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PakistanGovt 'reviving' Nacta, reviewing National Action Plan to counter terrorism: Marriyum
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said that the government has decided to "revive" the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) and was reviewing the National Action Plan to......
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WorldPM Shehbaz proposes turning CPEC into 'trilateral arrangement'
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday proposed turning the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into a "trilateral arrangement" between China, Pakistan and Turkey so that all three nations could......
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Pakistan'Political projects' like Imran's PM House university on the chopping block: Ahsan Iqbal
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that the PML-N-led coalition government would put an end to projects started during the PTI's tenure that are "unimportant" and "political in nature" and......
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Tech'Utterly untrue': Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet
Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter late on Thursday to denounce as "utterly untrue" claims in a news report that he had sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016.Business......
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BusinessMiftah dangles tax breaks before MNCs that give him export plan
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Friday asked foreign multinational companies (MNCs) that operate in Pakistan to present him a plan on exports, promising to provide them "tax breaks".In a tweet......
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BusinessDollar climb continues, rises to Rs200.50 in interbank trade
The US dollar, which had closed at a historic high of Rs200 on Thursday, extended its gains against the rupee for the 11th consecutive session today (Friday) after it gained another 50 paisa in......
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World'We are going to die': Food shortages add to Sri Lanka's woes
Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to......
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PakistanECP to announce verdict on reference for disqualification of 25 dissident PTI MPAs today
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to announce its verdict today (Friday) at 3pm on a reference seeking the disqualification of 25 dissident MPAs of the PTI who voted for PML-N's Hamza......
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WorldPakistan condemns in 'strongest possible terms' Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik's conviction after 'sham trial'
Pakistan has condemned "in strongest possible terms" the conviction of Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik by an Indian court after a "sham trial" in a "manifestly dubious and motivated case" and urged......
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PakistanLHC issues notices to Hamza, others on petitions challenging his election as CM
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued notices to Hamza Shehbaz and others on separate petitions filed by the PTI and PML-Q's Chaudhry Parvez Elahi requesting the court to declare his election......
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ArchiveCourt allows ex-PIA MD Aijaz Haroon to travel abroad
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday allowed former managing director (MD) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Aijaz Haroon, a co-accused in Kidney Hills reference, to travel......
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ArchiveDefamation case registered against journalist Sami Ibrahim
RAWALPINDI: The Attock police have filed a defamation case against journalist Sami Ibrahim, accusing him of making false allegations, attempting to seduce a security employee from his duty.The police......
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SportQatar World Cup to feature female referees in first for tournament
ZURICH: Women referees will officiate matches at the men’s World Cup for the first time in Qatar this year, the sport’s governing body FIFA announced on Thursday.Three women referees and three women......
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SportPCB announces raise in former cricketers’ pension
LAHORE: For the first time in more than three years, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced an increase of Rs100,000 in the pension for former Test cricketers aged 60 or above.The raise, which will......
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SportDespite injury, Arshad vows to compete in major international events
LAHORE: Despite carrying a chronic elbow injury, Pakistan’s top javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem on Thursday vowed to compete in all major international competitions including World Championships,......
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SportChandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test
CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand of 99.On the......
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ArchiveSherry Rehman warns of action against those setting fire to Margalla Hills
ISLAMABAD: Citizens can now call a control room with a dedicated phone line to report incidents of fire in the Margalla Hills National Park.Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Thursday......
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SportFIFA remains silent as Normalisation process stalls in Pakistan
KARACHI: Once again, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour will come to Pakistan while the country remains under suspension from the world’s football governing body.World sport’s most iconic trophy is due......
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ArchiveCountry’s sovereignty facing challenges, claims Pervez Khattak
HARIPUR: Former federal minister and provincial president of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Pervez Khattak has said that struggle has become imperative for the entire nation to make Pakistan a real welfare......
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ArchiveSHO martyred in Peshawar attack
PESHAWAR: Gunmen killed a station house officer in his vehicle on the Northern Bypass area here on Thursday morning.The police said Shahpur police station’s SHO Shakeel Khan was targeted after being......
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ArchivePML-N's Abid Sher Ali back home
TOBA TEK SINGH: PML-N leader Abid Sher Ali returned from London on Thursday after a three-year ‘self-exile’.Speaking at a press conference here, the former state minister said PML-N supreme leader......
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ArchivePunjab Advocate General Ahmad Awais challenges restraining orders in LHC
LAHORE: Advocate General of Punjab Ahmad Awais on Thursday moved the Lahore High Court against the provincial government for restraining him from working and appearing before courts.Mr Awais through......
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Archive15 students released after protest at Kalma Chowk
LAHORE: Fifteen students of the Government College for Boys, Gulberg, who were taken into custody on Thursday for holding a demonstration against closure of the college hostel since Eid were released......
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ArchivePM Shehbaz urged to address Sindh’s water crisis
HYDERABAD: An MNA from Sindh has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take a fresh look at the country’s water situation and called for protecting the sanctity of the 1991 water accord to address......
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ArchiveNo-trust motions part of democracy: Balochistan CM Bizenjo
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has said that he is ready to face the no-confidence motion against him, calling it part of politics and democracy.A group of 14 MPAs led by......
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ArchiveFazlur Rehman seeks state institutions’ support for nascent government
KARACHI: Questioning the Supreme Court suo moto notice on apprehensions that criminal justice might be undermined by people in positions of authority, the chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F),......
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ArchiveHundreds of trees in Karachi being cut down for Red Line
KARACHI: At a time when the whole country, including Karachi, has been experiencing frequent and more intense heatwaves, raising calls for conservation of green spaces to cool off environment,......
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ArchiveA titanic struggle
CAUGHT in the whirlpool of domestic politics as we are right now, our analysts sometimes tend to ignore the implications of rapidly evolving global geopolitical realities. However, our leaders and......
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TechTelecom firms must improve service infrastructure, says IT minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has said that the telecom sector needed to upgrade its infrastructure to improve the quality of its......
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ArchivePTI terms ECP scrutiny panel’s report ‘flawed, inaccurate’
ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the ECP scrutiny committee’s report as flawed and inaccurate, the PTI on Thursday claimed that the panel failed to show full details of the accounts shared with it by the......
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ArchiveMoney & control
AS charges of foreign intervention in Pakistan’s affairs ring loud and clear in the chaotic political discourse, there is no talk of forging a consensus to sort out issues that could lead to an......
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WorldBush gaffe on ‘unjustified’ war draws Iraqi ire
BAGHDAD: An embarrassing slip of the tongue by former US president George W. Bush may have drawn laughter from his American audience, but it raised the ire of Iraqis.In a speech on Wednesday evening......
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WorldUN expert slammed over contribution from China
GENEVA: A watchdog said on Thursday an independent UN expert took a large payment from Beijing, alleging that she helped China “whitewash” its treatment of the Uyghur minority and demanding she......
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WorldPolice clash with protesters as riots over food prices spread in Iran
DUBAI: Iranian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several provinces on Thursday, according to posts on social media, as protests triggered by......
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WorldExiled Afghan warlords form resistance council to fight Taliban
KABUL/GENEVA: Former Afghan warlords and exiled politicians announced the creation of a High Council of National Resistance against the Taliban on Thursday, calling on the Islamists to form a more......
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WorldNorth Korea ‘ready for nuclear test’ as Biden head to Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea is poised to conduct a nuclear test, Seoul said on Thursday, as the United States warned it could come as President Joe Biden visits South Korea this week.The visits to Seoul,......
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WorldStudents revel as Hamas bloc wins West Bank university poll
RAMALLAH: Hamas supporters celebrated on Thursday a landslide student election win at a top West Bank university, results experts said further point to the Islamists’ growing support in the occupied......
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WorldJordanian king says half-brother to remain under house arrest
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II said on Thursday his half-brother Prince Hamzah, accused of involvement in a coup plot last year, is in a state of “delusion” and will remain under house......
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WorldRussian soldier on trial in Ukraine seeks ‘forgiveness’
KYIV: The first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine asked for “forgiveness” in a Kyiv court on Thursday and described how he shot dead a civilian in the opening days of Russia’s......
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WorldAfghan TV presenters asked to cover faces on air
KABUL: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official said on Thursday.The move......
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BusinessChinese firm to make EVs
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese automobile company — Gauss Auto Group — has announced plans to establish a plant in the special economic zone to produce electric vehicles with the intention of exporting them to......
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BusinessFPCCI slams Pakistan Railways for failure of ECO freight train
LAHORE: Expressing serious concerns over the inordinate delay in reaching its destination, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has held Pakistan Railways responsible......
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BusinessBetter to take tough decisions on energy, fuel prices now: Khurram Dastgir
ISLAMABAD: Apparently setting the stage for reversing fuel and electricity discounts amid negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the coalition government’s energy ministers on......
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WorldIn US, Bilawal defends Imran’s Moscow visit
UNITED NATIONS: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday strongly defended Imran Khan’s Moscow visit, saying there was no way for the former prime minister to know that Russia would invade......
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BusinessRecession fears, inflation spook global markets
LONDON: European and Asian markets took a beating Thursday after Wall Street suffered one of its worst batterings in two years over recession fears after decades-high inflation.Meanwhile, oil prices......
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BusinessStocks drift lower on economic concerns
KARACHI: The stock market witnessed another range-bound session on Thursday as concerns over the rupee’s devaluation against the dollar kept investors on the sidelines, according to Arif Habib......
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ArchiveExchange rate bluff
WE often hear assertions by eminent people (including ministers and independent economists) about a fixed value of the US dollar in Pakistani rupees. Can this bluff ever become credible? To answer......
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ArchiveHow not to run a university
TODAY’S universities are complex businesses, not 19th-century workhorses of knowledge. They create and diffuse knowledge and act as a production force and a social lab for a better society.......
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