Any hostile action along frontiers will be effectively responded: Gen. Bajwa

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa chaired the 76th Annual Formation Commanders’ Conference held at GHQ, Inter Services Public Relations said Friday.

The conference was attended by all General Officers of Pakistan Army.

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Ahsan Iqbal recovering well, will continue his treatment in Pakistan, says son
Ahsan Iqbal recovering well, will continue his treatment in Pakistan, says son
Ahsan Iqbal recovering well, will continue his treatment in Pakistan, says son

LAHORE: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who was injured in gun attack last weekend, is recovering well, his son Ahmad Iqbal informed media here Friday.

Speaking to media outside the Services Hospital Lahore, Ahmad said it was Ahsan Iqbal's

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IHC rules US diplomat Col Joseph doesn&t have ‘absolute immunity&
IHC rules US diplomat Col Joseph doesn’t have ‘absolute immunity’

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the interior ministry to decide on placing the name of US diplomat Col Joseph Emanuel –Defense and Air Attache -- on Exit Control List (ECL) within two weeks.

Justice Amir Farooq of IHC court

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PML-N decides to take legal action against NAB chief
PML-N decides to take legal action against NAB chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Friday decided to take legal action against National Accountability Board Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal over false allegations of money laundering leveled against Nawaz Sharif, Geo News reported.

A meeting of party's

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Wazir Khan Mosque: An Architectural Relic
Wazir Khan Mosque: An Architectural Relic

LAHORE: Pakistan, land of the pure, was destined to be created as an Islamic state the day first Arab Muslim trader set foot on the sub-continent. 

The creation of Pakistan in 1947 was made possible as the Muslim civilization spread and preserved itself for centuriesto come. The

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Nawaz firm on taking on NAB over money laundering issue
Nawaz firm on taking on NAB over money laundering issue

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif vowed to not step back on NAB money laundering allegations terming them as a ‘very serious’ matter.

Talking to journalists outside accountability court on Friday, the PML-N Quaid said what is happening today we never saw

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Pakistan imposes restrictions on US diplomats, notification issued
Pakistan imposes restrictions on US diplomats, notification issued
Pakistan imposes restrictions on US diplomats, notification issued

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday enforced restrictions on US diplomats, in a tit-for-tat move against Trump administration's similar measures against its diplomats.

In a notification issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the US diplomatis have been

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Targeted killing of Hazaras is ethnic cleansing, observes CJ Nisar
Targeted killing of Hazaras is ethnic cleansing, observes CJ Nisar

QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday observed that for him targeted killings of Hazara community is akin to ethnic cleansing.

The CJP had taken suo moto notice of continued attacks on Hazara Community in Quetta and

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Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan
Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan
Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan
Ireland aim for upset on Test debut against Pakistan

Ireland will look to do what no side have done in 141 years by winning their inaugural men’s Test when they face Pakistan in a one-off match starting Friday.

Not since Australia beat England by 45 runs in Melbourne in 1877 in the first Test ever played has a team got

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Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities
Toxic water fears in Pakistan region infamous for deformities

Kot Assadullah:  Basharat Ali was 15 when his legs began to falter, a condition doctors have blamed on polluted water in a Pakistani region infamous for the deformities that afflict many of its people.

Too weak to carry his own schoolbag, he was taken to

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Pakistani activist Nighat Dad lands on the ‘Young Global Leaders 2018& list
Pakistani activist Nighat Dad lands on the ‘Young Global Leaders 2018’ list

Pakistani digital rights activist and lawyer Nighat Dad has claimed a spot in the coveted Young Global Leaders 2018 list issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF), featuring alongside Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and various other global

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Five of a family killed in Peshawar hotel blast
Five of a family killed in Peshawar hotel blast

PESHAWAR: At least five members of a family were killed and two others sustained wounds after an explosion occurred in a hotel at Blial Town area of Peshawar in wee hours on Friday.

According to Geo News, bomb disposal squad (BDS) was called to ascertain the cause of the

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If it's crime to make queries about corruption, it's worth repeating: NAB chief
If it's crime to make queries about corruption, it's worth repeating: NAB chief

PESHAWAR: Responding to the criticism, the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Thursday said that the bureau will continue to probe corruption cases by exercising  its assigned legal powers.

In

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Pakistan, India need to engage, resolve disputes: NSA Janjua
Pakistan, India need to engage, resolve disputes: NSA Janjua

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Lt General (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua Thursday said Pakistan and India were nuclear powers and both needed to engage each other, resolve disputes and move forward as their tense relationship was having an effect on the whole

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Imran Khan lacks ability to create new province: Bilawal Bhutto
Imran Khan lacks ability to create new province: Bilawal Bhutto

Layyah: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned that PTI was try to use South Punjab province as an election ploy.

“Did Imran Khan keep his previous promises Did he end terrorism in 90 days Did he fix the education and health systems in 90 days Did he

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PM chairs meeting of parliamentary leaders on FATA reforms
PM chairs meeting of parliamentary leaders on FATA reforms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday chaired a meeting of parliamentary leaders and representatives of various political parties at PM''s Chamber in the National Assembly.

Matters relating to implementation of FATA reforms were discussed during

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Pakistan slams double standards in terror fight
Pakistan slams double standards in terror fight

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has voiced its dismay at the failure of UN Sanctions Committee to approve Islamabad’s request to place Jamaat-e-ul-Ahrar terrorist Umer Khalid Khurasani on terror list.

“We are aware that the UN Al-Qaeda/ISIL Sanctions Committee did not approve P

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Earthquake jolts Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Earthquake jolts Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ISLAMABAD: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Friday.

The temblor was felt in Islamabad, Malakand, Chitral, Peshawar, Swabi, Malakand Agency, Kohat and other parts of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Punjab announces early summer vacations for schools
Punjab announces early summer vacations for schools

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced summer vacations for schools.

“Private and public schools will close for summer vacations from May 17,” Education Minister Rana Mashhood announced on Thursday.

The schools will reopen on August 10, he said.

The schedule of

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PIA asks customers to report 5 hrs prior to departure at new Islamabad Int&l Airport
PIA asks customers to report 5 hrs prior to departure at new Islamabad Int’l Airport

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has asked its customers to report at least five hours prior to departure time for their international flights at new Islamabad International Airport.

In a statement shared on its twitter

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Defence Minister says India fanning terrorism in Pakistan through Afghan soil
Defence Minister says India fanning terrorism in Pakistan through Afghan soil

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said India is fanning terrorism in Pakistan through the Afghan soil.

The minister was speaking to media here Thursday.

Dastgir said spreading fake news through media is also one of

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Bilawal Bhutto visits Ahsan Iqbal, seeks probe into assassination bid
Bilawal Bhutto visits Ahsan Iqbal, seeks probe into assassination bid

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called on the government to launch a probe into an assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.

The interior minister was shot and injured in a gun attack during a

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PTI cancels Waziristan jalsa due to ‘some highly important reasons&
PTI cancels Waziristan jalsa due to ‘some highly important reasons’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced the cancellation of its Waziristan’s jalsa due to “some very highly important reasons.”

The opposition party was scheduled to hold a public meeting at Mir Ali Ground in South Waziristan on

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CJ seeks report on lawyers holding fake degrees
CJ seeks report on lawyers holding fake degrees

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday took suo motu notice on lawyers holding bogus degrees and directed bar councils across the country to furnish a report on it within a month.

He took the notice while hearing a suo motu notice in connection with fake degrees

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Pakistan army chief Gen Bajwa among Forbes 'World's Most Powerful' people
Pakistan army chief Gen Bajwa among Forbes 'World's Most Powerful' people

 Chief of the Army  Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has claimed a spot on the Forbes 'most powerful people in the world' list.

General Bajwa was ranked 68 among 75 people as per the magazine.

General Bajwa is Pakistan’s 10th army chief and r

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Nawaz asks NAB chairman to step down for resorting to character assassination
Nawaz asks NAB chairman to step down for resorting to character assassination

ISLAMABAD:  Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif  on  Thursday demanded  National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman justice (retd) Javed Iqbal step down .

Addressing a press conference, he asked the NAB chairman to publicly apologize what he

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Nawaz says NAB is acting beyond its powers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supreme leader  Nawaz Sharif on Thursday commended prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for his  speech delivered in the parliament in which he took an exception to the chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Speaking to media at

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PM Abbasi among Airlines CEOs asked to appear before SC
PM Abbasi among Airlines CEOs asked to appear before SC

KARACHI: Supreme Court Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday summoned the chief executive officers (CEO) of all airlines of the country to the apex court's Karachi Registry on Saturday, according to Geo News.

The orders came as the chief justice headed a

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Mahathir Mohamad, the man who inspired Imran Khan
Mahathir Mohamad, the man who inspired Imran Khan
Mahathir Mohamad, the man who inspired Imran Khan

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday won a shock election victory, in what is being termed a political earthquake that toppled the country's scandal-plagued premier Najib Razak and ousted a regime that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation for

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Police gun down three alleged gangsters involved in PML-N office attack
Police gun down three alleged gangsters involved in PML-N office attack

KARACHI: Police claimed to have gunned down three alleged gangsters in a late-night shootout followed by the attack on PML-N office leaving three workers wounded in Lyari on Thursday.

According to details, gangsters attacked Pakistan Muslim League

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