MAKKAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan performed Umrah in Makkah-tul-Mukarramah early Friday.The prime minister's wife Bushra Begum accompanied him during the holy rituals.The prime minister also had a rare opportunity to enter the Holy Kaa&ba as the doors were especially opened for him.During Umrah, the prime minister prayed for the prosperity

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ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan has constituted a full bench to hear the constitutional petitions challenging the presidential reference filed against senior Judge of the Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Geo News reported on Friday.Headed by Justice Umar Atta Bandial, the bench will comprise 10 judges of the apex court.Members of the

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WASHINGTON: Alice G Wells, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia has lauded Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remarks he made on Wednesday that anyone from Pakistan going to Kashmir to fight would be doing injustice.Addressing a press conference after inaugurating 24/7 operations at the busy Torkham border town,

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Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has paid glowing tributes to his uncle Shaheed Murtaza Bhutto on his 23rd martyrdom anniversary which will be observed on Friday.In his message on the day, the PPP Chairman said that Shaheed Mir Murtaza Bhutto waged a brave struggle against the dictator Zia ul Haq and suffered heavily at the

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A day ago, the PPP leader was arrested from near Bani Gala, in a case pertaining to acquiring assets beyond means of income — File photoISLAMABAD: Pakistan PeopleParty senior leader Syed Khursheed Shah, who is currently under custody of the National Accountability Bureau, got unwell late on Thursday.A day ago, the PPP leader was

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JEDDAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan during his meeting on Thursday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman discussed the present situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK).The premier, after arriving in Saudi Arabia on his two-day visit, was welcomed by MakkahGovernor Khalid Al-Faisal Abdul Aziz.During the meeting, Indian aggression and

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The News/FilesISLAMABAD: The three men accused of Barrister Fahad Malik's murder were to remain in jail after their legal team on Thursday withdrew bail applications before the Supreme Court's three-member bench.In the hearing, the Supreme Court bench — headed by Justice Umar Atta Bandial and comprising Justices Faisal Arab and Ijaz-ul-

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KARACHI: A raid by the National Accountability Bureau(NAB) Karachi chapter at the residence of the former parks and horticulture director-general, Liaquat Ali Qaimkhani, on Thursday, revealed massive valuables including luxury cars, gold and weapons.Later, the anti-graft body seized the valuables found at the former DGresidence.

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The drone attacks earlier this week on Saudi Arabia's Aramco, the world's biggest oil company , has not only sparked fears of a new conflict in the Middle East, it has also rocked oil markets across the world .While the exact extent of the damage to the facility remains unknwon, Saudi authorities are scrambling to keep oil

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ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division of Energy Ministry has resolved around 63,000 complaints, received through Pakistan Citizen Portal during the first year of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.The complaints were related to its attached departments and gas companies.&The government is committed to ensuring transparency in all public

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Islamabad: An Accountability Court on Thursday granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) two-day transit remand of Khursheed Shah, a day after the PPP stalwart was taken into custody.He was arrested in connection with inquiry against him for possession of assets beyond known sources of income and alloting himself an amnesty plot

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ISLAMABAD: A teenage girl was kidnapped from Sawan Camp, Model Town falling in the jurisdiction of Sihala police station and was raped in broad daylight, police said Wednesday.The police lodged an FIR on the complaint of real uncle of the victim. &My niece was standing in front of her house when two people living in the same street, picked

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FAISALABAD: A retired Punjab police constable found more than Rs555 million in his bank account, he said Wednesday, expressing bewilderment at the amount, Geo News reported.The retired constable Arshad Mehmood said he found Rs555,300,000 in his account when he checked the balance. &My pension is Rs25,000 per month, so I have no idea from

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ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the recent incident of the death and suspected sexual assault of three minors in Punjab's Kasur district, Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday assured that there would be 'accountability for all'.In the wake of the horrific cases of sexual assault on childrenthat rocked the Punjab's district, PM Imran took to

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday will visit Saudi Arabia on September 19-20 before proceeding to New York to attend the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.During his two-day visit, the prime minister will discuss with the Saudi leadership various dimensions of the grave situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and

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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has endorsed Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammadproposal for a joint venture among Malaysia, Turkey and Pakistan to unite the Muslim world.The Malaysian prime minister's proposal was very important and the joint venture of three big Islamic countries would help the Muslim world, he said in an

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In light of the child abuse and murder case in Kasur, former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi on Wednesday urged the state to publically hang rapists to set an example for everyone. As a reaction to the recent gruesome incident of child abuse and murder in PunjabKasur district, Afridi turned to Twitter saying that now is the time to turn

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan refused to open its airspace for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his trip to Germany, following a request by the Indian government. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced in a video message that the Indian premieraircraft, Air India One would not be permitted to enter Pakistan&s

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ISLAMABAD: Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Wednesday said both the neighbouring countries would work together for regional peace and stability.He was addressing Pak-China's joint exhibition of painting and calligraphy held here to celebrate 70th anniversary of the founding of Peoples& Republic of China and 5th anniversary of China

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KARACHI: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry during his visit to Karachi condemned the Sindh governmentrole in the deteriorating situation of the city. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader lambasted the Sindh government holding their ‘trash governance& responsible for the city‘trash

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Pakistanformer cricketer Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday expressed his sorrow over the alleged murder of student Nimrita Kumari that raised uncertainties and sparked a movement for her justice around the country.Turning to Twitter, the 44-year-old fast bowler raised his voice for the Hindu student who was found dead from the university&s

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