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KARACHI: Mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, according to Met Office on Saturday.It said Sindh is expected to courageous hot weather.However, rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds is expected at loney places in Kohat, Bannu, Rawalpindi divisions, Islamabad and Kashmir.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan shall pay a two-day official visit to Iran from Sunday.The visit is aimed at further strengthening bilateral ties in diverse fields.The Pakistani leader is undertaking the visit on the invitation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. This shall be the first visit of the Prime Minister Imran Khan to
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-370 made safe and sound landing at the Islamabad International Airport here on Saturday morning after the windscreen of the plane developed measure cracks.According to initial details, the windscreen of Pakistan International Airlines aircraft cracked mid-air due to low presdegree
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ISLAMABAD: A Chinese national who went lost in Islamabad on April 15 has been found dead in a drain approach Iqbal Town, police said on Friday.Li Jinqiang reportedly had reachd in the capital a week ago and disseemed from a supermarket on April 15 where he went to buy medicine, said the first information report (FIR) lodged
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday urged the parents and teachers to inculcate the habit of book reading among new generation saying knowledge was vital to fabricize the vision of Naya Pakistan.Book reading was the main component of developed nations, he said during his speech at the inaugural ceremony of 10th annual ‘National Book
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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Friday said Clean and Green Pakistan was vital to promote tourism in the country.It was a campaign to bring behavioral changes in the country and raise awareness among the masses for keeping the environment neat and clean, she said.She expressed these views during a cleanliness drive at
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed irritateance over the delay in Orange Line Metro Train project and directed the construction companies to total work by May 20. A division bench of the apex court, comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, heard the case.During the course of proceedings, Justice Gulzar Ahmed also
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said he would continue to fully defend Prime Minister Imran Khan.In a tweet on his social media account, he said his family had been in politics since a century and endelighted many high offices.The minister said he had always termed the federal cabinet as the discretion
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ISLAMABAD: The Meeting of the Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases was chaired by the Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Barrister Dr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem on Friday. The Committee recommended the placement of Draft Bill for Establishment of Islamabad National University (INU) in Prime Minister's Home.The Draft shall be
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ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday muchified appointment of Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh as Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs .The appointment came a day after Finance Minister Asad Umar stepped down.According to the muchification, Sheikh would serve as Adviser to the Prime Minister with the
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ORAKZAI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said he shall ask the management of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital to set up cancer hospital in Afghanistan.Addressing a mass meeting in Orakzai, PM Imran said he visited the hospital nowadays in Peshawar where he met two cancer patients from Mazar-e-Sharif being treated there.‘I shall ask the
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PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday used his speech loaded with cricket analogy to defend the recent reshuffle in his cabinet.Addressing a mass meeting in Orakzai, the prime minister made it clear that he would much hesitate from changing portfolios of ministers or showing them the door if their
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KARACHI: Sindh Information Advisor Barrister Murtaza Wahab Friday said unlike Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which used its container for politics and spreading chaos in the country, Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) led government was using its containers for saving lives of the people having heat attacks and serving ailing
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday approved a major shake-up in his cabinet, in a surprise move that saw his shut aide Asad Umar step down as Finance Minister.While Umar refused to take charge of any other ministry, he vowed to support Imran Khan who he said is the one who can make a "Naya Pakistan".A day after the reshuffle, Geo
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Jeremy McLellan, famed US comedian has shared on social media his wish to take the position of Finance Minister Asad Umar after his resignation from the post.On Thursday, Finance Minister of Pakistan announced to quit the Federal Cabinet after which Jeremy shared his tweet saying he wishes to take up the position of Finance Minster and said
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated Radiation Oncology services at Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Middle in Peshawar on Friday.During his visit to KPK, the Prime Minister also addressed a mass meeting in Orakzai District.The prime minister was expected to announce a number of development
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ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division has issued a new list of ministers, ministers of state, advisers and special assistants to Prime Minister Imran Khan.The list also contains name of Asad Umar as Finance Minister a day after he announced to quit the ministry.According to the muchification, the Federal Cabinet has swelled to 47 which included 25
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ISLAMABAD: Senior PTI leader Ghulam Sarwar Khan has refused to accept the aviation ministry, Geo freshs reported Friday.On Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced major reshuffle in his cabinet and changed portfolios of measure of his senior ministers including Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Fawad Chaudhry, Mohammad Mian Soomro, Brig (r) Ijaz Shah and
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A Canadian woman who had alleged she was sexually harassed by two men in Pakistan has withdrawn her case against the offenders reportedly.In a video message, Assma Galuta stated she has identified the men who harassed her and that she wishes to withdraw the case she filed against them.Galuta also expressed gratitude on the way she was looked after
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ISLAMABAD: Members of the Pakistan cricket team chooseed for the upcoming World Cup 2019 met with Prime Minister Imran Khan here at the Prime Minister Home on Friday.The team was accompanied by chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ehsan Mani, Coach Mickey Arthur and Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq.Officials of the PCB Management
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ISLAMABAD: A day after changing the portfolios of key cabinet members, the government is expected to approve a bureaucratic shakeup too.According to Geo freshs, Secretary Petroleum, Secretary Finance, Secretary Interior and a number of additional and joint secretaries would be transferred as part of the reshuffling.Interior chief secretary
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ISLAMABAD: freshly appointed Interior Minister Brig (r) Ijaz Shah has assumed the office earlier nowadays.He reached his office located in Block R of the Pakistan Secretariat at 09:30am and took charge.Shah was appointed as interior minister yesterday after a major cabinet reshuffle during which portfolios of measure big names including Fawad
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MULTAN: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said Pakistan was ready to hold speechs with the new elected government in India for regional peace.He said Pakistan was always ready to play a constructive role for regional peace and it had already taken many steps in that regard.Talking to media, he said Pakistan initiated
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed the Ministry of Power to make special arrangements for ensuring uninterrupted supply of electricity during the holy month of Ramadan, specificly at Sehr and Iftar timings.He was chairing a high level assembly here on the things relating to energy.The assembly was attended by Minister for
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ISLAMABAD: Spokesperson to Prime Minister, Nadeem Afzal Chan on Thursday said that former finance minister Asad Umar had no corruption charges.Talking to a news channel, he said reshuffling in the cabinet was a good step of the prime minister after reviewing the performance.He expressed the hope that the changes in the cabinet would have positive
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday approved reallocation of portfolios in the federal cabinet and new appointments, including that of Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh as Advisor on Finance.Following is the detail of reallocation of portfolios in the federal cabinet and new appointments:-Chaudhry Fawad Hussain: Federal Minister for Science and
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RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that the Indian Minister of External affairs revealed the truth about Balakot air strike under compulsions of ground reality.According to local media, the Indian Minister, while addressing an event in Ahmadabad on Thursday said
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ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javaid Bajwa on Thursday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss the security situation, Geo freshs, citing sources, reported.Matters related to the security situation came under discussion in the assembly.The assembly between Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javaid
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ISLAMABAD: In a major reshuffling in the central cabinet, various portfolios have been reallocated by the prime minister Imran Khan here on Thursday.These allocations have been mentioned in the muchification issued by the Cabinet Division: Choudhry Fawad Hussain, who was Federal Minister for Information - Widecasting has now been made Federal
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ISLAMABAD: Following Finance Minister Asad Umar's removal, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has also resigned from PM Imran's cabinet, Geo freshs reported Thursday.According to sources, Chaudhry has been asked to step down as part of a major reshuffle in Prime Minister Imran Khan's cabinet.They further added that Firdous Ashiq
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