<p>ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday held a consultative meeting for the early start of work on the first ever cricket stadium in the capital. </p> <p>In this regard, the consultant was directed to check at the earliest if construction rates presented by the contractor were reasonable. </p> <p>As per CDA’s plan, the stadium is going to be constructed near D-12 at the foothills of Margallas in Zone III. </p> <p>According to the CDA, it will be a replica of Dubai In

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<p>The PPP and the PML-N continued lambasting each other on Saturday, extending their rhetoric from the ongoing elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to the other party’s previous tenures in power.</p> <p>The PPP and the PML-N — coalition partners in the Centre — have been engaged in a war of words since the PML-N emerged as the winner in the elections in AJK’s Mirpur division. The PPP has <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2018993#:~:text=on%20the%20street.%E2%80%9D-,On%20AJK%20poll

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<p>GILGIT: The search and rescue operation for foreign climbers missing after an avalanche at Broad Peak was suspended late Friday due to adverse weather conditions in the region.</p> <p>Three bodies of missing climbers — one each from the United States, Nepal and Oman — were airlifted from Broad Peak to Skardu by Pakistan Army helicopters. Drone footage also indicated the presence of more climbers during the search operation.</p> <p>Earlier reports had said that four bodies were recovered;

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