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Pakistan resumes alcoholic beverage exports after five decades

KARACHI, May 5: Pakistans only locally-owned brewery has started exporting alcohol a product that continues to remain banned for the countrys majority Muslim population for nearly five decades now. Murree Brewery has started exporting its beers and other alcoholic spirits to countries which are not part of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, a bloc of 57 nations with significant Muslim populations. In April, alcoholic drinks were exported to countries that include the United Kingdom, Japan

5 May 2026 12:29 pm
Former Pak PM Imran Khan treated for eye ailment, sent back to prison

ISLAMABAD, Apr 28: Pakistans incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan was treated at a local hospital for his right eye ailment and then shifted back to prison on Tuesday. Khan, 74, was diagnosed with right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in late January and brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), where he was given an anti-VEGF injection, a treatment being repeated every month. He was last treated on March 23. According to the Pims spokesperson, Khan was [] The

28 Apr 2026 4:29 pm