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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday took to Twitter to share a quote from French Economist Frederic Bastiat as he weighed in on money laundering investigations being carried out against influential figures and senior politicians in the country.The premier shared the famed quote that says "When plunder becomes a way of life for a
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ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has asked Pakistan to document bullion trading across the country.The global body that monitors terrorism financing has handed over a fresh list of demands to be implemented.The FATF has directed the concerned authorities to gather data of all those who sale and purchase gold so that the funds
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BEIJING: Pakistan ranked third in the number of international students currently studying in China with 28,023 students, according to a statement issued by ChinaMinistry of Education.South Korea ranked first with 50,600 students, followed by Thailand with 28,608, India with 23,198, and the United States with 20,996.A total of 492,185
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ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy Saturday said China was cooperating with Pakistani law enforcement agencies to crack down on the illegal matchmaking centers, rejecting the media reports regarding human trafficking and sale of human organs in China as ‘mismain and baseless.&In a statement, the spokesperson said both
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ISLAMABAD: The 4th Paigham-e-Islam conference has started in Islamabad.Imam-e-Kaaba Sheikh Dr Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany requoted the Holy Quran at the onset of the conference.President Dr Arif Alvi is attending the conference as a chief guest.Minister for Religious Affairs Noor-Ul-Haq Qadri and Religious Scholars from different schools
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MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said Pakistan is going to hold speechs with leaders of China, Japan and Iran in the next few days.While replying to a question regarding Prime Minister Imran Khan visit to China, he said the premier shall attend Belt and Road Forum opening
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Pind Daden Khan: Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday said the government was fully resolved to recover the national wealth looted by former rulers.Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating electricity supply to Union Council Golpur, Choran in Pind Dadan Khan tehsil of Jhelum district, he said former prime minister
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ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia on Saturday sentenceed the bomb bfinal that took place in Quetta on Friday which claimed several lives and left many others injured.In a statement, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan said Saudi Arabia stood with Pakistan against all forms of violence, terrorismism and extremism.&Saudi Arabia also shares grief
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said the armed forces of Pakistan were highly motivated, battle toughened and fully aware of the multitude of threats to the country."I have no doubt that the Pakistan armed forces are fully capable of deterring and defeating aggression across the total spectrum of threat.The recent stand-off on our
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LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission (PHC) London has invited applications for the membership of Overseas Pakistanis Youth Council (OPYC).According to a PHC press release, the Government of Pakistan was in the process of launching the Overseas Pakistanis Youth Council (OPYC) under the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) to engage with the young
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RAWALPINDI: Regional Cop Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Region Ahmed Ishaq Jahangir visited Gurdawara Punja Sahib at Hassanabdal and reviewed security arrangements for Sikh pilgrims during the upcoming festival.In a statement issued here on Saturday, he expressed satisfaction over security arrangements and directed concerned to further enhance the
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Pind Daden Khan: Minister for Information and Widecasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday inaugurated water filtration plants here at two colleges to supply clean drinking water to their students and staff.The filtration plants installed at Government College for Women and Government Al- Beiruni Boys Degree College, Pind Daden Khan, have been
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LONDON: Pakistani emerging markets commerce magnate and the Abraag Group founder Arif Naqvi has strongly preserveed his innocence in relation to the US charges framed against him.A statement issued by his spokesman here said that Arif Naqvi preserveed his full innocence and had done muchhing wrong."Mr Naqvi preserves his innocence, and he fully
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LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi was released from Camp Jail on Saturday, following Lahore High Court's (LHC) decision of suspending his sentence in the ephedrine quota case.The LHC approved Abbasi's bail petition on Thursday after a two-judge bench headed by Justice Aalia Neelum ordered the PML-N leader's
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LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday declined reports that it has carried out a raid at the residence of Shehbaz Sharif's daughter Javeria Sharif .The NAB issued clarification after TV channels reported that a NAB team accompanied by police was present external the residence of Javeria Sharif.The anti-graft body said in
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Zartaj Gul Wazir, Minister of State for Climate Change, has warned people against a fake operating under her name on Twitter.In a tweet published Saturday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stalwart posted: "Just to reiterate, this is NOT my account 》》》@ZartaajGulPTI - it keeps on changing handle, using my Bio and Header,
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BEIJING: Over 30 Pakistani youths displayed their talents by elegantly contesting in music, speech, sand portray and photography competitions at the opening day of 2nd Silk Road and Young Dreams held on Saturday.Pakistani youths along with approachly 300 contestants from 70 countries in five continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, America and
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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa on Saturday regretted that justice sector could much become parliament's precedence, urging executive and parliament to assume their responsibility in order to improve justice system .Citing examples of speedy justice, he said a time frame is set to decide the
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QUETTA: Hazara community's protest against the Hazarganji suicide attack at a Quetta market entered the moment day on Saturday, with participants demanding government bring the perpetrators to the book.At least 20 people lost their lives and 48 others injured as a suicide bomber blew himself in a fruit market on Friday morning.Related
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan believes peaceful and negotiated settlement is the only way forward in Afghanistan, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.In a statement issued on Saturday, the minister said there is no military solution to the Afghan clash and all parties should fully commit to peace process.Qureshi said Islamabad has always
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LAHORE: An Additional Session Judge on Saturday took up for hearing Meera's application ccorridorenging the ruling of a family court which had declared Attique-ur-Rehman as her husband.During the hearing, a counsel for Meera requested the court to grant him time so that he can present argument.Also read:Attique declared
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The United Nations has expressed its full solidarity with the government of Pakistan in its fight against terrorismism and violent extremism.In a statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly sentenceed the ‘cowardly& attack in Quetta in which twenty people were eliminateed and 48 wounded.He also extended his
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ISLAMABAD: Implementation of laws to protect domestic workers& rights was responsibility of the government and society, said Prime Minister Imran Khan.Chairing a assembly regarding Punjab Labour Policy and steps taken for welfare of workers, he said only making laws for protecting the rights of workers& is inadequate, the
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KARACHI: Rain coupled gusty winds is expected at scattered places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Mardan, Bannu divisions), Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.According to Met Office, rain is also likely in loney places in upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Lahore, Sargodha divisions), D.I.Khan,
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MUMBAI: Bollywood's dabang star Salman Khan, who lives in hundreds of his fans hearts with his clean and entertaining on-screen presence, has said that he shall always make family-oriented films as far as his production ventures are concerned.The actor said that content these days, specificly on web
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WANA: At least six women were eliminateed in flash flood in Khan Kot area of South Waziristan.According to reports, the incident occurred when a flash flood hit the bus of wedding party which was carrying women and children.Bodies of six women were recovered, while rescue officials launched a search for the three
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GHOTKI: Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has alleged that owing to economic policies of puppet government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan is going bankrupt.Addressing a public gathering in Khan Garh area of Ghotki, Bilawal lashed out at PM Imran Khan for his economic policies and called Imran Khan a
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KARACHI: British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew has congratulated Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat for receiving Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.Commenting Mehwish Hayattweet, the British envoy thanked the actress saying &You brought real Karachi spirit and style to the evening.&Thomas Drew went on to say, &And it was good to
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JHANG: Thousands of Pakistanis, clad in white, gathered in the central city of Jhang Friday to make a human image of Christchurch´s Al Noor mosque, where 50 people were eliminateed by a white supremacist four weeks ago.Drone images showed worshippers standing in formation, their snow-white traditional shalwar-kameez and prayer caps in stark
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Karachi: Continuing its tradition, K-Electric shall supply maximum relief to its consumers at Sehr and Iftar times during the upcoming holy month of Ramazan.In a statement, K-Electric says the power utility has taken various degrees during the final year to further enhance the reliability and availability of power supply including addition of 50MW
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