Some 287 nominated for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, Trump likely among them

OSLO, April 30 - Some 287 candidates will be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday, with U.S. President Donald Trump likely to be among the nominees.

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Elon Musk to return to witness stand for cross-examination by OpenAI's lawyer

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Google Cloud pulls ahead as Big Tech's AI bet swells to $700 billion

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