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• Punjab Assembly passes controversial Defamation Bill 2024

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• Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says

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• SBP gives go-ahead to Bank Alfalah to conduct due diligence of Samba Bank

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• BSEK postpones matric exams in Karachi due to severe heat

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• Info minister says will consult journalist associations on Digital Media Authority legislation

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• IMF projects FY25 defence budget at Rs2.152trn

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