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ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman miserableiq Sanjrani has sought response from Prime Minister Imran Khan over continuing absence of ministers from the upper house of the parliament.According to Geo freshs, the Senate chairman was irked by the absence of State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan from house.The opposition staged a
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Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, daughter of Muslim world's first female Prime Minister Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, has turned 29 years old nowadays. Born on January 25, 1990 to Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto endelights the stature of being the first child born to a sitting female Prime Minister. She is the eldest of
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KASHMORE: Power supply to most parts of Sindh and Balochistan was disrupted due to tripping of 11 units of Guddu Tharmal Power Home , according to Geo freshs on Friday.Sources at the Tharmal Power Home told that five units out of total 16 were already affected and after tripping of 11 more units 747 megawatts of electricity went out of the
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ISLAMABAD: Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, light rain (with light snowfall over the hills) is expected at few places in Gilgit-Baltistan.Thick foggy conditions are likely in plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during night and morning hours.Synoptic Situation: A westerly wave is affecting northern
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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Ramzan Ghanchi was injured in a firing incident late on Thursday at feeble Haji Camp area in Karachi.As per the details, measure unidentified armed assailants opened fire at MPA Ramzan Ghanchi, the incident took place approach Timber labelet of Karachi's feeble City area.Ghanchi,
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that water shortage is a massive ccorridorenge for the country, as it is a matter of life and death for our coming generation.He said this during a briefing by Hissar Foundation on Water issues at Aiwan-e-miserabler on Thursday. The President emphasized that water preservation and conservation is need of
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday said a Cop Act similar to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be introduced in Punjab after essential amendments in order to avoid occurrence of Sahiwal like incidents.Briefing media here external the Parliament Home about Federal Cabinet assembly, Fawad Chaudhry said as many as 100 model
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has getd $1 billion loan from Unite Arab Emirates, State Bank of Pakistan has confirmed.The money has been transferred to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) account, SBP said in its Twitter post.Pakistan and United Arab Emirates had signed an agreement to grant $3 billion loan to Islamabad.The agreement for $3 billion loan was signed
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Rawalpindi: Military Spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor has rejected Hindustan Times reports that Pakistan Army Chief had approached Indian counterpart for speechs.Director General Inter Services Public Relations, ISPR, Major General Asif Ghafoor took to Twitter rejecting the reports. He said, &Hindustan Times reports that Chief of Army
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan has welcomed the Danish investors for their firm commitment to participate in tenderding process for Resumeable Energy projects which the present government is planning in 3rd or 4th quarter of current year after approval of the Resumeable Energy Policy by competent forum.The federal
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the provincial government is extending full cooperation to the PCB for holding cricket events, including PSL matches in the city.This he said while assembly with PCB security Consultant Col Asif here at his chamber in the Sindh Assembly Building. Mr Shah said that it was his efforts
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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Asad Umar on Thursday enumerated three main problems Pakistan was facing at economic front that result in unsustainable economic growth over a long period of time.Addressing a press conference that followed the presentation of economic reforms package at the National Assembly, the minister identified the budget deficit
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LAHORE: Nawaz Sharifpersonal physician Dr Adnan Khan has dismissed Punjab government claims saying, neither Mr. Shariffamily or he himself can visit or contact the former prime minister in hour of need.Earlier nowadays, the Punjab government spokesperson Shahbaz Gill in a video statement had termed as &baseless and
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RAWALPINDI: South African High Commissioner in Pakistan called on Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at general headquarters in Rawalpindi.According to a press release issued by the ISPR, media wing of Pakistan army, things of mutual interest, regional security and Pak-South Africa relations came under discussion during the
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LAHORE: The Punajb government has termed as &baseless and manufactured& the statement given by Maryam Nawaz regarding health of Nawaz Sharif.&Maryam Nawaz makes false and manufactured statements to gain political sympathy,& Dr Shahbaz Gill, a spokesman for Punjab government, said in a video statement on Thursday. The Punjab
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan successfully conducted training launch of surface to surface ballistic Missile &Nasr& to enhance the operational efficiency of Army Strategic Forces Command besides re-validating the desired technical parameters.This training exercise involved launching of quad salvo for the desired effects.Nasr is a high
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KARACHI: An anti-terrorismism court (ATC) has dismissed terrorismism charges against Naqeebullah Mehsud and others in the light of the report submitted by a committee probing the 2018 come across.Naqeebullah, an aspiring model, was among four people who were eliminateed in a staged come across in the outskirts of Karachi final year.Previous
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Lahore: Additional Chief Secretary Home Punjab Fazeel Asghar has claimed that Zeeshan, who was eliminateed in counter terrorismism department operation in Sahiwal along with Khalil and his family, was a toughcore terrorismist and affiliated to Daesh, Daily Jang reported.He disshutd this in an in camera briefing where Provincial Information
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought to increase in export of manpower to Iraq amid enhanced development activities.Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, called on Iraqi President Barham Salih at his office in Baghdad the other day. Both sides agreed upon creating a mechanism to increase supply of
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SARGODHA: A polio team was attacked and harassed by a family that refused polio drops to their children in Sargodha on Thursday. As informed by the police, a man named Shamsher refused polio drops when a team of polio workers was manageing them approachby in SargodhaKot Raja. The man, along with his family, then went on to verbally abuse
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KARACHI: The inquiry committee investigating the 2018 eliminateing of Naqeebullah Mehsood and three others in a police come across has submitted its report to the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC).According to Geo freshs, the committee has declared the eliminateings as additional judicial, stating that Naqeebullah Mehsood, Sabir, Nazar Jan
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BEIJING: Deputy Head of Mission, Pakistan Embassy in China, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch Thursday said the development of infrastructure, airports, railways and the road network has enhanced associateivity of Xinjiang with the rest of China and with neighboring countries.The autonomous region is thus ready to play a critical role in the development of the
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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has stated that there's no change in Islamabad's policy towards Tel Aviv amid reports that a Jewish Pakistani has been permitted officially to travel to Israel on a Pakistani passport.FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal was replying Thursday to a question during weekly press briefing on Pakistan's policy towards the
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Thursday arrested the thief who stole hundreds of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) from an office of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).Also read: Thief leaves 'message' on the wall after stealing CNICs from NADRA officeA statement issued by the paramilitary
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DAVOS: Oscars-winning Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum, met with Bollywood director Karan Johar and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan.The famed director shall participate in three sessions at the global meet.In the first session, held on Wednesday, Sharmeen took the audience behind the
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LAHORE: Previous prime minister Nawaz used Ghalib's poetry to explain his state of affairs in Kotlakhpat prison as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders visited him in the detention facility where he is serving jail term.The Jail authorities has fixed Thursday as assembly day for visitors.According to Geo freshs, when the visitors asked
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ISLAMABAD: The review petition against Asia Bibi's acquittal has been fixed for hearing in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on January 29, Geo freshs reported on Thursday.The TV channel reported that a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Qazi Faiz Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam would conduct hearing on the
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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the provincial government to legislate new police laws within six weeks.According to Geo freshs, the orders came as the court heard contempt of court pleas against chief secretary, IG Sindh and others.Applicant's lawyer Faisal Siddiqui said the court in September 2017 ordered the government
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KARACHI: Sindh Cop have allocated 'marriage grant' for the single personnel in the force and also relaxed the conditions to avail the facility.The Welfare Board, headed by Sindh Cop Chief Kaleem Imam, took several decisions in a assembly in view of giving relief to the policemen.According to AIG Welfare Dr Rizwan Ahmed Khan, out of 115, 000
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LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sardar Muhammd Shamim Khan has formed a division bench to hear a petition seeking judicial inquiry into Sahiwal Incident and summoned the members of the Join Investigation Team (JIT) probing the matter on Feb 4 along the record.Examineor General Punjab Cop Javed Saleemi seemed before the Chief Justice who
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