ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Tuesday said that all political parties in the parliament had similar views on the Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) issue and joint session of the Parliament was held to show solidarity with Kashmiri people.Talking to Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman, he said that Pakistan was committed for

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KARACHI: The Japanese Film Festival was inaugurated on Tuesday here at the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) with the screening of the documentary film &His mastervoice&.The heart-warming drama devised by rakugo (a form of Japanese verbal entertainment) performer Taihei Hayashiya presented an affectionate depiction

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ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday rejected the applications of former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur, seeking A-class and extra facilities in prison during judicial remand in fake accounts cases.National Accountability Bureau (NAB)Deputy Prosecutor General (DPG) Sardar Muzafar Abbasi pleaded

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BEIJING: Terming China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a symbol of practical cooperation, a Chinese foreign ministryspokesperson Tuesday said that his country would like to work with Pakistan to enrich and expand the CPEC and achieve high quality growth to deliver more benefits to peoples of two countries and the broader

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File photo: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed BajwaRAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed the sentence of a serving major, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the officer was tried by Field General Court

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File photoKarachi: Father of a teenage boy who was lynched last week by a mob in Karachi has filed an application seeking formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the gruesome murder of his son which has sparked outrage across the country.According to Geo News, father of Rehan has sent the application to Inspector General Sindh

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Karachi: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday allowed transfer of Mureed Abbas murder case to an Anti-Terrorism Court.During the hearing of the case, lawyer for Atif Zaman, the suspect in the double murder case, opposed the inclusion of terrorism clauses in the case against his client.He argued that Mureed Abbas, Khizar Hayat and Atif Zaman had

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MOSCOW: Pakistan and Russia at the second round of Joint Military Consultative Committee in Moscow discussed defense cooperation, Radio Pakistan reported Tuesday.The two sides exchanged views on regional security besides holding in depth discussions on exploring and identifying areas of mutual cooperation including military training, joint

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Karachi: Pakistan is observing the martyrdom anniversary of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot Rashid Minhas.Born on February 17, 1951, he remains the youngest officer to receive the Nishan-e-Haider award and was the first recipient of the highest honour of gallantry for the PAF.On August 20, 1971, as a pilot still under training, Rashid

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ABBOTTABAD: A minor girl has been murdered after rape in an Abbottabad village.The seven-year-old girl identified as Kashaf, daughter of Niaz Gul, went missing from Akhreela village on Sunday and her dead body was found from a deserted place near her house in the evening.Police shifted the body to the District Headquarter

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Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast mainly hot and humid weather in most parts of the country, however, rain/wind-thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in Hazara, Malakand, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala divisions and Gilgit Baltistan.Seasonal low lies over north Balochistan. A westerly wave is still affecting upper parts of the country

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke with India´s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging a reduction of tensions between India and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region."The president conveyed the importance of reducing tensions between India and Pakistan and maintaining peace in the region," White House spokesman Hogan

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ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump telephoned Prime Minister Imran Khan and expressed his desire for reducing tension, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday.Addressing a press conference, FM Qureshi said PM Khan informed the US President that the unilateral decision of Modi government had endangered the region.During his

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LONDON: The iconic Pakistani Sufi rock band Junoon has announced to dedicate 25 AugustLondon concert to occupied Kashmir, following the revocation of Article 370 by Indian government. The famous rock band is set to perform at two concerts on the weekend - August 25 in London at SSE Arena in Wembley and August 26 in Leeds.Entitled as The

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ISLAMABAD: The President of Pakistan Arif Alvi has summoned the Joint Session of Parliament on August 30.&In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 54 read with clause (3) of Article 56 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President has summoned both the Houses of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) on

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Monday dismissed a reference against Justice Faez Isa.In its order, the SJC stated that the reference was dismissed over ‘private letters& that were written to President Arif Alvi which were not found by the council. The order revealed that the alleged letters by Justice Isa &had not

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three years in light of the security environment of the region. Speaking to reporters at the federal capital, the foreign minister stated that given the situation in

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SHIKARPUR: Sindhi musician Jigar Jalal of ‘Goth Studio& fame was abducted on Monday while heading to one of his shows in Shikarpur. As per reports, Nabi Buksh Chandio, known popularly by his stage name Jigar Jalal was on his way to a wedding when his car that carried five other passengers as well was forced to stop in Lahori Mohalla.

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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Saleem Baig on Monday visited the regional office Gujranwala.During a meeting with local cable operators, he said that there was zero tolerance for Indian channels and Indian content.He warned of punitive action if they were found involved in airing Indian channels or

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ISLAMABAD: General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been appointed as the Chief of Army Staff for another three years."General Qamar Javed Bajwa is appointed Chief of Army Staff for another term of three years from the date of completion of current tenure. The decision has been taken in view of regional security environment," read the notification issued by

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KARACHI: Counsel General of Switzerland in Karachi Emil Wyss before ending his diplomatic assignment spent his concluding days touring the metropolis as well as Hyderabad.The counsel general who arrived at the city earlier this month on a 12-day private visit took the opportunity to explore the cultural and historic sites in the two cities of

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FAISALABAD: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad has announced the results of the ninth class annual examinations 2019 today.The result can be checked here:Students can also get their results by sending [Roll Number] on 800240 via SMS.

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC).On Sunday, in the Hot Spring and Chirikot Sectors of LoC, two elderly civilians including Lal Muhammad, 75

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LAHORE: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore has announced the results of the ninth class annual examinations 2019 today.Students can check the results here:Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Multan, Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, DG Khan and Sahiwal boards have also announced the results of the ninth class annual

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