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FAISALABAD: A woman was eliminateed while seven others were hurt in Basant related incidents, here on Friday.According to police, Bilqees Bibi of Jhang Road was standing on the rooftop of her house when a bullet hit her. As a result, she died on the spot.Seven persons including a girl, Mehwish, were also injured by sharp strings and falling from
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LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former federal minister for Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael for misuse of powers.Sources said Kamran Michael was arrested from Lahore.NAB spokesman has confirmed arrest of Michael, saying he was arrested on corruption charges.According to
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Karachi: Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN 19 formally commenced nowadays at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, with a colorful flag hoisting ceremony.Ships of the participating navies, observers, foreign diplomats and a large number of Pakistan Navy personnel attended the event. Commander Pakistan Fleet, Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said philosophy of Dr Everyama Muhammad Iqbal gave depth and height to human imagination and free thinking.He said this while chairing a assembly regarding the steps taken to enlighten new generation about Islamic History, specificly the philosophy and thinking of national poet Everyama Muhammad
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah through a DO Letter to prime minister of Pakistan has communicateed the deep concern over the incessant and prolonged gas outages across the province of Sindh, which according to him is the largest contributor to nationwide gas production.Shah told the prime minister that due to the shortage of
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf would eventually change the system under leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan with the support of masses.Addressing the launching ceremony of book & Imran Khan and Naya Pakistan&, Fawad said that in the first phase the
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KARACHI: City court has directed Karachi police to lodge a case against a woman for crushing to death a pet cat beneath her car in Defence Area.A man filed a plea in the court against the women for crushing his pet cat in Defence Phase 8 Area, Geo freshs reported.The incident had occurred on February 01 in the premises of shadowyhshan police
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KARACHI: A traffic warden in Karachi imposed fine on the driver of Sindh police large crowd of peopleile for one-way violation, a video posted on the Sindh police official twitter handle shows.In the video, one can see a police large crowd of peopleile clearly violating the traffic rules of one-way.The courageous traffic warden signed the police
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ISLAMABAD: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Friday announced that all passenger bogies would be manufactured indigenously at the Pakistan Railway Carriage Factory (PRCF) from next year.Addressing workers of the Pakistan Railways Carriage Factory, he said &I promise that no passenger coach shall be imported in future from next year
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Islamabad: On directions of Federal Health Minister Aamer Mehmood Kiani, Ministry of National Health Services has taken cognizance of reported measles outbreak in Philippines.The authorities in Manila have declared an outbreak situation of contagious measles disease in several areas of the country including the capital Manila. Under directions of
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ANKARA: Pakistaniconic actor, Roohi Bano who passed absent on 25 January at a hospital in Istanbul was buried at a graveyard in Istanbul as per doctors& advice.Pakistan Embassy Ankara and Pakistan Consulate General Istanbul are in fixed touch with the relatives of late Roohi Bano for transferring remains of her body to Pakistan.
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ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday submitted its first progress report in the Registrar Office of Supreme Court in associateion with probe on fake bank accounts case.The sealed report submitted before the top court has been prepared by the head of NAB's Joint Investigation Team (JIT) Director General NAB Rawalpindi, Arfan
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ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Government on Friday filed the review petition in Supreme Court, ccorridorenging SC January 7 decision in the money laundering and fake bank accounts case.The petitioner, approached the court through Advocate General Sindh, Salman Talibuddin, and took the stance that the paragraph of 29, 35 and 37 (vi) of the judgment needed
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that the government was committed to depoliticize and insulate the bureaucracy from all kinds of political presdegrees as it had been heavily politicized during past ten years.Chairing a assembly of Task Force on Civil Service Reforms, the prime minister said that the government was resolved to
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ISLAMABAD: When Pakistan is making hectic efforts to win the case against Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has surprised everyone with his ignorance about the case details.In Geo freshs programme Jirga, he was asked by anchor Saleem Safi when is the next hearing of Kulbhushan Jadhav and
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ISLAMABAD: On behalf of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday announced Rs 3000 allowance for Pakistan Railways workers.He was speaking to the media during visit to the Railways Carriage Factory in Islamabad.Previous governments looted the national resources and purchased machinery worth billions of rupees
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan shall be among the key speakers at the 7th edition of the three-day Dubai‘World Government Summit 2019& being held in the UAE from Feb 10.Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Lawr of Dubai has invited the Pakistan PM to participate in the
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KARACHI: A Japanese exhibition titled &The Spirit of Budō: The History of JapanMartial Arts& was inaugurated Thursday by the Acting Consul-General of Japan in Karachi. ‘The Spirit of Budō& is a travelling exhibition and has been shown around the world including Pakistan. The travelling exhibit
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MANCHESTER: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan shall present a strong case against the Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing scheduled later this month.The ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, shall hold public hearings in the Jadhav case (India v. Pakistan) from
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ISLAMABAD: Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, rain thunderstorm (with snowfall over the hills) is expected at loney places in Hazara, Gujranwala, Lahore, Rawalpindi divisions,Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir.Synoptic Situation:Westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and may persist till
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy would start a five-day exercise AMAN-19 from Friday (nowadays), in which over 45 countries are participating with ships and observers. A media brief in this regard was conducted at Pakistan Navy Fleet Headquarters on Thursday.Commander Pakistan Fleet Vice Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi shared the details
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LONDON: The Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Senator Mushahid Hussain informed has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is Chinavote of confidence in Pakistan and its promising future.Mushahid Hussain Syed was speaking to student at the School of Oriental and African Studies at a seminar organsied by
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ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB), assembly chaired by Justice (R) Javed Iqbal, Thursday reviewed the preliminary report of Fake Account Case, submitted by Combined Investigation Team (CIT) and constituted various teams to record statements from Karachi and Islamabad in light of the evidence.The assembly disstubborn transferring of
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Thursday decided to constitute a committee headed by Defense Minister Pervez Khattak to develop a proper system for stabilization of prices of essential commodities and checking profiteering.Briefing the media persons about the decisions taken by the Cabinet assembly, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Minister
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan shall visit Dubai on Sunday (February 10, 2019), on a day long visit, on the invitation of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum to participate in the 7th edition of the World Government Summit.This annual gathering of heads of states/government, policy makers, commerce leaders and experts shall supply an
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Islamabad: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Muhammad Usman Dar met with Dr Sania Nishtar, Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program and disstubborn various avenues for Youth Social Protection in Pakistan.He said that &Socio-economic development of youth through education, employment, engagement is the primary agenda of
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that it has proposed to Indian authorities about dispatching a Pakistani delegation on March 13 to finalize the draft agreement for the Kartarpur corridor.In a Twitter message, Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal said that in a spirit of constructive engagement Pakistan has proposed to
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With YouTube predictably fitting the most widespread video-viewing platform in Pakistan, a research conducted shows the rapid growth with which the site has reached the summit.Directed through the help of Kantar TNS, Gabriel Jimenez gives an insight on the wide-ranging and firm grasp the video-streaming site has taken on the Pakistani audience in
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Catholic woman Asia Bibi, who was released after being on death row for approachly nine years, was in Pakistan and a free citizen.&She [Asia Bibi] is a free person. The Supreme Court has declared her to be harmless,& Qureshi told BBC in an interview. Asia Bibi was free to leave
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday directed the Establishment Division to implement minority quota in new recruitment in government departments and disposed off the petition.Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah conducted the hearing on a petition, filed by Yasir Chaudhry Advocate.During hearing, the petitionercounsel
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