RAWALPINDI: High achiever students in Intermediate exams belonging to Ittehad-e-Tanzeemate-Madaris Pakistan (ITMP) from all over the country on Wednesday met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Head Quarters (GHQ).According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 13 students including four girls belonging to ITMP

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TAXILA: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah, and Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) on Wednesday. The COAS inaugurated Urea Formaldehyde Moulding Compound (UFMC) Plant at Wah Nobel Chemicals Factory at POF which was completed within eight months. The new plant is equipped with the latest

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ISLAMABAD: Forty-nine rest houses in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, earlier used as official residences, will be made available to the general public by September as a bid to encourage tourism.This was briefed to Prime Minister Imran Khan who chaired a review meeting on opening of state rest houses and official residences situated in KPK, for the use of

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday applauded the efforts of the government in reducing external imbalances to improve the economy.The premier shared the news of Pakistancurrent account deficit plummeting by 73 percent to $579 million this year in comparison with July 2018 when it stood at $2.13 billion.&The govt's

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a telephonic conversation with his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod on Wednesday went into discourse over the situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir.The minister informed Kofod of the unilateral step by Indian government in the disputed region of abrogating Article 370 and subsequently

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan lauding him of his efforts for the anti-polio drive while also welcoming links between the two countries over their poverty-alleviation initiatives.The business magnate wrote a letter to the premier on August 16, 2019 affirming his support to the anti-polio drive

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BEIJING: Pakistan Army, under the leadership of General Qamar Javed Bajwa will continue to make contributions to upholding Pakistansovereignty and security interests as well as the peace and stability in the region, Chinese foreign ministryspokesperson said on Wednesday.&We believe under the leadership of Gen. Bajwa,

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MULTAN: Qandeel Baloch murder case has taken a new turn as her parents have forgiven their sons accused of killing the model.Qandeel's father has submitted an affidavit to the court stating that the reasons mentioned in the case that she was killed in the name of honour are factually incorrect and sought their acquittal.Both of her brothers Waseem

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ISLAMABAD: Federal minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Wednesday penned a letter to the United Nations ChildrenFund (UNICEF) Executive over the removal of Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra as it Goodwill Ambassador. In the letter, the minister brought attention towards the humanitarian crises that has presently enveloped

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SRINAGAR: Rafiq Shaguwife died shortly after Friday prayers in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) when tear gas smashed through a window in their home and filled the room.Now, with Indian authorities denying their troops have caused any civilian deaths while enforcing a lockdown of more than two weeks in the Himalayan region, he is facing what

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KARACHI: Expressing concerns over the recent surge in cases of rabies in the country, a recommendation entailing export of stray dogs to China and Philippines was presented before the Sindh Assembly by Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani.The recommendation came in light of a resolution filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislator Dr Seema Zia based

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Islamabad: In order to help government implement its initiatives aimed at combating climate change and its impacts, the staff at German Embassy in Islamabad distributed cloth bags among the citizens as an alternative to polythene shopping bags.Also read:‘Islamabad to go plastic bag free in 45 days&The official Twitter account of

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Islamabad: At least two people were killed and six others injured in a road accident in the federal capital on Wednesday.According to Geo News, a speeding truck overturned after hitting five cars on a bridge on the Expressway.The TV channel reported that the accident took place apparently after the truck's breaks failed.The dead and injured

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump says he would do his best to mediate or help somehow with the tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir issue.Speaking a day after phone calls with the premiers of both countries, Trump said he was happy to try and help calm the situation in occupied Kashmir where tensions have spiked since India

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Lahore: An Accountability Court on Wednesday extended physical remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Vice President Maryam Nawaz and her cousin Yousuf Abbas for 14 more days.They were presented before the court by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that sought extension in the remand.The court asked the NAB to present the

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast mainly hot and dry weather in most parts of the country.Seasonal low lies over north Balochistan. A westerly wave is present over extreme northern parts of the country, according to the department.Past 24 Hours Weather:Weather remained hot and dry in most parts of country. However,

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KARACHI: Director General Sindh Rangers Major General Omar Ahmed Bukhari visited Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi and praised its administration for running one of the best health facilities in the country where people from entire Pakistan come to seek medical treatment for various ailments.A spokesman for Sindh Rangers Tuesday

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Six Indian soldiers were martyred with multiple injured on Tuesday by Pakistan Army in a ‘befitting response& to Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Tatta Pani sector.As per Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Asif Ghafoor, firing from the Indian side had led to three civilians

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KARACHI: The provincial health department, in a quarry, has informed the Sindh chief minister that 1,239 dengue fever cases were reported all over Sindh during the last eight months, and of them only six patients could not survive. A report submitted by Secretary Health Saeed Awan in CM Secretariat says that from January 20 to August 20 some

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would take the Kashmir case to international forums as India did not lift the curfew and continued violating human rights of Kashmiris in the occupied valley, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said here Tuesday.Addressing a press conference to brief about the federal

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government on Tuesday decided to take the issue of human rights violation in Indian-occupied Kashmir to International Court of Justice (ICJ).The decision of involving the ICJ in the matter was confirmed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi who said: &An in-principle decision has been taken to take the issue

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