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Saturday, 19 May 2018 15:49

Fitrana fixed at Rs100 per head

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Fitrana fixed at Rs100 per head
Fitrana fixed at Rs100 per head
Fitrana fixed at Rs100 per head

KARACHI: The minimum amount of Fitrana and Roza Fidya has been fixed at Rs100 per person for the second consecutive year.

This was announced by the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman in a statement on Saturday.

According to the chairman, the head of a family is...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 15:49

Bhikki Power Plant inaugurated

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Bhikki Power Plant inaugurated

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the combined cycle of 1180 MW Bhikki Power Plant in Mandi Bahauddin.

The Pakistan Muslim League-N President took to Twitter to term the completion of the project as a “milestone” before he headed to Bhikki to inaugurate the power...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 15:49

Govt, opposition finalize name of caretaker PM

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Govt, opposition finalize name of caretaker PM

ISLAMABAD: Government and opposition parties have reached a consensus on the nomination of caretaker Prime Minister, Geo reported on Saturday.

The name will be announced on Tuesday, May 22. 

The caretaker prime minister will take charge shortly after the government’s term c...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 11:49

Bilawal meets spiritual leader of Dargah Syed Hussain Shah Bukhari

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Bilawal meets spiritual leader of Dargah Syed Hussain Shah Bukhari
Bilawal meets spiritual leader of Dargah Syed Hussain Shah Bukhari

QAMBAR-SHAHDADKOT: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the Dargah Hussainabad and met spiritual leader and custodian of Dargah Syed Hussain Shah Bukhari.

According to a statement issued by the PPP on Saturday, Syed Hussain Shah Bukhari prayed for...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 11:49

Pakistan mourns death of Sabika Sheikh in Texas school shooting

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Pakistan mourns death of Sabika Sheikh in Texas school shooting

ISLAMABAD: Led by politicians, Pakistanis on Saturday mourned the death of Sabika Sheikh, a Pakistan student, who was among 10 people, killed in a shooting at a Texas high school in the United States yesterday.

Sabika Sheikh was studying in the US as part of...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 11:49

PM Abbasi summons NSC to discuss border situation

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PM Abbasi summons NSC to discuss border situation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has summoned a meeting of National Security Committee to discuss the tense situation along the Line of Control (Lo C).

The meeting will be attended by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 11:49

Nusrat Sehr Abbasi ordered out for showing shoe in Sindh Assembly

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Nusrat Sehr Abbasi ordered out for showing shoe in Sindh Assembly

KARACHI:   Nusrat Sehr Abbasi, a female lawmaker belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PMLF), was ordered out of  the  Sindh Assembly after she   showed a shoe to  the  Deputy Speaker in a sign of defiance during a session of the house.

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 11:49

Rao Anwar complains of AC's performance in hot court room

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Rao Anwar complains of AC's performance in hot court room

A hot court room in  intense summer heat on Saturday irked former SSP Malir Rao Anwar, who is accused of killing Naqeebullah Mehsood, an aspiring model from South Waziristan, in a staged encounter in Karachi.

The former SSP was brought to an anti-terrorism court...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 05:09

PM Abbasi condemns Israel's violence in Gaza, calls for unity in Muslim world at OIC Summit

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PM Abbasi condemns Israel's violence in Gaza, calls for unity in Muslim world at OIC Summit

ISTANBUL: Reiterating Pakistan’s solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of unbridled tyranny, Prime Minster Shahid Khaqan Abbasi called for  unity in the Muslim world  at  extraordinary summit of the Organization of Is...

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Saturday, 19 May 2018 05:09

Khurram Gandapur misbehaves with hostel girls

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Khurram Gandapur misbehaves with hostel girls

LAHORE: Secretary-General Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has misbehaved with the girls and shouted at them at the Minhaj-ul-Qur’an Girls Hostel here on Friday.

The girls tried to talk with him but Gandapur did not hear anything and said shut up to them.

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