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Thousands attend Sabika's funeral prayers in Texas
Thousands attend Sabika's funeral prayers in Texas

Stafford: Houston´s Muslim community gathered to offer prayers Sunday at the funeral service for a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting at her southeast Texas high school.

About 1,000 people, many with Pakistani roots and wearing traditional...

Sabika Sheikh's funeral prayers offered in Houston
Sabika Sheikh's funeral prayers offered in Houston
Sabika Sheikh's funeral prayers offered in Houston

TEXAS: The funeral prayers for Sabika Sheikh, the young Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting Friday at Santa Fe School, was held on Sunday after Namaz-e-Zuhr, here in a local mosque.

Hundreds of people made their way to Houston on Sunday to attend the...

Funeral set for Pakistan&s Sabika in Texas
Funeral set for Pakistan&s Sabika in Texas
Funeral set for Pakistan’s Sabika in Texas

SANTA FE, United States: Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral Sunday in Texas of Sabika Sheikh, the young Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting Friday at a high school, organizers told AFP.

The somber ceremony is to take place at an Islamic center...

Khairpur hospital trashed by patient&s relatives after doctor denies treatment
Khairpur hospital trashed by patient’s relatives after doctor denies treatment

KHAIRPUR: Turmoil broke out in the emergency ward of the Civil Hospital in Khairpur after a patient’s relatives trashed the ward and shattered the windows of ambulances, as reported by Geo News.

The patient was moved to Civil Hospital after an...

Two killed after bus overturned in Korangi area of Karachi
Two killed after bus overturned in Korangi area of Karachi

KARACHI: Two people were killed and seven were wounded after a speeding bus was overturned near Korangi’s Veta Chowrangi area, in the early hours of Sunday.

The injured passengers were moved to the hospital and are currently undergoing treatment, while the two...

PTI takes rare initiative with sign language interpreter
PTI takes rare initiative with sign language interpreter

ISLAMABAD: A sign language interpreter took the center stage on Sunday as PTI leaders outlined their priorities for the first 100 days if the party was able to form a government after the general elections.

The interpreter relayed the speeches made by Imran Khan,...

Daniyal rejects fake allegations of money laundering against Nawaz
Daniyal rejects fake allegations of money laundering against Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Privatization Daniyal Aziz has rejected the bogus allegations of money laundering against former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, who was an honest and righteous person in the country.

The National Assembly Committee on Law...

Pakistan's heatwave woes to worsen further as summer temperatures spike steadily
Pakistan's heatwave woes to worsen further as summer temperatures spike steadily

ISLAMABAD - Deadly heatwaves are going to be a country’s much bigger socio-economic and health problem in the coming decades, particularly in densely populated urban areas of the country, as these global warming-induced extreme weather e...

Shandur Polo festival to be held in July
Shandur Polo festival to be held in July

ISLAMABAD: Government of Gilgit-Baltistan has started preparations for organizing a three-day internationally famous “Shandur Polo Festival” in July.

Minister for Tourism Gilgit Baltistan Fida Khan Fida said that G-B government was in consultation with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to...

Imran Khan vows to transform Pakistan into a welfare state
Imran Khan vows to transform Pakistan into a welfare state

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has reiterated his commitment to transform Pakistan into a welfare state in line with principles of Islam.

“The purpose of PTI presenting a 100-day plan is to do away with the existing policies,” Khan...