2 dead, 8 injured in Khuzdar blast
Two people were killed while eight others were injured in a blast in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Tuesday night, with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari calling it a terrorist......
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PakistanArmy ‘not available’ for election duty due to security situation, ECP told
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was informed on Tuesday that the Pakistan Army will not be available for poll-related duties due to the prevalent security situation within the country and......
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ArchiveIslamabad police arrive at Imran’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore to ‘arrest’ PTI chief
Armoured police vehicles arrived at PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore on Tuesday as a senior Islamabad police official said that police had arrived to arrest the......
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WorldLahore most polluted city, Chad worst among countries in 2022: survey
Lahore jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the world in 2022, according to an annual global survey by a Swiss maker of air purifiers.The report published on Tuesday by......
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PakistanPolice takes ‘light action’ to disperse protestors resisting anti-encroachment drive in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar
The Karachi police on Tuesday clashed with protesters as it launched an anti-encroachment drive in the city’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.Television footage showed police in riot control gear chasing......
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WorldChina warns AUKUS allies on ‘path of error and danger’ with submarine pact
China warned on Tuesday that Australia, Britain and the United States were treading a “path of error and danger” after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal.Australia announced on Monday it......
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WorldChina to fully reopen borders to foreigners but near-term hurdles remain
China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of visas to be issued from Wednesday.The removal......
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PakistanPresident Alvi advises KP governor to ‘forthwith’ set date for elections
President Dr Arif Alvi met Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali on Tuesday and advised him to “forthwith” announce the date for general elections to the KP Assembly to “avoid any......
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PakistanNew Toshakhana policy: Gifts exceeding $300 in value to become state property
The federal cabinet has introduced a fresh policy on presents given to government functionaries by foreign dignitaries, among which include a $300 ceiling on gifts that could be retained, it emerged......
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ArchiveGovt to decide if Pakistan travels to India for World Cup, says Sethi
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board interim management committee chairman Najam Sethi on Monday said that the government will take a final decision on whether the national team travels to India for this......
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ArchiveIndia retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy, reach WTC final
AHMEDABAD: India won their fourth series in a row against Australia after a fourth and final Test lit up by an epic 186 by Virat Kohli ended in a draw on Monday in Ahmedabad.The hosts won the series......
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ArchiveButtler defends England selections after BD series loss
DHAKA: Skipper Jos Buttler has defended England’s experimental selections after the world champions lost the Twenty20 series in Bangladesh with a match to spare.The hosts won the first T20 by six......
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ArchiveRaphinha strikes again as Barca snatch win Bilbao
BILBAO: Barcelona winger Raphinha secured a 1-0 win in La Liga for the second straight week this time at Athletic Bilbao as his side tightened their grip on top spot ahead of a potentially......
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PakistanIslamabad court suspends Imran’s arrest warrants to March 16 in judge threats case
An Islamabad district and sessions court suspended on Tuesday non-bailable arrest warrants issued for PTI chairman Imran Khan in a case pertaining to threats issued to a judge.On Monday, Senior Civil......
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ArchiveGovernments vet crucial UN climate science report
PARIS: Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists began a week-long huddle in Switzerland on Monday to distil nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about......
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ArchiveThousands of hospital doctors walk out in latest UK strike
LONDON: UK hospital doctors on Monday began a three-day strike over pay at the start of a week that will also see teachers, train staff and civil servants walk out, in the latest wave of industrial......
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ArchiveBBC tries to resolve row by reinstating Lineker
LONDON: Britain’s BBC reinstated its highest-paid presenter Gary Lineker on Monday after its suspension of the former England football captain for criticising state immigration policy brought a......
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ArchiveIndian court refers same-sex marriage pleas to larger bench
NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Monday referred petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages to a larger, constitutional bench next month, a day after the government said it opposed the......
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ArchiveOldest Palestinian prisoner released after 17 years
RAMALLAH: The oldest Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail was released on Monday after serving a 17-year sentence for arms smuggling, an advocacy group and his son said.Fuad Shubaki, 83, was......
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ArchiveN. Korea launches missiles as US, South kick off major drills
SEOUL: North Korea said on Monday it had test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine, as South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five......
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ArchiveWater tanker rams into house in Karachi’s DHA
KARACHI: A water tanker went out of its driver’s control and rammed into a house on main Sunset Boulevard in Defence Housing Authority on Monday, police said.Defence SHO Shoaib Rehman said that the......
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ArchiveSindh govt increases Karachi’s UCs to 299 from 246
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday increased the number of union committees (UCs) in Karachi by 53.There were already 246 UCs in Karachi and the number has now increased to 299.A notification to......
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ArchivePTM chief says demanding peace our constitutional right
SWAT: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement chief Manzoor Pashteen has said that demanding restoration of peace is not treachery against the state but their constitutional right.He was addressing a gathering in......
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ArchivePoverty, lack of potable water among major causes of stunting: report
KARACHI: Chronic poverty, poor access to water, poor hygiene and sanitation practices, seasonal migration, early marriages, low birth spacing, lack of connectivity of transport and inadequate human......
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ArchiveImran getting enough security, LHC told
LAHORE: The police on Monday told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that PTI chairman Imran Khan was being provided with adequate security as per the law.A report filed on behalf of the capital city police......
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ArchiveCountry is ‘hostage’ to IMF: Maryam
LAHORE: Pakistan is a ‘hostage’ to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and it is treating it like a colony, PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz says.“The IMF is not ready to trust us. Pakistan is a......
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ArchivePunjab starts screening prisoners for communicable diseases
RAWALPINDI: With an aim to complete it by March 17, the Punjab government on Monday started screening prisoners at Adiala Jail in a health initiative that will be extended to other 43 jails across......
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ArchiveAuto sales drop 73pc
KARACHI: Dark clouds continued to hover over the auto sector as overall sales of cars, vans, pickups and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) posted a 73 per cent year-on-year drop in February to 5,762......
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ArchiveMoU signed with Iran for 100MW for Gwadar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday said it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran to supply 100 megawatts of electricity to Gwadar.Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan paid a three-day......
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ArchiveForeign investors decry govt apathy to their problems
KARACHI: Foreign investors have come out with all guns blazing against the Board of Investment and other “relevant ministries” for turning a blind eye to their plethora of problems, including the......
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ArchiveQuetta shops close early to save energy
QUETTA: The business community of Quetta on Monday agreed to cooperate with the government in its efforts to tackle the energy crisis and decided to close down shops at 8.30pm.A meeting held with the......
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ArchiveExiled Pakistani journalist turns comic book author
PARIS: A Pakistani journalist in exile has turned his life story into a comic book.Taha Siddiqui’s therapist told him not to dwell on the attempted kidnapping he suffered five years ago, or he would......
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ArchiveUK-based reporter brings defamation case against PTI leaders
LONDON: A UK High Court Judge has ruled that the words used by three PTI representatives against Murtaza Ali Shah, London-based correspondent for Geo TV and The News, were defamatory at common law.At......
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ArchiveSpaces for women
EACH year, the Aurat March takes place in cities across Pakistan to protest against the challenges faced by women and khawaja siras in our society, as well as larger national issues. Apart from......
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ArchivePopulism as a symptom
PUNJAB has a date, finally, thanks to the Supreme Court while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to use Dawn’s fabulous analogy, continues its search for the elusive moon, or consensus between the governor and the......
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ArchiveToshakhana freebies ‘fair game’ for everyone
KARACHI: While most of the attention was fixated on leaders who took away cars and watches after paying peanuts, little has been said so far about low-ranking government employees taking away luxury......
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ArchiveDelay in IMF deal may cause Pakistan to pause repayments, warns report
WASHINGTON: Pakistan will need to pause debt repayments if it does not secure funding from the International Monetary Fund soon enough, a US bank warned as diplomatic circles in Washington indicated......
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ArchiveBiden pledges new rules to protect depositors after SVB collapse
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden declared the US banking system “safe” and vowed stiffer bank regulation, after US regulators were forced to step in with a series of emergency measures following the......
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ArchiveSC links affidavit attestation with personal appearance
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday held that the court magistrate or oath commissioner attesting any affidavit should be known to an applicant, who is filing a plea to challenge the candidature......
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ArchiveLHC orders govt to submit remaining record of Toshakhana gifts
LAHORE: A day after the Cabinet Division released details of the Toshakhana gifts for the last 21 years, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed the law officer representing the federal......
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ArchiveCabinet members shy away from austerity plan
ISLAMABAD: Despite a strict austerity policy announced by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif last month, his cabinet colleagues and subordinate senior officers have given a hoot to the fiscal restraint......
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ArchivePM Shehbaz approves Rs8,500 per 40kg as cotton support price
ISLAMABAD: In a significant step aimed at facilitating cotton farmers, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday approved its support price at Rs8,500 per 40 kilograms.The prime minister while......
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ArchivePopulism as a symptom
PUNJAB has a date, finally, thanks to the Supreme Court while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to use Dawn’s fabulous analogy, continues its search for the elusive moon, or consensus between the governor and the......
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ArchiveAll and sundry cashed in on Toshakhana
• Zardari’s luxury cars ‘most expensive’ purchase on record; Imran retained most of 111 gifts received • Experts question under-valuation of gifts; call for changing rules, price threshold for......
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ArchivePolice claim killing two ‘masterminds’ of KPO raid
KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have killed two ‘masterminds’ of last month’s deadly attack on the Karachi Police Office (KPO), while two other suspects affiliated with the outlawed......
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ArchiveTwo policemen martyred in attacks on census teams in KP
DERA ISMAIL KHAN / LAKKI MARWAT: Two policemen embraced martyrdom and four others sustained injuries in militant attacks on census teams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts of Tank and......
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ArchiveECP looks to ‘seal the deal’ on KP poll date today
• Commission to meet with governor, will review arrangements for elections in Punjab • PTI challenges ban on rallies in Lahore; CEC, ECP contempt cases to be taken up todayISLAMABAD: The Election......
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ArchiveMove in Senate against PM’s powers to retain retiring army chiefs
ISLAMABAD: Seeking to take away prime minister’s powers to retain retiring services chiefs and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, three separate bills — the Pakistan Army (Amendment)......
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