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Trainee aircraft crashes in Lahore

A trainee aircraft has crashed in Garden Town area of Lahore on Tuesday.

The small plane took off from Walton Airport and was going on a training mission before it crashed, according to eyewitnesses.

Sources say that the plane caught fire in the air before it came down.

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Details: Category: Pakistan; Published: 09 May 2018

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Air Chief Mujahid Khan visits Mazar-e-Quaid to pay homage to father of the nation

KARACHI: Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff - Pakistan Air Force, in order to pay homage to the founder of Pakistan, visited mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, on Tuesday.

He also laid floral wreath at

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NAB takes notice of reports claiming Nawaz laundered $4.9bn to India

ISLAMABD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is verifying the media reports that claim Nawaz Sharif laundered $4.9 billion to India that increased New Dehli’s foreign reserves.

According to a statement, NAB Chief Justice Javed Iqbal notice of reports

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Alibaba Group enters Pakistan's ecommerce market with Daraz acquisition

FRANKFURT: Alibaba Group has bought the entire share capital of Rocket Internet’s South Asian ecommerce platform Daraz Group, Rocket Internet said on Tuesday.

It did not disclose financial details.

Daraz, founded in Pakistan in 2012, operates online

Details: Category: Pakistan; Published: 08 May 2018

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Big boost: JPSM agrees to merge into PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday got a big boost when a group of former legislators from South Punjab agreed to join PTI after several rounds of talks.

Talking to Geo News, PTI leader Jahangir Tareen said the merger of Janoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaz (JPSM) in his party

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Supreme Court suspends Ishaq Dar's senate membership

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended membership of former finance minister and close relative of PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif Senator Ishaq Dar.

A SC bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard the case regarding the acceptance of Dar's nomination

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VIDEO: PTI’s Aamir Liaquat in police station with ripped clothes

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers went in to a head-to head clash that turned the Hakeem Saeed ground into a battlefield Monday night, after which anchorperson Aamir Liaquat Husain reached the Aziz Bhatti p

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PPP, PTI at loggerheads after clash that turned playground into battlefield

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) now are in a verbal dispute after a clash between the activists of both the parties that turned Hakeem Saeed playground into a battlefield over organising a rally on May 12

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PPP, PTI workers clash in Karachi over May 12 rally venue

KARACHI: A fight broke out between the workers of PPP and PTI on Monday night over their May 12 rally's venue.

Both the parties announced that they would hold a rally at Hakim Said Ground on May 12.

According to reports,

Details: Category: Pakistan; Published: 07 May 2018

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Terrorism has no religion, sect or ethnicity: Army Chief

Quetta: Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Quetta on Monday and addressed the participants of Second National Security Workshop Balochistan organized by Southern Command in collaboration with

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Peshawar roads as bad as of Karachi: Nawaz Sharif

JHELUM: PML-N founder Nawaz Sharif said that there was no difference between Karachi and Peshawar as for as development work was concerned.

“Situation in Peshawar is no different from that of Karachi, where roads are badly b

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CJP pays rich tribute to Justice Ejaz Khan on his retirement

ISLAMABAD: Paying rich tribute to the retiring judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Mr. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar has said, as a Judge of the Superior Courts, Justice

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Army Chief lauds Sindh Rangers, other LEAs for restoring peace in Karachi

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Monday visited Corps Headquarters Karachi, where he was briefed on security situation in the Sindh province.

The Army Chief appreciated efforts

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Senators speak in one voice against attack on Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Senators belonging to the ruling and opposition parties Monday strongly condemned yesterday’s assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and urged the nation to forge unity for exterminating the m

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PM seeks UN action on Kashmir 'bloodbath'

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday called upon the international community to raise its voice against Indian oppression and urged the world leaders to unite to save the victimized and brutalized women, children and

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Bilawal urges politicians to shun politics of hatred

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called for political fraternity to give up politics of hatred and promote progressive ideas to rid the country of radicalism.

“I appeal to politicians to reconsider t

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PAF opens its Bases for Thalassemia children on World Thalassemia Day

Islamabad: To mark the World Thalassemia Day, Pakistan Air Force invited children suffering from Thalassemia to visit its bases at Sargodha and Lahore.

The said visit was arranged by Sundas Foundation, a

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Imran renews pledge to introduce health reforms

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan has renewed his commitment to change the dismal state of health sector in Pakistan after coming into power.

“The chief justice has taken notice of conditions of hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and

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Rear Admiral Asif Khaliq takes over as Commander Karachi

Karachi: Rear Admiral Asif Khaliq has assumed the responsibilities as Commander Karachi. Rear Admiral Ather Mukhtar handed over the command to newly appointed commander Karachi in an impressive ceremony held at PNS BAHADUR

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HRCP voices concern at death of miners, migrant workers in Balochistan

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern at the recent deaths of 29 workers in Balochistan.

On 4 May, six migrant workers involved in installing a mobile phone tower

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Attack on Ahsan Iqbal: Probe reveals startling details

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded on Sunday in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman linked to a new ultra-religious Muslim party - an incident likely to raise tensions before an election expected

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Asghar Khan case: SC dismisses review petitions of Aslam Beg, Asad Durrani

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has dismissed review petition of former army chief Mirza Aslam Beg and former DG ISI Asad Durrani in Asghar Khan case.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar

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Summer vacations in Sindh to start from 14th May due to hot weather

KARACHI: Due to extreme weather in Sindh, Chief Minister has approved the summary of Education Ministry notifying the summer vacations for all the schools from 14th May to 16th July.

“With the approval of the C

Details: Category: Pakistan; Published: 07 May 2018

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Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal recovering after gun attack

Lahore: Pakistan’s interior minister was recovering in hospital Monday after being shot in a suspected assassination attempt possibly linked to blasphemy, with the attack seen as a "bad omen" for nationwide elections.

Ahsan

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Police arrest accomplice of Ahsan Iqbal attacker

NAROWAL: Punjab police on Monday arrested an accomplice of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal attacker from a nearby village who had fled from the scene soon after the incident.

Azeem, a resident of Azeem Pura area, had arrived at the

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Pakistancivil-military leadership condemns attack on Ahsan Iqbal

Pakistan’s civil-military leadership condemns attack on Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan have strongly condemned the gun attack on Interior

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Asghar Khan case: Former army chief Gen Aslam Beg appears before SC

ISLAMABAD: Former army chief General Aslam Beg on Monday appeared before the Supreme Court in Asghar Khan case.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar had directed the court office to fix the case on

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Malala condemns attack on Ahsan, prays for his quick recovery

LONDON: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday condemned the assassination attempt on Pakistan's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.

Malala said the incident made her sad, adding that she was praying for quick recovery

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Suspect confesses to involvement in attack on Ahsan Iqbal

NAROWAL: The man who allegedly shot Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal at a corner meeting in Narowal district on Sunday confessed to his involvement in the murder attempt.

The suspect told police that it was his personal act

Details: Category: Pakistan; Published: 06 May 2018

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PM telephones Ahsan Iqbal after assassination attempt

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Sunday telephoned Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal to inquire after him as he got injured in an attack in Narowal on the day.

The prime minister prayed for early recovery of the

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