ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) governmentattempts to launch a 'witch-hunt' against the media as well 'holding opposition leaders hostage' through NAB.&The way they deal with their opponents and critics is reminiscent of the Salem witch trials. Based on

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan PeopleParty (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah was taken into custody on Wednesday by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).Reports citing sources revealed that the PPP leader was arrested by the Bureau's Rawalpindi and Sukkur chapters, in reference to a case regarding the possession of assets beyond means and will be

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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the Ghotki incident was a deliberate attempt to sabotage his address to the United Nations General Assembly, referring to an attack on a Hindu temple in Sindh.A frenzied mob on Sunday vandalised a Hindu temple and a school owned by a Hindu resident in Ghotki district following the rumour

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Islamabad: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to Geo News.Matters of national security, the prime minister's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia and the US and his address to the United Nations General Assembly came under discussion during the meeting between the prime minister and

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Lahore: The Accountability Court on Wednesday extended physical remand of Maryam Nawaz and her cousin Yousuf Abbas in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case for eight more days, according to Geo News.The PML-N vice president and Yousuf Abbas were produced before judge Ameer Muhammad Khan by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amid tight security

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ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is all set to start the registration of over 35,000 religious seminaries (Madrassas) operating across the country from the next month.The ministry was in constant contact with Madrassa s for finalizing the necessary arrangements in that regard, said Joint Education Adviser Rafiq

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SUKKUR: The family of Nimrita Kumari - a Hindu student found dead in her college room under mysterious circumstances on Monday - has rejected the postmortem report of her body that stated she had committed suicide.The deceased's brother Dr Vishal Chandrani, while talking to Geo News, revealed startling details about the perplexing death of

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Kasur: Scores of protesters outraged over the brutal murders of three children attacked a police station in Kasur on Wednesday.The enraged mob chanted slogans against police and pelted the police station with stones, a day after remains of three boys were found months after they went missing from Chunia, a town in

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Karachi: Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani has criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for withdrawing a notification that asked the female school students to use gown, Abaya or chadar "in order to protect them from any unethical incident"..He said the instructions were in accordance with the teachings of Holy Quran and

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SUKKUR: The postmortem report of a student of Bachelor of Dental Surgery Namrita Kumari has revealed that she died from suffocation.The police surgeon, Dr Shamsuddin Khoso, said they found marks of rope tied to her neck suggesting suicide. He said the viscera samples were sent to Rohri for chemical examination.Nimrita Kumari, a student of the

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ISLAMABAD: Weak seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan.Weather Forecast for Wednesday:Mainly dry weather is expected in most parts, while hot in plain areas of the country.

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KARACHI: A 10-year-old Mir Hassan, who was bitten by a stray dog, died of rabies in Larkana on Tuesday.Rabies encephalitis, a lethal viral but vaccine-preventable disease, claimed another life in Larkana district of Sindh when a boy died after falling prey to dog biting as he was not treated due to

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BEIJING:To further introduce and popularize Pakistani mangoes in China, an exquisite &Mango Festival& and launch of &Exploring CPEC& was organized at Embassy of Pakistan here on Tuesday.The festival was organized in collaboration with China Economic Net, Jaffer Brothers and YLF Foods.Welcoming the audience, Ambassador

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday failed to oblige before a combined investigation team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Karachi for the hearing concerning his alleged role in offering subsidies to sugar mills through improper channels.As reported by Geo News, the sources from the anti-graft body informed that

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LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of PML-N leader Khwaja Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique, till September 23 in the hearing of Paragon City reference case.Accountability Court Judge Syed Jawadul Hassan led the reference proceedings, wherein Khawaja brothers were present on expiry of their

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah through district administration has documented each and every heap of garbage in the city and directed all deputy commissioners to start a month-long special campaign from September 21 to October 21 and clean what he said `My Karachi&.He disclosed this on Tuesday while talking to media just

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A family court on Tuesday summoned actor and singer Mohsin Abbas and his wife Fatima Sohail for September 23 on a suit, filed by the latter for dissolution of the marriage.Family Court Judge Babar Nadeem conducted the proceedings on the suit.Fatima Sohail, through her plea, submitted that Mohsin Abbas subjected her to torture and hurled threats at

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A joint venture of oil and gas companies have discovered crude oil and gas from Kohat in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, according to the Oil and Gas Company Ltd (OGDCL) on Tuesday.The company said, a well was drilled down to the depth of 5440 meters and it has been tested 76 BDP crude oil and 0.512 Million Standard Cube Feet per day

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ISLAMABAD: Overseas Pakistanis could get admissions in the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) by September 20 for Matric and FA, it was announced by AIOU on Tuesday.The overseas Pakistanis have also been offered BA (Associate Degree) during the current semester autumn 2019, for which online applications will be received till

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ISLAMABAD: A delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Director Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office here on Tuesday.Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Governor State Bank Dr Reza Baqir and Secretary Finance Naveed Kamran Baloch were present in the

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LAHORE: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said that Kashmiris' struggle against Indian occupation has entered a new phase as Pakistan government aroused world conscience on decades-old litany of Indian oppression.Addressing All Parties Conference on Kashmir under the auspices of PTI Punjab, he said the United Nations (UN) Security

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has gotten on board a senior executive of Google to lead the digitisation initiative from the Prime MinisterOffice that would also fix the digital payment system in the country. Senior PTI leader, Jahangir Tareen during an interview announced that after ample efforts, the government has successfully persuaded a

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Islamabad: A Supreme Court bench hearing a set of petitions pertaining to presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa was dissolved after the lawyer of the apex court judge raised objection on its formation.A seven-member larger bench headed by Justice Umar Atta Bandial and comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Manzoor Ahmed

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LONDON: The British government has agreed to hand over the full evidence file of the Imran Farooq murder case to Pakistan for the trial and prosecution of murder suspects: Mohsin Ali Syed, Moazzam Ali Khan and Khalid Shamim.Additional Attorney General Sajjad Bhatti presented the &acceptance letter& before the Islamabad High Court on

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