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KARACHI: Two persons, including a policeman, were eliminateed and amuchher was wounded in a firing incident in Defence Housing Authority Phase VI in the port city late on Saturday night.As per details, the firing incident occurred in DHA's Khayaban-e-Bukhari area when unknown assailants opened fire, eliminateing a policeman on the spot and
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NEW DELHI: Hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments, BJP took a swipe at the opposition parties over questioning govt's claims of dawning F-16 aircraft and Balakot strike, saying that they were strengthening stance of the neighbouring country by "distrusting" the government and the armed forces.Indian Railway Minister
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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai has refuted the propaganda on social media regarding wrong-side door of buses imported for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).In a statement issued here Saturday, the minister clarified that the 12-meter long buses had passenger doors on both sides.He said these buses would be run on BRT
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ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) and EU member states in Pakistan on Saturday celebrated the Europe Day again in a unique manner here at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA).Federal Minister for plotning, Development and Reforms Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar was the chief guest on the occasion.Addresssing the participants of Eurovillage, he
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KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari departed to Dubai on a two-day visit on Sunday.According to a schedule released by in charge of Bilawal HomeMedia Cell revealed that the party chief has headed to Dubai where he shall be assembly his sister Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari and his aunt Sanam Bhutto.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif retorted to Prime Minister Imran Khan after he shared a quote by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on his social media on Saturday.The premier had shared a quote by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on his official Twitter handle on Saturday that stated that many nations in the past for having
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Information and Widecasting Fawad Chaudhry addressing the opposition parties on Saturday asked them to return the stolen money or head to jail.Talking to the media in the federal capital, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader retorted to Leader of Opposition in Punjab Hamza Shehbaz and asked him to surrender
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday advised the elected representatives from center and provinces to visit the Panah Gahs (shelter houses) built for the underprivileged and share meal with the people living there in order to sensitize them.Turning to Twitter, the premier urged MNAs and MPAs to head to homeless shelters to feed
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KARACHI: The moon of the Islamic month of Sha&ban-ul-Muazzam has been sighted throughout the country on Saturday.This was announced by chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.He said that the first of Sha&ban shall fall on Sunday, April 7, 2019.The assembly of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee
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KARACHI: A minor was eliminateed in the midst of a police fire exchange with a suspected criminal in Karachi on Friday.According to reports, 12-year-old Sajjad became a target of a crossfire in KarachiQuaidabad area while amuchher boy getd injuries.The two boys had been rushed to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where Sajjad
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US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, wrapping up his visit to Pakistan expressed his gratitude for putting forward efforts for the Afghan peace process. Turning to twitter the envoy before heading back to the Afghan capital of Kabul announced his trip to the federal capital coming to an end and thanked
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LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in Punjab Hamza Shehbaz said on Saturday that jails do much scare him as he has endured them precedingly as well through Pervez Musharraf10-year accountability process.Addressing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers external his residence in Lahore, Hamza stated: &The nation is awakening. The
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RAWALPINDI: A group of students from US Cornell University, who are on a visit to Pakistan, met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here on Saturday.While sharing experiences of their visit to Pakistan with the COAS, the students said Pakistan was a beautiful and peaceful country, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi ruled out the opportunity of revoking the 18th Constitutional Amendment but dropped traces that possible modifications may be done to improve it. During an interview on Friday, the head of state that the improvement is the 18th Amendment shall be done with total consensus of all federating units.&The 18th
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KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Saturday that the worldbiggest autism center has been built in Pakistan with total facilities to polish the talents of children.Talking to the media, the PPP chief stated that the provincial government aims to create more centers across the province
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Chief of Indian-occupied KashmirNational Congress, Farooq Abdullah has called out Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ‘lying& about the Balakot airstrike and downing Pakistan Air Force(PAF) F-16.The former chief minister of IOK came forth on Saturday stating the Indian premier has distorted facts about the recent
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PESHAWAR: Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mushtaq Ghani stated on Saturday that with the country undergoing a financial crisis, the public should outlive by eating one roti instead of two.During Khyber Union of Journalistprogram ‘Meet the Press&, the provincial assembly speaker stated with the colossal debt that the
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LONDON: Tribute has been paid to British missionaries, educationists and philanthropists who have lived and served in Pakistan, working mainly with PakistanChristian communities and in the education sector. Pakistan High Commission London organized a reception here exclusively for the missionaries who devoted their time and efforts to
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KARACHI: Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Saturday that out of Sindh governmentfunds, he shall give Karachi a total of Rs162 billion.Addressing a public gathering in the provincial capital, the CM stated that Rs162 billion that Karachi is to get by Prime Minister Imran Khan shall be given to the metropolis, while people
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LAHORE: Leader of opposition Hamza Shehbaz said on Saturday that the team of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had raided his residence unlterriblely and much submitting himself for arrest was his constitutional right.During an interview with Geo freshs, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader stated that the raid by NAB at their
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ISLAMABAD: The rifle recovered from a local Emirati protocol officerluggage at Islamabad Airport was clarified to be an ‘antique& which has relevant paperwork attached with it, said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Pakistan.The embassy rebutted a circulating new report regarding UAE protocol officer Rashid Sanan Ali,
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PESHAWAR: The first Internet of things (IOT) based air quality monitoring gadget has been installed in Peshawar.On Saturday Kamran Khan Bangash, special assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Science - Technology and IT made a tweet on his social media account, in which he wrote:&In order to combat air pollution in the city,
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ordered to fix Hamza Shehbaz's plea seeking pre-arrest bail for hearing.The Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly had ccorridorenged the National Accountability Bureau's arrest warrants in Lahore High Court on Friday.The petition, filed by his counsel, stated that NAB officials seemed at his house
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ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said Indian ruling party's attempt to wing election through whipping up war hysteria and false claims of downing a Pakistan's F-16 aircraft has backfired.The comments came a day after Foreign Cop magazine while citing US defence officials said Indian claims
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged provincial and federal ministers to visit Panah Gahs in their areas and share a meal with the people using them.In a tweet, the prime minister this would sensitise them to issues faced by the tier of the society.He said in the coming months he would
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ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched countrywide crackdown against the pharma companies involved in illegal and unauthorized increase in prices of medicines. A spokesman for the regulator said the action has been initiated after Minister for Health Aamir Kiani took muchice of the surge in medicines prices.
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Saturday stopped the The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting Hamza Shehbaz till Monday.Hamza Shehbaz's lawyer seemed before the LHC which granted protective bail.The court directed the NAB much to arrest him until it rules on his bail application till on Monday.The orders
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RAWALPINDI: Two prisoners were found dead on Saturday morning in Adiala Jail.Jail administration said the bodies would be handed over to families after medico-legal formalities are total.Citing unnamed sources, Geo freshs reported that the deceased has been identified as Basharat and Abbas who were serving jail sentence after
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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has quoted the lack of implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir, which pledged self-determination to the Kashmiri people, as an example of the 15-member body's inability to fulfill its responsibility.Speaking at the UN General Assembly's negotiations on Security Council reforms, Pakistan's Permanent
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Mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while hot in South Punjab and Sindh. However, light rain-thunderstorm (with gusty winds) expected at a few places in Malakand division, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.Weather Forecast for Sunday: Mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while hot in South Punjab and
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