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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kazakhstan have decided to enhance the volume of their bilateral trade to $1 billion, according to a Foreign Office press release issued on Wednesday.The agreement was reached at a assembly between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Kazakh counterpart Beibut Atamkulov in Bishkek on the sidelines of the the SCO
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ISLAMABAD: Prime minister Imran Khan has taken muchice of an incident of a ten-year-old girl Farishtarape and murder in Islamabad. The girl was raped before being murdered in an incident that sparked protest in Islamabad and triggered outrage on the social media.The police said the suspect was arrested after being identified by other
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RAWALPINDI: Military Spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that brutal murder of harmless Farishta is highly sentenceable.DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor said &Those responsible must be brought to justice. Army is ready to supply any support in this regard.&He added &We must rise and join to protect our future
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ISLAMABAD: Announcing amnesty for industry, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday urged the industrialists and manufacturers to take advantage of the Asset Declaration Scheme and clear their past sales tax liabilities by paying just two percent tax till June 30, 2019 or the law would take its due course after the expiry of the data.&A
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BISHKEK: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj met casually during the multilateral assembly of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization.The SCO Council of Foreign Minister's Meeting (SCO-CFM) was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on 21-22 May 2019.Shah Mehmood Qureshi has confirmed
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired assembly of the National Security Committee at PM Office.The NSC disstubborn geo-strategic environment with special reference to recent developments in the region. The forum reiterated that Pakistan scorridor continue all its efforts towards regional peace and stability. The assembly
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Leavement has announced that there is good chance of sighting the new moon of Shawwal, 1440 AH on the evening of June 4 (29th of Ramzan, 1440 AH), subsequently, Eid-ul-Fitr 2019, shall be celebrated on June 05.In a letter to the Director-General, Research and Reference Wing, Ministry of Religious Affairs the
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KARACHI: Advisor to chief minister Sindh for information, law and anticorruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that a new era of conspiracy has been launched against Thar Coal Project.He said Khursheed Jamali, chairman of a company associated with Thar Coal Project and two other investors were arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Board of Investment (BoI) Haroon Sharif has tendered resignation, Geo freshs reported.Talking to Geo freshs, Haroon Sharif confirmed the resignation, saying he has stepped down on personal reasons and sent his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan. Haroon said, &I, in my resignation, have apprised prime minister that I
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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Widecasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Wednesday said the economy would utimately recover under the dynamic leadership of Imran Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government would eventually steer the country out of current economic crisis.Firdous said opposition was trying to
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ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from July 01, 2019 Saudi Arabia is activating the deferred payment for petroleum facility of $275 million per month to Pakistan.Dr Hafeez took to Twitter to share the news with the Pakistani nation.He said &Would like to Thank The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia His
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Pakistan and Russia signed a Joint Statement on ‘No First Putment of Weapons in Outer Space& on 22 May 2019 in Bishkek.The Joint Statement was signed by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Outer space is being used by an increasing number of States. Pakistan has been consistently highlighting the
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BISHKEK: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj sit next to each other during the multilateral assembly of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization.The SCO Council of Foreign Minister's Meeting (SCO-CFM) is being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on 21-22 May 2019. Foreign
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KARACHI: Launching ceremony of 1500 Tons state of the art Maritime Patrol Vessel being built for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), was held at Karachi Shipyard - Engineering Works (KS-EW).Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The Maritime Patrol vessel is a multi-mission
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Islamabad: Government is working on a new petroleum policy offering incentives to foreign exploration and production companies and removing obstacles in way of smooth and profitable commerce ventures, Prime Minister Imran told a delegation led by Chief Executive Officer Kuwait Petroleum Shaikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah in Islamabad on
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BAHAWALPUR: Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday demanded government take muchice of negligence shown by over rape and murder of 10-year old Faristha.Speaking to workers , the Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz extended her condolence to the family and relatives of the deceased.Farishta, a girl
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Previous interior minister Talal Chaudhry was snared in contention after his sexist comments on Special Assistant to PM Imran Khan on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan went viral on Tuesday.Footage of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader has been making rounds on the internet where he was asked to comment on the countrypresent
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KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to release salaries of employees before Eid-ul-Fitr.According to a statement issued by the Provincial Finance Ministry, the government would pay the salaries on May 31.Employees of all autonomous corporations and local councils shall also get their salaries before Eid.The statement said the government has
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ISLAMABAD: High-altitude mountaineer Mirza Ali became the first Pakistani man to achieve the milestone of scaling seven summits in seven continents after successfully climbing Mount Everest on Wednesday.&Ali achieved the feat after ascending worldhighest peak nowadays at 2:16am.He is the first Pakistani man to climb seven summits in
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Islamabad: Cop have arrested a shut relative of Farishta, 10-year old girl who was found dead from a forest approach Islamabad.The girl was raped before being murdered in an incident that sparked protest in Islamabad and triggered outrage on the social media.The police said the suspect was arrested after being identified by other suspects
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BISHKEK: In assembly with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said friendship with China is cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign policy.Qureshi met with Chinese FM Wang Yi in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on the sidelines of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers' assembly.Shah Mahmood Qureshi said China is our shut friend and a strong
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Islamabad: JUI chef Maulana Fazlur Rehman has announced to host an Every portionies Conference (APC) against what he said rigging in the general elation 2019 after Eid.In a video message posted on Twitter on Wednesday, he said the opposition parties had agreed to convene an APC to discuss the course of action. The JUI-F chief said all the parties
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BEIJING: China has recently delivered first overtakeed JF-17 Thunder fighter jet to Pakistan under a project that experts said would benefit Pakistanaviation industry.Changsha 5712 Aircraft Industry Co Ltd under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) reassembled the overtakeed JF-17 and delivered it to its Pakistani
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BEIJING: China shall offer customized data services to more countries including Pakistan for catastrophe prevention through its Fengyun meteorological satellites along the Belt and Road, said a senior official of the China Meteorological AdministrationNational Satellite Meteorological Middle.The services shall be supplyd based on the
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ISLAMABAD: A scorridorow westerly wave is affecting western parts of the country and likely to grip upper/central parts of the country tonight and may persist during next 2-3 days.Weather Forecast for Wednesday:Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However dust-thunderstorm/rain is expected at scattered places
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KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested Chairman of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) Khurshid Anwer Jamali and three others on allegations of corruption in Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company. According to sources, Jamaliarrest warrants were issued two days ago. He was named in NABinvestigation
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Pakistan: Today's Sehar and Iftar timingsToday is the 16th day of Ramzan 2019 in Pakistan. Muslims abstain from eating and drinking between Sehar and Iftar time (dawn till dusk) during the holy month.Under are Sehar and Iftar timings for two major school of thoughts: Fiqa Hanafia (Sunni) and Jafaria (Shia) living in six major cities of Pakistan
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Here are the prayers timings for Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta on May 22, Wednesday, 16th Ramadan. (Starting time)KarachiFajr: 4:19 am, Zohar: 12:29 pm, Asr: 3:54 pm, Maghreb: 7:13pm, Isha: 8:39pmSunrise: 5:44LahoreFajr: 3:28am, Zohar: 12:00 pm, Asr: 3:39 pm, Maghreb: 6:56 pm, Isha: 8:31 pmSunrise: 5:02IslamabadFajr: 3:25 am, Zohar:
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ISLAMABAD: A scorridorow westerly wave is present over north Balochistan and its adjoining areas and likely to grip upper/central parts of the country on Wednesday and may persist during next 2-3 days.Weather Forecast for Tuesday:Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during day time. However dust-thunderstorm/rain is
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Pakistan: Today's Sehar and Iftar timingsToday is the 15h day of Ramzan 2019 in Pakistan. Muslims abstain from eating and drinking between Sehar and Iftar time (dawn till dusk) during the holy month.Under are Sehar and Iftar timings for two major school of thoughts: Fiqa Hanafia (Sunni) and Jafaria (Shia) living in six major cities of Pakistan and
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