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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday disposed off a petition of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeking to halt proceedings of Imran Farooq murder case in Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC).The bench directed the ATC to again hear the request of FIA without considering the deadline to total the trial.A divisional bench comprising IHC Chief
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FAISALABAD: The French government shall enhance cooperation with Pakistan in agriculture sector for food processing and food security.This was disshutd by Pierrick LE Jeune, Cooperation Attache, Cultural and Cooperation Leavement, Embassy of France, here on Tuesday.He was addressing the inaugural session of 2-day International Conference on "Food
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LAHORE: O and A Level student would much be required to seek an equivalence certificate from Inter-Board Committee Chairman of education boards, informed Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Monday.According to reports, HEC informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) during a petition ccorridorenging the condition, about the change of rule with students
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MULTAN: Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar forgot to shake hand with Examineor General Cop (IGP) Punjab Javed Saleemi during a passing out parade in Multan.The top police officer presented a shield to CM Usman Buzdar and later extended a hand for greetings, but Buzdar wearing black glasses turned and walked absent, forgetting to shake the
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KARACHI: A guard deployed at the DHA department of a private bank robbed Rs 6.5 million from the lockers in one of the major bank heists of the year 2019.Cop said on Tuesday that the guard, identified as Manzoor, along with his accomplices used gas cutters to open 22 lockers and robbed cash and valuables worth Rs 6.5 million.He was posted at the
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KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday accepted the demands of protesting doctors and announced to enhance their allowances.A summary in this regard was approved by the Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah nowadays.Thousands of patients in government-run hospitals were left unattended after doctors went on strike demanding increase in their
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday dismissed a petition against acquittal of Asia Bibi."Based on merit, this review petition is dismissed," Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said .A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Qazi Faiz Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam
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ISLAMABAD: Families of Sahiwal police shooting victims on Tuesday seemed before the Senate's Standing Committee on Interior headed Rehman Malik.Zubaida, mother of Zeeshan, said why was his son murdered even if he was a declared a terrorismist."When Indian spy can be caught alive, why was much my son captured
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Loralai: Gunmen on Tuesday attacked DIG office in Loralai area of Balochistan, eliminateing two policemen and injuring at least 19 people.According to Geo freshs, four gunmen entered the office of Deputy Examineor General of Cop when interviews were being conducted for recruitment ."Two attackers have been eliminateed by forces
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ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Zamir Kabulov, Special Representative of the Russian President on Afghanistan called on Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.During the assembly that took place at Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Special Representative appreciated Pakistan's role and efforts for Afghan peace and reconciliation.The
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Tuesday asked PTI leaders seeking disqualification of Pakistan People's portiony co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to convince the court that the matter was of public interest and as to why it should address it on a precedence basis.PTI leader Usman Dar and Khurram Sher
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ISLAMABAD: The fate of a Christian woman enmeshed in a years-long blasphemy row could finally be decided Tuesday, when Supreme Court shall decide whether to allow an appeal against its decision to acquit Asia Bibi.Judges -- including new chief justice -- are expected to toss out the petition against their decision final October to free Bibi from
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KARACHI: Senior officials of Sindh Cop on Monday took a muchice of viral videos of police personnel on social media app TikTok.Multiple videos of the policemen were uploaded on TikTok in which they could be seen doing actions on songs in the background. Deputy Examineor General of Cop (DGIP) Administration Cap (retd) Asim Khan ordered an inquiry
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Suman Pawan Bodani, of the Hindu community, has been appointed as Pakistan's first female judge hailing from the country's esteemed minority group.Daughter of Dr. Pawan Podani, Suman belongs to the rural area of Shahdadkot in Sindh. She stood 54th in the merit list for the appointment of civil judge/judicial magistrate.Coming from a downtrodden
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ISLAMABAD: Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Foggy conditions are likely in few plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during night/morning hours.Synoptic Situation:Continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country.Sunday Weather:Weather remained very cold and dry in most parts of the country. However,
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ISLAMABAD: Russian diplomat Zamir Kabolov Monday reachd in Islamabad to hold speechs with senior Pakistani civil and military leadership as the efforts for political solution to the Afghan clash gained momentum in recent weeks.During his visit to Pakistan, the Russian envoy shall meet Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary
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Opposition PML-N moved a constitutional amendment bill in the National Assembly on Monday, seeking the set upment of Bahawalpur and South Punjab provinces.&If the PTI government is serious about Bahawalpur and South Punjab provinces, we shall extend unconditional support,& Ahsan Iqbal said during a news conference.The PML-N
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for plotning, Development - Reform and Statistics Division Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has said that the government is committed to extend high speed internet services of 3G - 4G to Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir regions to improve land based communications.The minister said this in a assembly with
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed officials to make essential arrangements for keeping the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan operational round the clock in a tender to boost bilateral ties between the two countries.The move, PM Khan said, would be instrumental in boosting bilateral trade ties between the two
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan can draw lessons from the Indian Maritime Economics Doctrine ‘Sagar Mala& to cut the costs and address the fault lines of large scale infrastructure projects to develop its coastlines and maritime sector.This was the crux of the brainstorming session organized by Maritime Study Forum (MSF) on Monday on &Indian
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ISLAMABAD: German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler has appreciated the efficient service of the Pakistan Post on delivering his gift to his family in Berlin.He sent the gift from Islamabad with an unregistered mail for just Rs 200 and it reachd Berlin just in seven days, according to his tweet, which went viral on social media. It has so far
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Panelists (L to R): miserableia Rashid; Moinuddin Iqbal; Consul-General Toshikazu Isomura;Asif Farrukhi; Mohammad Ilyas; Iqbal Khursheed with family members of Shahid Ahmed Dehlvi, Mehmood Ahmed, Masroor Ahmed, Huma Kirmani and Saima Khan.KARACHI: Through the determinations of Pakistan Japan Literature Forum (PJLF), Shahid Ahmed Dehlvi&s
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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfikar Bukhari Monday said the incumbent government was running a campaign to create awareness for dispatching money through legal channels and about the benefits that country could reap through such process.He said this during his moment visit
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is launching "Clean, Green and Act excellent" campaign from February 1, to 28 with planting trees and spreading messages among the passengers to adopt tolerance and patience.Announcing the campaign on Monday, Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said under the campaign cleaning drive shall be held at platforms
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said that the new visa policy announced by the government would prove to be a milestone for promoting tourism in the country.In a assembly with the Members of the National Assembly from Malakand Division on Monday, the prime minister said the government was giving special attention to promotion of
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate held a debate on a report submitted by SenateStanding Committee for Law and Justice regarding travel blacklist.Taking part in the debate on Monday, Senate Javed Abbasi famous names of ordinary citizens have been put on the blacklist. He said that the travel blacklist was mostly being misused at Karachi and Peshawar
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MIANWALI: In pursuance of his dream of spreading education specially to the downtrodden segments of the society, Prime Minister Imran Khan is building multi-million dollar Oxford-style 'Namal Knowledge City' in his hometown of Mianwali.Built in as early as 1096, Oxford University is one of the top rated universities of the world. The university is
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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Monday said that commerce communityproposals and proposeions were vital to resolve various trade and industry related issues in the country.Addressing the commerce community at Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce (FPCCI) office Lahore, the minister said that the proposals of the traders
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BEIJING: The ambassadors of Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Malta and Bosnia and Herzegovina to China were conferred Silk Road Super Ambassador Award in Beijing on January 24. Awards were also given to those who contributed to the Belt and Road initiative (BRI), including former Prime Minister of Italy Massimo D'Alema, Global Times reported
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The sight of dancing animals draws large crowds all over Pakistan. The spectators cheer and clap as wild animals are forced to act and dance for them. Once the spectacle is over, the animals gather a mkeen amount of money from their audience and hand it over to their masters.Unluckyly, the delighted bystanders are often unaware of the abuse that
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