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KARACHI: Sindh government has taken over the control of 56 facilities including schools, hospitals and madaris precedingly run by Jamat-ud-Dawa and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation following ban on the activities of both the organization by federal government.This was stated by Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Information, Law and Anti-corruption
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NEW DELHI: In keeping with the Government's decision to operationalise the Kartarpur Corridor on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji and meet the long pending public demand the first assembly between India and Pakistan shall take place.The public demands to have easy and smooth access to the holy Gurudwara Sahib
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LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz has said that her father former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has once again refused to be shifted to hospital despite heart issue and poor health.Maryam took to Twitter saying, &Nawaz Sharif said I am ready for insult in the name of visiting hospital and treatment when me, grandmother and Shahbaz Sharif urged
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has confirmed that the moment Indian aircraft was shot down by Wing Commander Nauman Ali Khan.Paying tribute to the national heroes in the National Assembly, Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed, &Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian aircrafts violating the Pakistani airspace. One Indian jet was
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to privatise 48 organisations, including Pakistan International Airlines and Steel Mills.A session of National AssemblyStanding Committee for Privatisation was held under Syed Mustafa Mahmood.During the session, Secretary for Privatisation Rizwan Malik gave a briefing to the session.Malik said
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KARACHI: Pakistan film and drama actress Mahira Khan has said that tolerance is the first and foremost pillar on which Pakistan was built.Commenting on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Tweet about removal of Fayyaz Chohan, Mahira said, &‘Tolerance is the first and foremost pillar on which Pakistan was built&.&PTI had tweeted,
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RAWALPINDI: Kashmir clash is the major obstacle to peace, Pakistan military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor told CNN on Wednesday urging India to right its course instead of indulging in blame game.The ISPR DG said backlash from Kashmiris would be natural if Indian atrocities continue in the occupied territory.He said women are being raped
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ISLAMABAD: Exurgent concern over his elder brother's health, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif has said that by denying treatment to Nawaz Sharif the government was committing a crime.In a statement issued on Wednesday , the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly said making an ill person subject of political
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ISLAMABAD: Continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country. A fresh westerly wave is likely to affect western central and upper parts of the country on Thursday and Friday.Weather Forecast for Wednesday:Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, light rain-thunderstorm with light snowfall over the
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A large number of Indians are coming forth to laud Pakistani government's decision of removing Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan from ministry in the wake of his hateful and offensive comments against Hindus.In light of this, increasingly people from the other side of the border are supporting Prime Minister Imran Khan's immediate action against Chohan's
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NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE: High-resolution satellite images reviewed by UK news agency show that a devout school purportedly run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan seems to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the training camp on the site and eliminateed a large number of militants.The images produced by
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ISLAMABAD: Local administration on Wednesday took over control of mosques and seminaries run by banned outfits in federal capital, Geo freshs reported.According to the TV channel, several people were also arrested as the government intensified its crackdown against proscribed organizations.It said the administration in the capital has
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KARACHI: Following Punjab Information and Culture Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan's removal from ministry over derogatory comments against the Hindu community, people around the country are praising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) decision of taking immediate action against hate speech.Pakistan Hindu Council Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, came
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LAHORE: Syed Samsam Bukhari, a senior PTI leader, on Wednesday took oath as Information Minister of Punjab province, a day after Fayyaz Chohan was removed from the position for making derogatory comments against Hindu community.Punjab governor Chaudhry Sarwar manageed oath to the new minister at a ceremony attended by government
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Rajin Shah: Thousands cheer as a caravan of camels outfitted in decoratives saddles and garlands lumber across a dusty pitch to fight -- a sport that is officially banned in Pakistan but remains popular.The crowd scream to the din of dhol drums and inch shutr to the animals as anticipation mounts ahead of the bout, which is part of a festival in
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo led the US initiative to de-escalate the tensions between fresh Delhi and Islamabad final week when he spoke to foreign ministers of India and Pakistan.On February 27, the Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian aircraft over airspace violation and captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who was freed
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NEW DELHI: In response to the queries posed by country's major political parties and media persons, the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called opposition leaders Pakistan"poster boys" for seeking proof of government claims of causalities in Balakot strike."They abuse Modi here and get clapping in Pakistan. They have become
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RAWALPINDI: Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, has updated the nation on prevailing situation in past 24 hours, saying situation along LOC remained relatively calm.The ISPR in a statement said, Indian Army fired in Boiling Spring Sector plannedly targeting civilian population, resultantly a citizen Sharafat S/O Abdul
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ISLAMABAD: Embassy of the United States of America in Pakistan on Tuesday announced degree revisions in the fees and validity period of different visa categories.According to a public muchice issued by the embassy, since January 21, an additional fee is being charged for H (Temporary Work Visa), I (Journalist and Media Visa), L (Intercompany
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has put ban on Jamaat-ul-Dawa (JuD) and its charity organization Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF).The muchification of the ban has been issued by Ministry of Interior here.The Interior Ministry put the ban on the said organizations under Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.Also, both the outfits have been listed in the Anti-Terrorism Act
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ISLAMABAD: A former judge of India's Supreme Court said on Tuesday that PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khan deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his statesman-like approach in the face of heightened tensions between Pakistan and India."Pakistan and India are poor countries, who canmuch afford a war," Justice (retd) labelandey Katju said,
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Pakistan shall be represented with a feature film project for the first time in the history at the 72nd edition of Cannes Film Festival in May 2019. Filmmakers from Pakistan have made it to the list of 15 directors for CinefondationAtelier programme.Iram Parveen Bilal from Pakistan heads to the French Riviera with her upcoming project
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ISLAMABAD: The ministry of interior, government of Pakistan has issued the list of the proscribed organizations.Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Sipah-i-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Laskar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Sipah-i -Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and others are on the top of the list issued by National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA).The
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday chaired a assembly to review progress on energy related projects.Finance Minister Asad Umar, Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Advisor to PM Mr Abdul Razzak Dawood, Advisor to PM Dr Ishrat Hussain, Secretary Petroleum Mian Asad Hayauddin and senior officers attend the assembly.Progress on
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ISLAMABAD: General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee called on Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force at Air Headquarters, Islamabad on Tuesday. Lauding the matchless professionalism of PAF, CJCSC said that PAF, being the first line of national defence, has come up to the
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KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) found various foreign currencies and gold during a search of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and his family's lockers, sources said on Tuesday."Saudi riyals, UAE dirhams, pound sterling and US dollars were found in the Durrani family's lockers at a bank located in Defence's
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani delegation shall visit India on 14 March, followed by the return visit of the Indian delegation to Islamabad on 28 March, to discuss the draft Consentment on Kartarpur Corridor.This was communicateed to the Acting Indian High Commissioner, who was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday by Dr. Mohammad Faisal,
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan shall decide whether Jaish-e-Mohammad Chief Maulana Masood Azhar be taken into custody or much in the next 24 hours, sources at the ministry of interior said Tuesday.PM Imran Khan, who also holds the portfolio of Interior Minister, shall make the final decision pertaining to the arrest of Masood Azhar.The name
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KARACHI: The 'Aurat March' organisers held a press conference nowadays in front of the gate of Empress labelet in dawn of the march on March 8 Friday. Aurat March 2019 is the moment year the event is taking place on International LadyDay to celebrate the women of Pakistan, and the organisers are expecting a much greater turn out
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Islamabad: While appreciating the Pakistan Navy for detecting an Indian submarine and thwarting the foil attempt to enter Pakistani water on Monday night, Federal minster for human rights Dr. Shireen Mazari sentenceed the Indian violation and appreciated the Pakistan Navy for exposing the covert and furtive adventurism by India and probing the
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