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CJP says provision of justice basic responsibility of judiciary
CJP says provision of justice basic responsibility of judiciary

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Saqib Nisar has said that provision of justice is the basic responsibility of judiciary.

Addressing the eighth judicial conference here Friday, the Chief Justice said, “Provision of indiscriminate j

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Naval Chief visits Command and Staff College Quetta
Naval Chief visits Command and Staff College Quetta

Rawalpindi: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi visited Command and Staff College Quetta, where he addressed the course participants and faculty members.

The Naval Chief dilated upon the maritime security dynamics; challenges and

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It will be unfortunate for country if Imran becomes PM: Maulana Fazl
It will be unfortunate for country if Imran becomes PM: Maulana Fazl

MULTAN: MMA chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman says that his party will have to recognize Israel as a state before entering into an alliance with Imran Khan.

“If Imran Khan is elected as Prime Minister, it will be unfortunate for the c

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Prolonged power outages persist in Karachi
Prolonged power outages persist in Karachi

KARACHI: K-Electric has announced load management for next three to four days more after unexpected fault at Bin Qasim Power Station could not be fixed even after more than 24 hours.

In a statement on twitter, the power facility announced, “Due to an unexpected f

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Necessity is the mother of invention, says Zardari on PTI-PPP alliance
Necessity is the mother of invention, says Zardari on PTI-PPP alliance

LAHORE: Former President Asif Ali Zardari said Friday that PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif had weakened democracy by behaving like Prince Salim.

“Nawaz Sharif has harmed democracy. We served jail terms. Benazir Bhutto and Zulfikar A

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SC forms special bench to hear Khawaja Asifappeal
SC forms special bench to hear Khawaja Asif’s appeal

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has constituted a three-member special bench to hear an appeal of former foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif against his disqualification by the Islamabad High Court.

The bench comprises of Justice Umar Ata Bandial,

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Bilawal meets Hazara representatives, reassures PPP support
Bilawal meets Hazara representatives, reassures PPP support

QUETTA: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met the bereaved families of martyrs from the Hazara community, victims of an unending target-killings by terrorists in Quetta.

According to a statement issued by the PPP, Bilawal Zardari offered fateha,

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Terrorists kill six labourers in Balochistan

QUETTA: Unknown gunmen shot dead six labourers in a remote town in Balochistan, officials said Friday, in the latest bout of violence to rock the  region.

The murders took place overnight in Lajjey, about 170 kilometres (105 miles) southwest of Quetta, the

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Book an ambulance: Edhi partners with Careem
Book an ambulance: Edhi partners with Careem

KARACHI: In order to provide better health care facilities to Karachiites, the Edhi Foundation in an agreement got connected with a ride-hailing services app Careem for swift access to the patients on Friday.

Faisal Edhi, son of Abdul Sattar Edhi and Head of

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'Faisalabad better than Karachi': France-s Renault establishes car plant in Punjab
'Faisalabad better than Karachi': France-s Renault establishes car plant in Punjab
'Faisalabad better than Karachi': France’s Renault establishes car plant in Punjab

KARACHI: French automaker Renault has now decided to establish its car manufacturing plant in Faisalabad after facing long delays in land acquisition in Karachi’s Bin Qasim Industrial Park.

 Chief  of Groupe Renault said  th

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Heatwaves expected in Karachi
Heatwaves expected in Karachi

Pakistan Meteorological Department Chief Dr Ghulam Rasul has warned that chances of heatwaves in Karachi are very high in April and the next month.

Talking to The News, he defined a heatwave as an increase of five degrees in the mercury from a normal or average temperature

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'Embarrassing': UK MP Naz Shah exposes mismanagement at new Islamabad Airport
'Embarrassing': UK MP Naz Shah exposes mismanagement at new Islamabad Airport

British Labour Party politician had to wait for more than three hours before she received  her luggage at the new Islamabad International Airport on Friday.

She took to Twitter to express her dissatisfaction over the arrangements

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Warning: 'Very hot' Ramazan predicted in Karachi
Warning: 'Very hot' Ramazan predicted in Karachi

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted a hot to very hot Ramazan in Karachi and the rest of Sindh due to prevailing hot and dry conditions under the influence of climate change and its effects across the world.

PMD experts say a major portion

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Video: 'New Islamabad Airport but same people'
Video: 'New Islamabad Airport but same people'
Video: 'New Islamabad Airport but same people'

Pakistan on Thursday opened its largest  airport in Islamabad, more than a decade after its foundation stone was laid.

Commercial flights were operated from the Islamabad International Airport a couple of days  after  its formal inaugural by Prime  Minister Sh

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SC to hear Khawaja Asifdisqualification case today
SC to hear Khawaja Asif’s disqualification case today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear former foreign minister Khawaja Asif’s petition challenging the order of Islamabad High Court which disqualified him as member of the Parliamentarian for not being honest, concealing his employment in UAE based c

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Court acquits Imran Khan in SSP torture case
Court acquits Imran Khan in SSP torture case

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has been acquitted in SSP Asmatullah Junejo torure case filed against him after 2014 sit-in.

After the acquittal, Khan said that it was a political case and it is very unfortunate that terrorism cases are

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Two dead in Attock bus attack
Two dead in Attock bus attack

ATTOCK: At least two people were killed and several others were injured in a gun and bomb attack in Attock district of Punjab on Thursday, officials say.

According to security sources, a suspected terrorist rammed his motorcycle into a bus, resulting in the death of two

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Nobody will be allowed to hijack Karachi again: CM
Nobody will be allowed to hijack Karachi again: CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said Thursday that MQM would not be allowed to spread fear and tear again under the guise of politics.

The chief minister was speaking to media persons after inspecting ongoing development projects in the

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NA passes resolution to rename QAUphysics department
NA passes resolution to rename QAU’s physics department

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution to re-name Dr Abdul Salam Physics Centre of Quaid-e-Azam University after Muslim scientist Abu al Fatah Abdul Rehman Al-Khazini.

The resolution was moved by Captain (R) Muhammad Safdar,

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Pakistan Navy launches mangroves plantation campaign
Pakistan Navy launches mangroves plantation campaign

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy, in line with Government of Pakistan's Vision of "Green Pakistan" launched "Pakistan Navy - Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2018".

This is the third campaign of this series which entails an effort to plant about two Million

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Last flight departs from Benazir Bhutto terminal as new Islamabad Airport becomes operative

As the new Islamabad International Airport becomes functional, Benazir Bhutto International Airport saw last flight taking off today.

Pakistan International Airline’s flight no PK791 departed from the old airport at

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PIA shifts flight operation to new Islamabad International Airport
PIA shifts flight operation to new Islamabad International Airport

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national airline PIA says it has completely shifted the flight operation to the newly-opened Islamabad International Airport.

“All arrivals and departures are taking place from the NIAP now,” said a statement from the

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Barrister Usman made Minister for Defence Production
Barrister Usman made Minister for Defence Production

ISLAMABAD: Barrister Usman has been assigned Miinstry of Defence Production, according to a notification issued Thursday by Cabinet Division.

Earlier, President Mamnoon Hussain administered oath to Barrister Usman Ibrahim as federal minister. He was

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World Press Freedom Day: Sherry condemns police lathi-charge on journalists
World Press Freedom Day: Sherry condemns police lathi-charge on journalists

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in Senate Sherry Rehman has strongly condemned police lathi-charge on journalists who rallied in the federal capital to mark World Press Freedom Day on Thursday.

Speaking on a point of order in

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Jamaat-e-Islami pulls out of PTI-led coalition govt in KP
Jamaat-e-Islami pulls out of PTI-led coalition govt in KP

PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami announced  that it was quitting the PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, just a few weeks before Pakistan goes to the general elections.

The government’s five-year constitutional term is scheduled to end next month.

T

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Imran Khan says army helped Nawaz Sharif win 2013 polls
Imran Khan says army helped Nawaz Sharif win 2013 polls

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has accused ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif of winning May 2013 elections with the help of army.

“I'm saying this with utmost responsibility that a brigadier from Punjab had supported the P

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FO denies deal to free Dr Shakil Afridi
FO denies deal to free Dr Shakil Afridi

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has dismissed speculations that Pakistan is negotiating the release of Dr Shakil Afridi who was sentenced to 33 years in jail on charges of involvement in anti-state activities.

“There is no deal under way between Pakistan and anyone e

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Pakistani girl wins US State Department's Emerging Young Leaders Award
Pakistani girl wins US State Department's Emerging Young Leaders Award

WASHINGTON: The US Department of State honoured 10 outstanding young leaders from around the world, including Dania Hassan of Pakistan in recognition of her efforts to promote positive social change in the education sector of the

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CJP Nisar takes suo moto of Rs40 deduction on mobile cards
CJP Nisar takes suo moto of Rs40 deduction on mobile cards

ISLMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took suo motu notice of deduction of Rs 40 on mobile phone cards and issued notices to Attorney General and all the telecom companies.

During hearing of case, the CJP sought details

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Double trouble for Karachiites as K-Electric unit trips, temp soars to 43°C
Double trouble for Karachiites as K-Electric unit trips, temp soars to 43°C

Amid sizzling temperatures in Karachi, the K-Electric announced that the people will have to face extra loadshedding as one of its power generation units at Bin Qasim plant has tripped.

The KE said that its 200MW power generation

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