Bannon out as Trump's chief strategist
United States President Donald Trump on Friday finally parted ways with controversial far-right chief strategist Steve Bannon, after weeks of speculation and as the administration reels from the......
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PakistanCourt sends police officials to jail over alleged negligence in 'honour-killing' case
Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Jacobabad Ghulam Murtaza Maitlo on Friday sent Garhi Khero Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Abdul Majeed Abro, SHO Abdul Ahad Soomro, and ASI Eijaz......
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PakistanMusharraf's 'ghost' behind Nawaz's ouster, claims Pervaiz Rashid
A "ghost" which haunts Pakistan is behind the ouster of Nawaz Sharif, PML-N leader Senator Pervaiz Rashid said in an interview to Samaa TV which aired on Friday.Rashid later elaborated that he was......
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Pakistan22 suspected militants surrender in Balochistan
As part of the ongoing political reconciliation in Balochistan, 22 more suspected militants including a commander of the banned organisation Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) surrendered before the......
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PakistanKarachi ranked among worst cities of the world to live in
Karachi has been named among the least liveable cities of the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) — the research and analysis division of The Economist Group — in a report released earlier......
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PakistanAJK prime minister summoned to explain 'anti-Pakistan' remarks
Six separate notices were issued to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider by the AJK Legislative Assembly's Secretariat on Friday asking him to appear before the Speaker of......
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BusinessPakistan Stock Exchange closes flattish as benchmark index sheds 58 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday closed flattish, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index losing 58 points, or 0.13 per cent, after witnessing a mid-day bearish trend.The market hit the day's......
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PakistanTurkey's waste management firm's employee shot dead in Rawalpindi
Two employees of a Turkish waste management firm Albayrack were shot at in the wee hours of Friday near Data Ganj Baksh Road in Rawalpindi, police said.Station House Officer of Sadiq Abad police......
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PakistanSuspect arrested in connection with horrific murder of 8-year-old in Karachi
A Pakistan Steel Mills employee was arrested by police from Steel Town on Friday on charges of murdering an eight-year-old child.Police had found the body of a child, Mohammad Subhan, from a garbage......
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SportPCB refutes Umar Akmal's statements, defends Mickey Arthur
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) condemned "the reckless statements made by batsman Umar Akmal with regards to his omission from the ICC Champions Trophy squad" in a statement released on......
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PakistanNAB asks SBP for Dar, family's bank account details
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday sought from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) details of bank accounts operated by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and his family members.The Supreme......
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PakistanAltaf Hussain meets Khan of Kalat, US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in London
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain on Thursday met with United States (US) Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and self-exiled Baloch leader, the Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood Jan, at......
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World'An attack on Japan is an attack on US,' says US top general
The United States' (US) most senior military officer on Friday said North Korea understands that any attack on Japan is equal to one on the US itself and vice versa.General Joe Dunford, chairman of......
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WorldTop elephant conservationist shot dead in Tanzania
A leading conservationist who had worked hard to bring down notorious elephant poachers and stop ivory-trafficking, has been shot dead in Tanzania, his Protected Area Management Solutions (PAMS)......
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WorldRaj all the rage as India marks 70 years of independence
As India marks the 70th anniversary of its independence this year, a slew of movies tackling its colonial history are hitting cinema screens, including a controversial account of Partition by the......
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WorldDenmark charges imam for comparing gays to paedophiles
Danish prosecutors have charged a 49-year-old imam for making public remarks against homosexuals, whom he compared to paedophiles.Prosecutor Jan Reckendorff says the unidentified imam violated......
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WorldDeath toll in Sierra Leone flooding rises above 400: UN
More than 400 bodies have been pulled from the debris of Sierra Leone's mudslides as burials and recovery efforts pressed on Friday amid the threat of further disaster.The United Nations humanitarian......
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PakistanSharif and sons fail to appear for NAB probe meeting
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his two sons, Hassan and Hussain, failed to appear before the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) Lahore office on Friday for a probe meeting pertaining to a......
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PakistanBalochistan launches initiative to include 'worldly education' in seminaries
The Balochistan government has launched an accelerated learning pathway (ALP) programme to bring religious seminaries operating in the province into the mainstream.The ALP seeks to broaden the scope......
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PakistanGirl kidnapped 3 days before marriage found dead in a sewer in Mirpurkhas
Police arrested four suspects from the Gugh Mori village near Jhudo town of Mirpurkhas on Friday for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and death of a 19-year-old girl.The girl's body was......
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PakistanWali Babar case: SHC to rehear Faisal Mota's appeal against death sentence on Sept 21
The Sindh High Court (SHC) will rehear an appeal filed against the death sentence awarded to Faisal Mehmood, alias Mota — the prime accused in 2011 murder case of broadcast journalist Wali Khan Babar......
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World6 injured as car rams into pedestrians in second Spain attack in 8 hours
Some eight hours after a white van sped into a street packed full of tourists in central Barcelona killing 13 people, a car rammed into pedestrians in Cambrils, a city 120 kilometres south of......
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PakistanFamilies of APS attack victims again seek judicial probe
PESHAWAR: The parents and other relatives of the martyred students of Army Public School (APS), Peshawar, have again raised the demand for constitution of a judicial commission under the supervision......
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PakistanThis is very much Zia's Pakistan, the most influential man after Jinnah
Nisid Hajari, in his Midnight’s Furies, writes that Mohammad Ali Jinnah was deeply resentful of the way Gandhi interspersed religion and politics, and is recorded by one colonial governor to have......
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ArchiveJudgement reserved on Zardari’s acquittal plea
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Thursday reserved judgement on an application seeking the acquittal of former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in a reference related to his......
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PakistanANF seeks Hanif Abbasi’s asset details in ephedrine case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi has been in the limelight recently as the petitioner in a Supreme Court case against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan.But......
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PakistanSenate body takes notice of delay in e-governance scam probe
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Thursday noted the slow progress made in the investigation of a Rs1.5 billion scandal in which 13 government departments, including the CDA, failed to fully......
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ArchiveMilitary-run SCO denied permission to operate across country
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday made it absolutely clear that it would not allow the Special Communication Organisation (SCO) to operate throughout the country on a commercial basis.“The......
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PakistanBajwa urges students to be wary of hostile talk on social media
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has called for young educated people of the country to remain mindful and vigilant of hostile ideas being propagated on social media,......
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PakistanPunjab gets lion’s share in reconstituted CCI
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday reconstituted the Council of Common Interests (CCI), with an overwhelming representation from Punjab, amid emerging crucial issues like......
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PakistanSECP declines to give details of Chaudhary Sugar Mills case to Senate panel
ISLAMABAD: Officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) declined on Thursday to provide details of the Chaudhary Sugar Mills case to the Senate Standing Committee on......
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PakistanPortfolios allocated to PM’s advisers, special assistants
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi allocated on Thursday portfolios to his newly inducted advisers and special assistants in one of the biggest federal cabinets of the country.The......
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ArchiveProtest over US action against Hizbul Mujahideen
MUZAFFARABAD: A rally was held here on Thursday to condemn the US decision to designate Hizbul Mujahideen as a terrorist organisation.The US decision came weeks after the party’s supreme commander......
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PakistanNA passes bill to protect ‘whistleblowers’ in corruption cases
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday passed a crucial bill aimed at providing protection to whistleblowers in corruption cases.The bill, titled the Public Interest Disclosures Bill, 2017, was......
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PakistanArguments sought on maintainability of plea against Punjab CM
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought arguments on maintainability of a petition seeking disqualification of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on charges of facilitating GT Road rally......
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ArchiveTree felling resumes for another project
LAHORE: Another tree-cutting spree in the city touches a raw nerve of the Lahorites and reactivates the Lahore Bachao Tehreek (save the city movement).“It is downright a seditious act for the city......
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ArchivePAF aircraft crashes
SARGODHA: An F7-PG aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force crashed near Chak 29-SB, Bhagtanawala, some 30 kilometres from here, during a routine operational training mission on Thursday.The Sargodha......
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PakistanFazl declines to support removal of Articles 62, 63
LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday called on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif at his Jati Umra residence but declined to support his endeavour to have......
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Pakistan‘Hard questions apprehended’: Sharifs ‘advised against’ visiting house of boy killed in rally
GUJRAT: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to arrive at Lalamusa on Aug 19 and will visit the residence of a boy, Hamid Chughtai, who died last Friday after being hit by a protocol vehicle......
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PakistanNew registration campaign: Afghan refugees hope for a better tomorrow
LAHORE: The Afghan refugees in Punjab are hopeful of being registered after the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) opened its centres on Wednesday.In all there are 32 Afghan......
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ArchiveParking lot or a dumping ground?
LAHORE: A Lahore Parking Company (LPC) facility at the Civic Centre of Gulshan-i-Ravi is allegedly being misused by the contractor as a number of vehicles are permanently parked at the 10-12 kanal......
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PakistanEight-year-old boy assaulted, murdered in Karachi's Ittehad Town
KARACHI: An eight-year-old boy was murdered after being subjected to sexual assault in Ittehad Town on Thursday, police said.Ittehad Town SHO Shakeel Shervani said that the boy, accompanied by his......
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PakistanSindh govt orders provincial depts, bodies not to give official record to NAB for new cases
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday directed its departments and institutions not to provide any government record to the National Accountability Bureau for initiating any new case or......
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ArchiveRemoval of confederate monuments sad, says Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday sided with White supremacists who oppose the removal of monuments to Confederate leaders and tweeted that the move was “sad” and “foolish.”A plan to......
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ArchiveWhat will North Korea’s Kim do next?
SEOUL: North Korea says it has developed intercontinental missiles capable of targeting any place in the United States.Now comes the hard part of fulfilling the declared goal of its leader Kim Jong......
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ArchiveRomania’s Roma rise up with revolutionary theatre
BUCHAREST: On a hot summer afternoon, two delicately framed women are pulling off a theatrical tour de force, playing out a real-life drama in a village courtyard close to Bucharest.They are at the......
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Archive13 dead as van rams crowd in Barcelona ‘terror attack’
BARCELONA: At least 13 people were killed on Thursday when a driver deliberately slammed a van into crowds on Barcelona’s most popular street in what police said was a “terror attack”.The attack,......
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ArchiveMuslim-baiter politician wears burqa in Australia’s Senate
SYDNEY: Australia’s anti-immigration politician Pauline Hanson caused a furore on Thursday when she entered the Senate wearing a burqa, earning a blistering rebuke from the country’s top lawyer for......
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ArchiveICC rules jihadist liable for 2.7m euros for Timbuktu rampage
THE HAGUE: War crimes judges said on Thursday that a Malian jihadist was liable for 2.7 million euros in personal damages for destroying Timbuktu’s fabled shrines in 2012, as they ordered reparations......
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Archive10-year-old Indian assault victim gives birth to baby girl
NEW DELHI: A 10-year-old assault victim whose plea for an abortion was rejected by India’s Supreme Court has given birth to a baby girl, a doctor said on Thursday.The girl, who cannot be named for......
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ArchivePeace with North Korea a ‘possibility’: top US general
BEIJING: Peace with North Korea is a “possibility”, America’s most senior uniformed officer said on Thursday, but warned the US has “credible, viable military options” for dealing with the errant......
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ArchiveLegendary Richards insists England are beatable
BIRMINGHAM: Sir Vivian Richards, arguably of the one of cricket’s true legends, has insisted England are ‘beatable’ as he urged the West Indies to restore a sense of pride during their Test series......
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ArchiveIndia roadblock grinds to halt Sri Lanka’s transition
COLOMBO: Two years have passed since Sri Lanka bid farewell to the last of their batting greats yet the South Asian side appears no nearer to ending what has been a difficult period of......
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ArchiveNapoli punish nine-man Nice to close in on CL
LONDON: Napoli took a big step towards the Champions League group stage with a 2-0 win over outclassed nine-man Nice in the first leg of their playoff on Wednesday.Former European champions Celtic......
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ArchiveDominant Real beat Barca to complete Super Cup rout
MADRID: Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup for the 10th time with a 2-0 win over rivals Barcelona at a joyous Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to complete a 5-1 aggregate victory that underlined......
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ArchiveThree unseeded cueists storm into knockout round
KARACHI: Three unseeded cueists are among seven who have stepped into the knockout round of last-16 as upsets continued in the ninth National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Ranking Snooker Championship at......
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ArchiveVivek bags car with Hole-in-One
KARACHI: Lady luck smiled on local golfer Vivek Anand when he shot a Hole-in-One on blue four in the first round of the UMA 22nd CNS Open Golf Championship at the Karachi Golf Club to win a brand......
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ArchiveCook, Root lead recovery in England’s first floodlit Test
BIRMINGHAM: England recovered from a typically stuttering start with the bat in their first day-night Test to move on to 108 for two at lunch on the opening day of the series against West Indies on......
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ArchiveTurkey urged to reciprocate market access
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to offer market access to Turkish manufacturers under the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but linked it with reciprocal access for Pakistani......
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ArchiveSBP to upgrade printing machines
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Tariq Bajwa said on Thursday modern printing machinery will be used to enhance the printing capacity and improve the quality of banknotes.This was the......
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ArchiveReserves slide continues
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the country continued their downward slide last week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Thursday.Total liquid reserves dropped by $88 million to......
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ArchiveIndian rules for power grid, telecoms aim at China
NEW DELHI: India is tightening the rules for businesses entering its power transmission sector and making stringent checks on both power and telecoms equipment for malware — moves that government and......
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ArchivePhilippine economy surges
MANILA: The Philippine economy grew by 6.5 per cent in the three months to June, likely one of the fastest in Asia, the government said on Thursday, defying concerns over President Rodrigo Duterte’s......
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ArchiveCotton prices depressed on supply glut
KARACHI: Mounting selling pressure amid higher phutti (seed-cotton) arrivals from Punjab and increased availability of quality lots pushed lint prices further down on Thursday.The spinners have......
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ArchiveMalala excited after winning place at Oxford University
BIRMINGHAM: Education activist Malala Yousafzai said on Thursday she was “excited” after winning a place to study at the University of Oxford.In a tweet on Thursday, Ms Yousafzai said she had been......
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PakistanSearch under way for new NAB chief
ISLAMABAD: The Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah, has started search for a new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as the incumbent chief of the......
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ArchiveFO regrets US designation of Hizbul Mujahideen as terrorist organisation
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday noted the importance of relations with the United States, but at the same time regretted the designation of Kashmiri group Hizbul Mujahideen as a terrorist......
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ArchiveSharif, sons to skip NAB probe meeting today
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his two sons will not appear before the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) Lahore office today (Friday) to join investigation into the Al-Azizia......
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ArchivePapers of PML-N, PTI candidates for NA-120 accepted
LAHORE: The returning officer for NA-120 accepted nomination papers of two top contenders — Kulsoom Nawaz of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Dr Yasmin Rashid of the Pakistan......
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PakistanUpset with PML-N ‘advisers’, Nisar plays devil’s advocate
ISLAMABAD: The outspoken Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan once again voiced his displeasure over the handling of the Panama Papers issue and blamed unnamed advisers for the disastrous situation the party had......
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ArchiveZardari rules out possibility of joining hands with ex-PM
LAHORE: Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday reiterated his stance that he would not join hands with ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, though he hastened to add that in the game of......
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ArchiveBurying Dar-nomics
GIVEN the baggage of policy drift and allegations of corruption the PML-N government is shouldering as a result of its largely forgettable performance since 2013, it should be on the lookout for ways......
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ArchiveNowhere from Lahore
THE onlooker cannot figure out what lies ahead in the politics that has got stuck up in Lahore. The serious part is that it is being said that the man with the initiative — Mian Nawaz Sharif — is as......
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ArchiveTime to heal
THIS year an alternative discourse dominated the weeks leading up to the middle of August, when, 70 years ago, Pakistan and India became independent. Marking a shift in focus, the public narratives......
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ArchiveCourting disaster
SIXTEEN million people in Pakistan lack access to safe water. Scarcity of clean water and poor sanitation claim 19,000 children under five years of age in Pakistan annually, according to WaterAid.......
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WorldIndia approves $650m Boeing army chopper deal
India on Thursday approved a $650 million purchase of six attack choppers from US aviation giant Boeing, officials said, as it boosts its military might amid border tensions with China and......
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PakistanPM Abbasi directs against using his photographs in govt's media campaigns
In an unexpected move, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday issued directives against printing his photographs in any governmental media campaign or advertisements.According to the......
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