CIA chief visited China in May: official
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns visited China last month for talks with Chinese counterparts, a United States official said on Friday as Washington seeks to boost......
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WorldAt least 50 dead, 300 injured in train collision in India’s Odisha state
At least 50 people were killed and 300 hospitalised in India after a passenger train derailed and collided with goods train in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday, according to media reports.Rescue......
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WorldDeadly clashes break out in Senegal after jail sentence for opposition leader
Senegalese authorities on Friday deployed security forces around the capital Dakar, a day after an outburst of violence left nine people dead following the conviction of opposition politician Ousmane......
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PakistanPTI’s Parvez Elahi discharged in one corruption case, re-arrested in another from outside Lahore court
PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday was discharged in a corruption case by a Lahore court, only to be re-arrested from outside the court premises by Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE)......
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PakistanPTI chief’s Punjab CM of choice Usman Buzdar quits politics
Former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Friday became the latest PTI leader to quit politics.Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Buzdar, who did not specify if he was also leaving the......
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PakistanIHC warns of summoning PM if court orders for recovery of Shahzad Akbar’s brother flouted
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) warned on Friday that if the court’s order to recover Mirza Murad Akbar, brother of former PM Imran Khan’s aide Shahzad Akbar, was not......
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ArchiveValiant Pakistan go down to India in Jr Asia Cup final
SALALAH (Oman): Pakistan fought valiantly but it wasn’t enough for the Junior Asia Cup crown.Having gone down 2-0 in the 19th minute, Pakistan pulled a goal back but despite exerting immense......
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ArchiveICC officials leave Pakistan ‘impressed’
LAHORE: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Greg Barclay and chief executive Geoff Allardice’s two-day visit to Pakistan ended on Thursday with the officials being “impressed” by the......
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ArchiveMessi to play last game for PSG on Saturday: Galtier
PARIS: Lionel Messi will play his last game for Paris St Germain against Clermont on Saturday, coach Christophe Galtier said on Thursday as he called on fans to give the Argentine forward a warm......
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ArchiveMarseille manager Tudor to leave, says Club president
MARSEILLE: Olympique de Marseille manager Igor Tudor will vacate his role at the end of the season, the Ligue 1 club’s president Pablo Longoria said on Thursday.Former Croatia international Tudor,......
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ArchiveVettori impressed by England’s winning record rather than ‘Bazball’
LONDON: Daniel Vettori reckons England’s winning record rather than their aggressive style of play is what has caught the attention of Australia ahead of this season’s Ashes series.England have won......
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WorldIndia opposition leader Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Modi over China in US visit
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of relations with China, saying Beijing was “occupying our territory,” while also taking a dig at......
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ArchiveRiots are suppressed with force but not the way govt did it: LHC
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that the unpleasant events of May 9 under the shadow of unbridled mob have defaced the peaceful and democratic image of the country and it was the......
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ArchiveMinor drop in attacks, deaths in May: PICSS
ISLAMABAD: A fresh report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) claims the country saw a minor drop in militant attacks and their human toll in May.However, the......
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ArchiveSC judge calls for reforming arbitration laws
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, the chairman of the Arbitration Law Review Committee, on Thursday stressed the need for updating and modernising the existing legislation with the......
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ArchiveMardan court grants bail to 13 PTI activists
MARDAN: An anti-terrorism court here on Thursday ordered release of 13 PTI activists who were arrested in connection with May 9 incidents.As per information provided by the police and court......
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ArchiveSHC orders release of 35 more PTI workers held under MPO
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered release of over 35 more workers and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) detained under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).A two-judge......
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ArchiveTV channels warned against promoting ‘zealots and hate mongers’ behind May 9 violence
ISLAMABAD: Terming the perpetrators of May 9 violence against state and public properties “zealots” and “hate mongers”, the electronic media watchdog has ordered all satellite TV channel licensees......
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Archive2nd batch of 200 Indian fishermen released
KARACHI: The second batch of 200 Indian fishermen imprisoned in the Malir District Jail for having mistakenly crossed over this side were released and sent to Lahore via the Allama Iqbal Express from......
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ArchiveTrump’s supporter gets over 4 years’ jail after conviction over 2021 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON: Far-right Oath Keepers militant group member Roberto Minuta was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes......
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ArchiveTaliban say foreign forces committed ‘uncountable crimes’ in Afghanistan
KABUL: The Taliban on Thursday said foreign forces had committed “uncountable crimes” during the 20-year war in Afghanistan after a former Australian soldier lost a defamation case over reports of......
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ArchiveNear collapse
IT is said that contrary to its intended purpose of driving social growth and producing well-informed human capital, higher education in the country has fallen prey to a level of mediocrity that has......
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ArchiveIndian minister demands surrender of guns in Manipur
NEW DELHI: India’s interior minister on Thursday demanded people in a restive north-eastern state surrender guns following deadly inter-ethnic fighting during which rival forces raided police......
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ArchiveIs the PTI a political party?
THE vicious vengeance directed against leaders and supporters of the PTI is a clear sign that the ruling parties in power have given up on even the pretence of democratic norms in Pakistan.Every......
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ArchiveJordan celebrates wedding of Crown Prince Hussein
AMMAN: The heir to Jordan’s throne married amid much fanfare on Thursday, in a glittering ceremony that the country’s leaders, long backed by the West as a stabilising influence in a volatile region,......
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ArchiveUS slaps sanctions against Sudan after ceasefire violations
People walk past a bullet-riddled medical centre at a market in Khartoum, on Thursday.—AFP KHARTOUM: The US announced sanctions on Thursday on Sudanese leaders it blamed for the......
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ArchiveState Bank consulting peers to introduce digital currency
KARACHI: Pakistan is on its way to introducing a digital currency like cryptos and bitcoins in the future, said a senior official of the central bank on Thursday.A press release issued by Total......
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ArchiveCement sales rise
KARACHI: Local cement sales rose year-on-year by 9 per cent to 3.433 million tonnes in May, indicating a slight revival in construction activities.However, the local sales dipped by 14.36pc to......
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Archive33pc Pakistanis invest in cryptos to hedge against rupee fall: survey
KARACHI: One in every 10 crypto investors in Pakistan prefers to receive or pay salaries in virtual currency, according to a survey conducted by KuCoin, a global cryptocurrency exchange.Titled “Into......
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ArchiveLPG prices slashed by Rs37 per kg for June
ISLAMABAD: In line with falling international energy prices, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday slashed the price of indigenous liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by about Rs37 per......
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ArchiveSindh posts record jump in monthly collection
ISLAMABAD: The monthly sales tax collection by the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) surged by a record 28.2 per cent year-on-year to Rs18.01 billion in May, showed provisional data released on Thursday.The......
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ArchiveFBR misses collection target
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) missed its collection target by almost 9.82 per cent, or Rs61 billion, for May owing to a steep decline in imports as well as poor sales tax performance,......
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ArchiveDollar takes Rs15 dip in open market on SBP move
KARACHI: The US dollar lost up to Rs15 in the open market on Thursday in response to the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to allow banks to purchase greenbacks from the interbank market for......
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ArchiveTwo soldiers martyred in attack near Pak-Iran border
QUETTA: Two soldiers were martyred in an armed attack at a security checkpoint close to the border with Iran in Kech district, according to the military’s media wing.The attack took place in the......
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ArchiveMorbidity of hope
“I did not myself know what I wanted: I feared life, desired to escape from it, yet still hoped something of it.” — Leo TolstoyWE are all passing through collective anxiety and suffering from a sense......
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ArchiveNear collapse
IT is said that contrary to its intended purpose of driving social growth and producing well-informed human capital, higher education in the country has fallen prey to a level of mediocrity that has......
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ArchiveBJP’s ‘Akhand Bharat’ narrative angers Islamabad
• FO regrets installation of provocative mural at Delhi’s new parliament building • Concerned by move to seek death penalty for Yasin MalikISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed grave concern over the......
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ArchiveGovt looks for new IMF loan deal beyond stalled review
• Fresh programme inevitable given $25bn external financing needs in next fiscal year • Aisha says lender now insists on actions, not words, as previous govt ‘reneged on promises’ • NA finance panel......
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ArchiveGovt to review laws regulating court’s affairs, SC told
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to take a recess for a week after Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan apprised it of the government’s intention to harmonise some......
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ArchiveInflation hits record high as political turmoil simmers
ISLAMABAD: Consumer inflation raced to 38 per cent in May, the highest annual rise in prices on record, driven mainly by skyrocketing costs of food, house rents, electricity and gas bills, and......
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ArchiveGovt toughens stance on isolated Imran, but leaves room for dialogue
• Sana says PM will respond positively if Imran approaches him for talks • Asif calls PTI chief ‘internal enemy’, brands him more dangerous than Modi • Marriyum ridicules ex-PM for throwing party......
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PakistanLawyer and activist Jibran Nasir picked up in Karachi, says wife
Lawyer and rights activist Jibran Nasir has been picked up in Karachi, his wife Mansha Pasha told Dawn.com late Thursday night.Pasha said they were coming home after dinner when a white Vigo, with......
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