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Senior PPP leader Nadeem Afzal Chan meets Imran, to join PTI on April 25
Senior PPP leader Nadeem Afzal Chan meets Imran, to join PTI on April 25

ISLAMABAD: Senior leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Nadeem Afzal Chan is likely to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf on April 25.

 A close aide of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chan is the latest to jump ship after many other...

PEMRA issues show-cause notice to channel for airing 'bawdy content' in 'The Prestige'
PEMRA issues show-cause notice to channel for airing 'bawdy content' in 'The Prestige'

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show cause notice to an entertainment TV channel for airing content that is "highly offensive and against the commonly accepted standards of decency as...

Chief Justice of Pakistan summons KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak
Chief Justice of Pakistan summons KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak

Peshawar: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Thurday summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak.

The Supreme Court chief justice was hearing cases of public interest in the Peshawar Registry of the apex court.

He also sought...

Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:38

Nawaz meets ailing wife, avoids talks on politics

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Nawaz meets ailing wife, avoids talks on politics
Nawaz meets ailing wife, avoids talks on politics

LONDON: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif late on Wednesday arrived in London with his daughter Maryam Nawaz to visit his ailing wife Kulsoom.

Soon after their arrival at Heathrow Airport, they left for   hospital to inquire after Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, who has been under t...

Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:38

Uzbek delegation calls on General Bajwa

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Uzbek delegation calls on General Bajwa
Uzbek delegation calls on General Bajwa

RAWALPINDI: An Uzbek government delegation headed by Lieutenant General Makhmudov Victor Vladimirovich, Secretary Security Council under the President, Uzbekistan called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday at General Headquarters (GHQ).

During the...

Murad for early completion of bridges being built on railway crossings
Murad for early completion of bridges being built on railway crossings

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Works - Services Department to complete three under construction overhead bridges on railway crossings at Tando Adam, Kotri and Jacobabad by June 2018 because the incomplete work has...

Thursday, 19 April 2018 09:38

New Islamabad International Airport opening delayed

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New Islamabad International Airport opening delayed
New Islamabad International Airport opening delayed

ISLAMABAD: The opening of new Islamabad International Airport has been delayed and it will be now functional from May 3 instead of April 20, a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official said Wednesday.

Geo News quoted CAA director planning Nadir Shafi Dar as saying the...

Indian Sikh pilgrim accepts Islam, marries Muslim boy in Pakistan
Indian Sikh pilgrim accepts Islam, marries Muslim boy in Pakistan
Indian Sikh pilgrim accepts Islam, marries Muslim boy in Pakistan

LAHORE: An Indian Sikh pilgrim girl, Kiran Bala daughter of Manohar Lal, has accepted Islam and married to a Pakistani boy in Lahore.

According to Geo News, Kiran Bala accepted Islam at Jamia Naeemia Lahore. Her Islamic name is Amina Bibi.

Amina Bibi...

Khawaja Asif attends SCO foreign ministers meeting in Beijing on April 24
Khawaja Asif attends SCO foreign ministers meeting in Beijing on April 24

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Spokesperson said on Wednesday, foreign ministers of the SCO meeting will be held in Beijing on April 24. Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj will attend the...

Imran releases names of PTI MPs who sold their votes in Senate elections
Imran releases names of PTI MPs who sold their votes in Senate elections
Imran releases names of PTI MPs who sold their votes in Senate elections

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan has disclosed the names of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers who swapped their votes for money in Senate elections.

Addressing a press conference here Wednesday, Imran Khan said a committee was constituted to investigate...