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By Natasha AliKARACHI: In the wake of the heatwave warning issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Leavement (PMD), the city administration has set up 115 heat prevention camps across Karachi as a first response initiative to supply relief to citizens. The Pakistan Met department issued a heat wave warning final week, predicting that
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KARACHI: Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that the labourers& rights remain the cornerstone of portionydemocratic ideology adding that the Constitution of 1973 guarantees justified wages, personal security and equal rights.In his message on the eve of Labour Day being
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ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi on his official visit to Nigeria called on NigeriaChief of Defence Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and also visited various Nigerian Naval facilities including training units.Upon his arrival at Naval Headquarters in Abuja, the Admiral was getd by Chief of the Naval Staff
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LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau(NAB) plea to wrap up the undergoing inquiry against Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has been approved on Tuesday by an accountability court. The two had been undergoing probe going for buying 28 plots in the LDA Scheme with the case being heard by an accountability court on
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ISLAMABAD: Previous ousted premier Nawaz Sharifpetition for an extension in bail on medical grounds, shall be heard by the Supreme Court on Friday.According to reports, under the headship of Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, a three-member bench shall hear the petition which was filed earlier nowadays by the former
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ISLAMABAD: The decision for a hike in petroleum prices has been stalled for now, revealed Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Widecasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday.Addressing a presser, after the Federal Cabinet assembly, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader announced that after reviewing the summary of Oil and Gas
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan wants the ECC to review a summary seeking increase in petroleum prices and pass on minimum burden to the people, said Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information .Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, she said the cabinet assembly disstubborn OGRA's
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KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday decided and recommended corruption cases against former PML-N minister Kamran Michael, Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and senior PIA officers. DG NAB Karachi Brig (R) Farooq Naser Awan reiterated the resolve to retrieve illegal lands of the state and looted money to be restored to
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan shall perform ground-breaking of Mohmand Dam on Thursday, Senator Faisal Javed said on Tuesday.The chairperson Senate's Standing Committee on Information thanked all the donors, who contributed to the cause.Cabinet assemblyThe prime minister is chairing cabinet assembly to discuss overall
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ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Industries Abdul Razak Dawood Tuesday directed the Utility Stores corporation (USC) to endegree smooth supply of daily use commodities during Ramzan.During a assembly regarding Ramzan relief package the adviser further said that timely supply of required stock at all stores and provision
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KARACHI: Sindh government has announced summer vacation for all the public and private colleges under the administrative control of College Education department Sindh, commencing from May 1 to June 30. Every colleges would open on July 1 after the summer vacation, said a statement issued on TuesdayMoreover, the timing of schools have
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ISLAMABAD: Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto on Tuesday congratulated the senators for approving a bill fixing the age of puberty as 18 years for the girls.The PPP chairman castigated the ruling party for much supporting the essential legislation. &Government trying to justify underage marriage and opposing our bill was specificly pathetic,&
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is making honest efforts for success of the Afghan peace process,Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Tuesday.Speaking at Seventh Circular of Pakistan-Afghanistan Track-II Dialogue, he said he has visited different countries and also held several assemblys with US Special Representative for Afghanistan
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ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said federal government has neither reduced nor delayed transfer of funds to any of the provinces.The ministry said in a statement all the provinces have been receiving their share in Federal Transfers in accordance with the NFC Award."Federal Government makes these transfers, fortnightly, on
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Karachi: The weather in Karachi is hot and dusty with moodature expected to touch 41 Celsius, according to Met Office on Tuesday.With mercury rising in the metropolis, weather turned dusty since early morning.The Met office has forecast a heatwave that would grip the Karachi during 1 -nsprint; 3 May 2019. During the first three days of May,
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Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very hot in south Punjab and Sindh. However, dust-thunderstorm/rain with gusty winds is expected at loney places in Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.Weather Forecast for
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ISLAMABAD: The model courts set uped in 116 districts of the country have decided a total number of 2,301 cases in 15 working days since its start from April 1. This was said by Sohail Nasir, Director General Monitoring Cell, while briefing the assembly of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC), said a press release issued by Law
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LONDON: Leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and former Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been advised by surgeons for various further tests as part of his medical check ups, specificly for the pain he developed while in custody of National Accountability Bureau (NAB).Shabaz Sharif has been in London for two weeks now, assembly doctors
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ISLAMABAD: Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), a department of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, has successfully auctioned 12 vehicles in the wake of Prime Minister Imran Khanausterity drive.The auction of the cars was carried out on the directions of the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peopleportiony (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said his party would much change its stance on 18th amendment, democracy and the media censorship.Addressing a press conference here Monday, Bilawal said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insafeconomic policy was much in favour of the country. He termed
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Karachi: K-Electric has signed an agreement with the state-owned China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the development a state-of-the-art 700MW IPP based power project at Port Qasim, Karachi.Construction of the plant is expected to commence in the first quarter of next fiscal year. Once the project comes online it shall much only help
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KARACHI: Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Information, Law and Anti-corruption, Barrister Murtaza Wahab has saidthat 112 heatwave centers in different health care facilities and 185 cold water points had been set up in different locations of the metropolis while 24 ambulances shall remain standby after heatwave alert.Talking to
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KARACHI: Pakistan actress Veena Malik has said that broken economy from decades could much be fixed in months and we have to give Prime Minister Imran Khangovernment a decade to start seeing results.Commenting on a tweet, Veena Malik said they (Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari) ruled for decades so at so at least we shall keep
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ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) recommended Rs14.37 per litre hike in the price of petrol from May 01, sources disshutd Monday.Sources privy to the development said the OGRA has moved summary of increasing petroleum product prices to the petroleum division.The final division shall be made by the ministry of finance with the
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has a pivotal role towards the elimination of corruption from the country.He added that indiscriminate accountability is need of the hour, in order to discourage the corrupt elements. The President said this while speeching to Chairman NAB, Justice (R) Javed Iqbal,
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ISLAMABAD: The United States (US) Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and US Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, South and Central Asia, Alice Wells Monday held a delegation-level speechs here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Office spokesman said.The Pakistan side consisted of an
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan military has said that madressas in the country shall be mainstreamed and the government has now allocated funds to implement the plan.Briefing the media, DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor explained in detail how the state has planned to implement the scheme.The military spokesperson clarified that Pakistan has firmly decided
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has concluded his official visit to China from 25-28 April 2019. The Prime Minister was visiting China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) and the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing International Horticulture Exhibition 2019. The Prime Minister delivered a
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ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced ‘Everyama Iqbal Scholarships& for as many as 1000 Sri Lankan students to study in the best higher educational institutions of Pakistan.According to the sources, the scholarships would be supplyd under the Pak-Sri Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme.The scholarship
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Imtiaz Dharker (L) with her daughterAyesha DharkerLONDON: A Lahore-born Pakistani Scottish Muslim is expected to be named next month as the new poet laureate, replacing Carol Ann Duffy.Imtiaz Dharker, 65, would be the first Asian, Muslim or Pakistani person and moment woman to become poet laureate in the position350-year-long
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