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FBR tax collection jumps 16% to Rs1.015tr in January Income tax surge lifts seven-month receipts to Rs7.176tr as reforms gain traction Business Recorder
South Africa expels Israel’s top diplomat Israel retaliates by ordering out Pretoria’s envoy amid Gaza-related tensions Reuters
Pakistan U19 gear up for Super Six showdown with India Green Shirts need to win by heavy margin to secure place in semi-finals Web Desk
Why does Elon Musk want to put AI data centres in space? Proposed deal could power orbital AI computing to compete with Google, Meta, OpenAI Reuters
