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Sindh, KP assemblies dissolved
Sindh, KP assemblies dissolved

KARACHI: The Provincial assemblies of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stand dissolved as they completed their five-year constitutional term on Monday.

During his farewell speech in the Sindh assembly, chief minister  Syed Murad Ali Shah said that whoever talks about dividing Pakistan is “our en...

COAS felicitates tribes on historic FATA-KP merger
COAS felicitates tribes on historic FATA-KP merger

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa felicitated the brave tribes, especially the youth on the successful and historic merger of FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), said a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.

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Pakistan&s nuclear tests were imperative after India&s tests: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan’s nuclear tests were imperative after India’s tests: Nawaz Sharif

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said Pakistan conducted nuclear tests, considering it imperative after India did the same.

He was addressing a ceremony held to commemorate 20th anniversary of historic nuclear tests of Pakistan...

Whole new ministry needed to check scale of corruption of Shahbaz Sharif, family: Imran
Whole new ministry needed to check scale of corruption of Shahbaz Sharif, family: Imran

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that a whole new ministry is needed to check the scale of corruption of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his family.

In a tweet on Monday, Imran Khan said,...

Malala rejoices at Lord&s as Pakistan hammers England
Malala rejoices at Lord’s as Pakistan hammers England

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai graced the Lord’s stadium in London along with her friends as Pakistan hammered England in the first Test of two-match test series.

The 20-year-old Nobel laureate had taken to twitter to post the celebratory tweet after...

NAB recovers over Rs14 million, a luxury car hidden by Ahad Cheema
NAB recovers over Rs14 million, a luxury car hidden by Ahad Cheema

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered Rs14.5 million, hidden by former Director General (DG) of Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Ahad Cheema, at a showroom of renowned car dealer in Lahore.

The sources said the officials of NAB...

Former bureaucrat Nasir Khosa to be Punjab caretaker CM
Former bureaucrat Nasir Khosa to be Punjab caretaker CM

LAHORE: The provincial government of Punjab and opposition has reached a consensus on the name of former chief secretary Punjab Nasir Khosa for the slot of caretaker chief minister.

In a message on twitter, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said, “Glad to a...

PML-N man gets beaten up by Nawaz Sharif’s security after attempted hand-shake

LAHORE: A PML-N supporter received a thrashing at the hands of Nawaz Sharif’s security team after his attempted hand-shake on Monday.

The unfortunate incident took place in Lahore, where PML-N leaders gathered to mark the country’s 1998 n...

Aseefa spotted distributing iftar boxes to the needy in Karachi

KARACHI: Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, the younger daughter former president Asif Ali Zardari and late Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto was spotted distributing iftar boxes to underprivileged families in Karachi on Sunday.

The political party had...

Pakistan army orders Asad Durrani's name be put on ECL, launches probe into his book
Pakistan army orders Asad Durrani's name be put on ECL, launches probe into his book

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief spokesman Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said that a formal court of inquiry headed by a serving lieutenant general was ordered to launch a probe into the controversial book of former ISI chief Asad Durrani.

In a...