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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday formally inaugurated Road to Makkah project at the Islamabad International Airport and saw off the intending Hajj pilgrims travelling to the Holy land by the PIA flight from here.The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noor-Ul- Haq Qadri, Special Assistant to the Prime
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ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has promoted one air officer to the rank of Air Marshal while 13 Air Officers have been promoted as Air Vice Marshal.The promoted officers include Air Marshal Muhammad Zahid Mahmood; Air Vice Marshal Imtiaz Sattar; Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Qaiser Janjua; Air Vice Marshal Syed Imran Majid Ali; Air Vice Marshal
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RAWALPINDI: Chairperson Defence of Human Rights Amina Masood Janjua met DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor here on Friday and discussed the issue of missing persons.DG ISPR apprised her about the efforts that government and security forces are doing to facilitate them and address the issue for which judicial commission is working day and night.He
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LONDON: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will run Sialkot-London-Sialkot from 10th of September this year, it is said in an official statement of PIA.Initially, this route will be operated once-a-week from Sialkot to Heathrow London every Tuesday whereas the flight from Heathrow London to Sialkot will arrive every Wednesday, PIA&s
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the reward money for the whistle-blowers, helping the government authorities in detection and confiscation of Benami properties, would be increased from three to 10 percent.Addressing the launch of National Poverty Graduation Initiative here, the Prime Minister said amendments would be made in
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) achieved yet another milestone by inaugurating its policy think tank ‘Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies& on Friday.Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the chief guest at the occasion. Air Marshal Shahid Akhtar Alvi, Deputy Chief of the Air
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday stressing the importance of tree plantation said making the '10 billion tree' project a success was important for the country's future generations."For the future of our generations, we must all strive to make our 10 billion tree tsunami a success," the Prime Minister said in a tweet.The Prime
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday stressed the need for Pakistan and Iran to take concrete measures against smuggling and ensure more business opportunities for the people residing along the border.Talking to Iranian Minister for Industry, Mines and Trade Reza Rehmani at the PM Office, the Prime Minister reaffirmed
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ISLAMABAD: An 11 member-committee of nine opposition parties held its first meeting on Friday to formulate policy against the government.Quoting sources, Geo News reported that the committee agreed to remove Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.According to the sources, the participants of the meeting were asked to take oath of
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Islamabad: The government has banned the sale of old Rs40,000 Prize Bonds from June 25, urging the bearers to get their bonds registered till March 31, 2020.After the deadline the bonds will become useless since they would no longer be included in draws.The government has also introduced a procedure to help bearers
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ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $235 million loan to help develop a bus rapid transit (BRT) system with innovative energy and climate resilience features that will enhance access to quality public transport for people in Karachi.The Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Red Line Project will deliver the 26.6-kilometer (km) Bus Rapid
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Srinagar: Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred a youth in Shopian district of Occupied Kashmir, Kashmir Media Service reported on Friday.The troops martyred the youth during a violent cordon and search operation in Narwani area of the district, the report said.Meanwhile, the occupation authorities suspended
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Karachi: Mainly very hot and humid weather is expected in most plain areas of the country, according to Met Office on Friday.Dust-thundershower/rain (with isolated heavy falls) accompanied by gusty winds is expected at scattered places in northeast Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions), Islamabad and Kashmir. Dust-thundershower/rain
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KARACHI: Light rain turned the weather pleasant in the provincial metropolis in wee hours on Friday.Karachiites breathed a sigh of relief as parts of the port city received an unexpected downpour that did much to break the hot weather streak that had persisted over the last weeks.The light rain was reported in North
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A delegation of bishops led by Jamshed Thomas MNA, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office on Thursday.The delegation comprised Archbishop Joseph Arshad, President of Pakistan Catholic Bishops; Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Archbishop of Lahore; Bishop Benny Travas, Bishop of Multan; Bishop Inderias Rehmat, Bishop Elect of
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ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Thursday approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) to challenge the acquittal of ex-law minister Dr. Babar Awan and retired Justice Riaz Kiyani from trial court in Nandipur Power case.Deputy Prosecutor General (DPG) NAB Sardar Muzafar Abbasi filed the appeal in the IHC.The NAB had also included the
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Narcotics Control Shehryar Afridi Thursday said that Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had sufficient evidence against Rana Sanaullah.Addressing a press conference along with Director General ANF Major General Arif, he said, that Rana Sanaullah had been arrested by the ANF force after receiving a lead from a person arrested
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ISLAMABAD: :Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Abdul Hafeez Sheikh Thursday said that record 137,000 people declared their assets and deposited taxes worth Rs 70 billion under the Asset Declaration Scheme which expired on July 3.This is the biggest number of beneficiaries in a single scheme in Pakistan's history which made it unique to
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet the President of United States Donald Trump on July 22 with an agenda of "refreshing bilateral relations", the Foreign Office said on Thursday.The Prime Minister is undertaking the visit to Washington DC on the invitation of the US President, Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Faisal said at a weekly
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LONDON: Three leading expert witnesses on conditions of American prisons and justice system have told the Westminster Magistrates& Court that basic human rights of Pakistani national and Karachi businessman Jabir Motiwala will be violated & putting his life seriously at risk - if he was extradited to the United States to face
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Peshawar: At least four people have been killed and 21 still missing after a boat capsized in Khyber Paktunkhwa , officials said Thursday, with a rescue operation continuing as hopes for finding survivors fade.The boat was carrying passengers along the Indus River from Shangla to Haripur district on Wednesday when it overturned."There were 38
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Karachi: Mainly very hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country, according to Met Office on Thursday.Dust-thunderstorm/rain with gusty winds is expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Dust raising winds are also expected
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WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year US$6 billion loan for Pakistan.This has been confirmed by IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice in a tweet here on Wednesday.Gerry Rice tweeted: &IMF Executive Board approved today a three-year US$6 billion loan to support Pakistaneconomic plan, which aims to return
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Islamabad:The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has cleared Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Park Lane case, Geo News reported on Wednesday.According to Geo News correspondence in Islamabad, the NAB has found no evidence against the PPP chairman during investigation.Also read:
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RAWALPINDI: The 222nd Corps Commanders& Conference presided by Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa held at GHQ on Wednesday.Geo Strategic, Regional and National Security environment including India, Afghanistan, Iran, ongoing internal security operations and actions against proscribed organizations were discussed, said Inter
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ISLAMABAD: &Operation Swift Retort is a testimony to our preparedness and professionalism&, said the Air Chief during the graduation ceremony of No. 32 Air War Course at Air War College Karachi.Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest at the occasion.Addressing at the
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that change in the provincial government of Sindh was a shattered dream of the PTI leadership. &Now, they are trying to resort to magical tricks but these [magical] tricks won&t work in Sindh.&This he said on Wednesday while talking to media at two different
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Rawalpindi: Five soldiers of the Pakistan Army have been martyred in a blast near the Line of Control (LoC), the ISPR said on Wednesday.The blast took place at Jhumb Sector near the LoC which martyred five soldiers and left an other injured.The military's media wing said the incident was a proof of India's state terrorism.The martyrs have been
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated the Power Ministry for reaching the highest ever power supply at 22,550 MW in the national grid with the system running smoothly across the country.Imran Khan took to Twitter saying &I want to congratulate the Power Ministry. On 2nd July we reached the highest ever power supply at 22,550
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Lahore: The Punjab government has banned meetings between jailed politicians and the visitors.Quoting sources in the home ministry, Geo News reported that only family members can meet Nawaz Sharif, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Rana Sanaullah and other imprisoned leaders.The homemade food for Nawaz Sharif and the doctors who visit the former prime
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