PTI chief Imran addresses nation
PTI Chairman Imran Khan is currently addressing the nation.His address comes a day after hours-long clashes were reported between PTI workers and the capital police on Saturday......
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ArchiveFour killed, 12 injured in wedding party attack
DERA MURAD JAMALI: At least four people, including a woman, were killed and 12 others were injured when unidentified attackers opened indiscriminate fire at a van carrying a wedding party in the Jhal......
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ArchiveCentre mulls move against GB chief minister
GILGIT: The federal government has decided to act against Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan for allegedly using the region’s police force and other resources to protect PTI......
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ArchivePakistan, others demand greater role for women in technology
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan called for greater female enrollment in science and technology as the largest UN gathering on gender equality completed its proceedings on Saturday.The 2023 Commission on the......
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ArchiveVeteran broadcaster Rashid Ashraf passes away
LONDON: Veteran author, broadcaster and journalist Syed Rashid Ashraf, known for his long association with BBC Urdu, passed away early on Saturday morning at his home in the Bromley area of London.......
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ArchivePolitical activity, PSL to blame for rising Covid cases: minister
• Dr Javed Akram also links more infections to pandemic fatigue, drop in vaccine efficacy • 109 people contract Covid over 24 hours; positivity remains above 2pcISLAMABAD: As the rising number of......
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ArchiveBol News ‘off air’ for live coverage of PTI-police clashes
ISLAMABAD: The electronic media regulator has slapped a ban on Bol News for the live coverage of clashes between law enforcement personnel and the PTI workers in the federal capital.The two sides......
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ArchivePTI asks for suo motu notice on Imran’s ‘mistreatment’
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Asad Umar has requested the chief justice of Pakistan to take notice of the treatment meted out to former prime minister Imran Khan in Islamabad as well as Lahore and initiate......
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ArchiveImran says govt actions are part of ‘London Plan’
ISLAMABAD: Amid clashes between law enforcement agencies and PTI workers during a raid on his Lahore residence after he left for Islamabad to appear before a court, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)......
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ArchiveSMOKERS’ CORNER: THE ALTERNATIVE OF 'REIMAGINING PAKISTAN’
In February this year, the former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar told reporters that he had no plans to create a new political party. Khokhar, along with two prominent......
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ArchiveReport sought on action against policemen patronising gutka sale in Sindh
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has directed the inspector general of police (IGP) to file comments on a petition asking police high-ups to take action against their subordinates over manufacturing......
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ArchiveNAB closes inquiry against PM aide Amir Muqam
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has closed an inquiry against Adviser to Prime Minister Amir Muqam regarding corruption, corrupt practices and accumulation of......
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ArchivePublic gatherings banned in Lakki, Bannu, Khyber
LAKKI MARWAT/KHYBER: Lakki Marwat deputy commissioner Abdul Hadi and Bannu deputy commissioner Manzoor Afridi on Saturday banned the assembly of more than five people in their respective districts......
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ArchiveMQM-P stages first ‘power show’ after unification
KARACHI: More than two months after its unification, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Saturday staged a ‘power show’ at the sprawling Bagh-i-Jinnah to mark its 39th foundation day.In January,......
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ArchiveHuman Rights Commission asks security forces to vacate school, college buildings in Swat
SWAT: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson Hina Jilani has asked the security forces to vacate the buildings of schools and colleges in Swat immediately and also shut the ‘illegal prisons’......
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ArchiveYasmin approaches high court against police harassment
LAHORE: PTI-Punjab President Dr Yasmin Rashid has approached the Lahore High Court against the alleged harassment by the police officials despite being on pre-arrest bail in cases registered against......
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ArchivePTI moves LHC for contempt proceedings against police
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday approached the Lahore High Court seeking contempt proceedings against the police authorities for conducting a search operation at the Zaman Park......
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ArchiveRybakina knocks out Swiatek to book final with Sabalenka
INDIAN WELLS: Elena Rybakina again proved too much for world number one Iga Swiatek, denying the defending champion a return to the Indian Wells final with an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 semi-final victory on......
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ArchiveAreas around Federal Judicial Complex turn into battlefield
ISLAMABAD: As former prime minister Imran Khan arrived at the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) to attend hearing in the Toshakhana case, at least 25 people were injured, 30 automobiles, including......
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ArchiveSaints fightback stuns Spurs, Leeds win
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League was hit by a late Southampton fightback in a 3-3 draw on Saturday, as Leeds boosted their survival hopes with a 4-2......
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ArchiveSenate body to take up bills on new provinces next week
ISLAMABAD: At a time when political temperatures are on the rise and warring politicians are not even ready to sit on the table, the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice is set to take up two......
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ArchiveWilliamson, Nicholls hit double tons as NZ punish Sri Lanka
WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls both scored double centuries and shared a partnership of 363 as New Zealand flayed Sri Lanka’s bowling to rack up an imposing 580-4 declared on the......
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ArchivePSL has surpassed IPL in terms of digital rating, claims Sethi
LAHORE: The chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board’s interim management committee Najam Sethi on Saturday claimed that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, which came to a close with — claiming the......
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ArchiveMisplaced optimism?
PAKISTAN can take comfort in the decision taken by Iran and Saudi Arabia, after mediation by China, to restore diplomatic ties. Pakistan has long been struggling to maintain a balance in its ties......
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ArchiveHBL PSL: Shaheen-inspired Qalandars are champions again
LAHORE Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi runs out Multan Sultans batter Khushdil Shah to seal a one-run victory for his side in the Pakistan Super League final at the Gaddafi......
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ArchiveA test of leadership
THERE can be no doubt that Pakistan is polarised and divided today as at no other point in the past. This was once again highlighted this past week when the Islamabad police attempted to serve arrest......
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ArchiveLow oxygen levels behind mass fish death in Australian river
SYDNEY: Low levels of oxygen in Australia’s second longest river were to blame for a mass fish die-off recently in a remote part of New South Wales state, environmental authorities said.Thousands of......
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ArchiveIran sentences two to death over Shiraz shrine attack
DUBAI: An Iranian court has handed out death sentences to two men over an attack on a shrine in Iran that killed 15 people in October and was claimed by the militant Islamic State group, the official......
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ArchiveTurkish foreign minister in Cairo for first time since ties cut a decade ago
CAIRO: Egypt and Turkiye took another step towards mending relations on Saturday when Ankara’s top diplomat visited Cairo for the first time since ties were ruptured a decade ago and held talks with......
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ArchiveNon-textile exports dip 6pc to $7.4bn
ISLAMABAD: Amid a global economic slowdown, Pakistan’s exports of non-textile products decreased 6.16 per cent year-on-year to $7.46 billion in the first eight months of FY23.The stagnation in export......
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ArchiveDividends of import curbs
KARACHI: The axle of my beat-up Mehran howls with a screeching kut, kut, kut, kut sound every time it takes a sharp turn. I set aside the money to replace the broken part more than six months ago.......
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ArchiveIsraelis protest for 11th week against judicial reforms
TEL AVIV: Israelis gathered in towns and cities nationwide on Saturday for an 11th straight week of protests against the judicial reform plans of the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin......
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ArchiveStocks falter in noisy week
KARACHI: Stock trading in the outgoing week started on an optimistic note as investors anticipated positive developments on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.However, noise on the......
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Archive800,000 people enlist to fight US, says North Korea
SEOUL: More than 800,000 young North Koreans have volunteered to join the army to fight “US imperialists”, state media said on Saturday, days after Pyongyang test-fired its most powerful......
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ArchiveLoss-making govt firms borrowed Rs142.3bn this fiscal year
KARACHI: Rising cost of money has failed to stop the flow of credit to loss-making public sector enterprises (PSEs), as they have borrowed a record Rs142.3 billion this fiscal year so far.The 20 per......
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ArchiveIs default an option for Pakistan?
KARACHI: Keeping the government’s well-worn assurances aside, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet not released the $1.2 billion tranche direly needed by Pakistan.While the country’s nuclear......
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ArchiveSindh millers cut flour prices by Rs10 a kg
KARACHI: After manipulating prices to a record peak in recent weeks, Sindh flour millers have brought down rates of various varieties by Rs10 per kg to show some mercy to consumers ahead of......
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ArchiveParis slaps ban on protests opposite parliament
PARIS: France on Saturday banned protests opposite parliament after a second night of unrest sparked by President Emmanuel Macron’s move to impose an unpopular pension overhaul without a parliament......
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ArchiveSCBA slams ‘illegal raid’ on Imran’s Lahore residence
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has condemned ‘illegal raid’ on the Lahore residence of former premier Imran Khan.The action was against ‘all principles of fairness and justice’,......
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ArchiveGrain deal extended to ease supplies from Ukraine
ANKARA: Just hours before it was due to expire, Turkiye on Saturday announced the extension of a deal that it brokered between Russia and Ukraine to facilitate exports of grain amid contradictory......
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ArchiveUN cuts ration for millions of Afghans as funds dry up
KABUL: The UN World Food Programme has been forced to cut rations to four million Afghans this month, it said in a statement late on Friday, due to a funding shortfall in the midst of the country’s......
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ArchivePunjab police dismantle gate to break into Imran’s house
• Ex-PM’s sister, wife were inside when police raided ‘without warrants’ • Several hurt as PTI supporters, police clash • Police claim seizing weapons • 61 party workers heldLAHORE: Heavy machinery......
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ArchiveTorrents sweep away 10 in Balochistan
QUETTA: An eight-member family was among 10 people who were swept away by a torrent following a spell of heavy rain in the Awaran and Zhob areas of Balochistan, officials said on Saturday.The......
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ArchivePTI says Zaman Park raid conducted at Maryam’s behest
DR Uzma Khanum, sister of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, tells the media outside his Zaman Park residence that ‘blood-thirsty’ police officers conducted the operation without warrants,......
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ArchiveA test of leadership
THERE can be no doubt that Pakistan is polarised and divided today as at no other point in the past. This was once again highlighted this past week when the Islamabad police attempted to serve arrest......
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ArchiveMisplaced optimism?
PAKISTAN can take comfort in the decision taken by Iran and Saudi Arabia, after mediation by China, to restore diplomatic ties. Pakistan has long been struggling to maintain a balance in its ties......
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