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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is top most famed personality among all Pakistani leaders, has emerged as the 9th most popular world leader with over 9.4 million followers on social networking website Twitter.The Premier is at the 9th most followed world leaders on Twitter, according to Spectator Index, a website
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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has reportedly approached Facebook to express its reservations over the social media giant's claims to block accounts linked to military.The military sources said the blocked accounts were much controlled by ISPR and to call them "ISPR-managed" was disappointing. They added that
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KARACHI: The outstanding receivables due to K-Electric (KE) have ballooned to a massive Rs 158.8 billion on account of outstanding payments from various Federal and Provincial public sector entities including Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) which owes Rs 31.9 bn and miscellaneous others.In stark contrast to commonly held insight, the power
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said Pakistan hoped that following the general elections in India, its new government would adopt meaningful dialogues with Pakistan on all longstanding issues.The Minister was addressing the seminar here on &Pakistan-India Relations and Resurgence of Liberty Struggle in Indian
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Islamabad: In order to endegree safe and easy access to persons with disabilities, Prime Minister Imran Khan has been pleased to desire that CDA scorridor take instant degrees to make all public places/buildings in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) as disabled friendly through provision of essential infrastructure including ramps, lifts, toilets
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LARKANA: Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the role and contribution of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah is huge and exemplary and hence despite that his martyrdom dates back to forty years, he is alive in hearts and intellects of the masses. Even the anger of
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohmmad Faisal Wednesday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner (HC) Gaurav Ahluwalia and sentenceed ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on April 1 and 2.Dr Faisal, who is also the Director General of South Asia and South Asian Association for Regional
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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar has claimed that Pakistan basic debts are so big that we are approach bankruptcy.The Finance Minister said this in Special Q-A Session with Social Media activists in Islamabad here Wednesday.&You are going go the IMF with these massive debts in toe for a bailout. We have had to fill big gaps&
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KARACHI: Pakistan first environmental-friendly food festival is being organized in Karachi from April 05 to 07 in order to discourage single-use pfinalics and promote sustainable food consumption.The WWF-Pakistan and BrandLogics have partnered to organise the countryfirst environmental-friendly food festival in the city. The festival,
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NEW YORK: At the UN Pakistan called for increased global efforts to counter the growing intolerance against Muslims terming it a grave threat to global peace and security.Speaking in the General Assembly, PakistanAmbassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, said that the growing prejudice against Islam was fitting increasingly commonplace as a
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KARACHI: The Sindh government through a muchification, FD (SR-III), here on Wednesday revised the existing remuneration of doctors (BS-17 to BS-20), house job officers and post-graduate students serving at its different institutions and health-care facilities scattered across the province.According to details the health professional allowance of
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RAWALPINDI: Forty (40) Brigadiers have been promoted to the rank of Major General in Pakistan Army, Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement.Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa gave the approval for promotion of 40 Brigadiers including 11 from Army Medical Corps in a assembly of promotion board from Brigadiers to Major
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed concern over test of anti-satellite weapon by India, urging the international community much to disregard the military dimension of such actions and its implications on the global and regional peace, stability and security.In a statement,
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LAHORE: Previous Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been recommended to have implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and a backup pacemaker, his daughter Maryam Nawaz said on Wednesday.Maryam Nawaz replying to a tweet on Wednesday said: &doctors have recommended Backup Pacemaker - ICD (Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator, a
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Failing to prevent paper leaks and cheating during the ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, The Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (K-P) government has removed three controllers of Kohat, Bannu and Abbottabad on Wednesday.The decision of removal of the controllers from the posts was taken as per the advice of provincial educational
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KARACHI: Shab-e-Miraj-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him) shall be observed across the country tonight with devout fervor, great respect and devotion.Large number of believers shall offer special prayers all the night in specially decorated mosques and inside their homes for seeking the blessings of Everyah Almighty.They shall say special prayers
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has regretted that the world community is keeping mum over the growing plight of the Kashmiri people.While addressing a ceremony at the Institute of Policy Study on "Pakistan-India Relations and acceleration of freedom movement in Occupied Kashmir, the minster paid tribute Kashmiris who
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QUETTA: Over forty militant commanders belonging to banned outfits laid down arms in Balochistan on Wednesday.A ceremony was held in Quetta where "Farari commanders" were brought into the national mainstream, according to Radio Pakistan.Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Lango distributed prizes among these
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Widely recognised American travel blogger and YouTube star, famed for his expedition of travelling to all countries across the globe, became the first tourist ever to travel to Azad Kashmir Pakistan without a permit during his recent visit to Pakistan.Documenting this experience in a video posted on his social media account Drew mentioned that
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ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said new visa regime introduced by the government shall go a long way in promoting tourism in the country.Addressing a Tourism Summit , he said Pakistan is a beautiful country, which can attract tourists from world countries.He said the country has great potential for devout and
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GWADAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan stopped by a stall during "Gwadar Expo 2019" when a female entrepreneur drew his attention by calling him "Imran Bhai", an endearment used for calling one's elder brother.Accompanied by Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan and
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said nowadaysPakistan was a land of opportunities but there was a need to exploit the huge tourism potential of the country.Speaking at a tourism summit here, the president said the present government was following a comprehensive policy for promotion of tourism in the country which would much
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KARACHI: Undoubtedly, all the developed nations are taking full advantages of technology as it is changing the world faster than ever before. And the country like Pakistan, which is home of more than 64 million internet users and 62 million people associateed to large crowd of peopleile data, is no apart fromion.According to a
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KOHAT: World renowned cricket allrounder Shahid Khan Afridi paid tribute to shuhdah (martyrs) here on Tuesday.He had come to Kohat on the invitation of Maj Gen. Asad Nawaz Janjua, GOC - 9 Division.Tardyr Afridi tweeted and said: &Feel honored to pay tribute to our Martyrs (Shuhadah) at Kohat on the invitation of Maj Gen. Asad Nawaz Janjua,
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RAWALPINDI: Seven Indian soldiers were eliminateed and 19 others injured in retaliatory fire by Pakistan Army, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Tuesday.Several Indian military posts were also destroyed in the befitting response by Pakistani security forces to unprovoked Indian firing.The statement added Indian troops resorted to firing
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LARKANA: Chairman Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday offered Sindh governmentservices to the federal and provincial governments in set uping world-lesson cardiac-care facilities like National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) for their people, saying they should memorize from the experiences
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has announced to bring Tax Amnesty Scheme, Finance Minister Asad Umar has confirmed.Talking to media, the finance minister said, &The Tax Amnesty Scheme is being introduced on the demand of commerce community. This scheme shall be brought before the upcoming budget.&He said the Tax
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President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), being a constitutional organ, has the unique role to play towards the propagation of such important social issues as cleanliness, inheritance, malnutrition, stunting, spacing of childbirth, environment, water conservation, and clean and green Pakistan.The president in a
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KARACHI: A group of students and faculty members from different educational institutes spent a day with Pakistan Army at Malir Garrison Karachi.Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said in a statement that the group was shown various arms and equipment, demonstration of anti terrorismist operation and tank
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ISLAMABAD: Information minister Fawad Chaudhry announced on Tuesday that Benazir Income Support Programme(BISP) name shall much be getting changed, while amuchher support package shall be getting issued by the government. During a presser, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader the support programme led by late Pakistan People&s
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