Chief Justice of Pakistan summons KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak
Chief Justice of Pakistan summons KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak

Peshawar: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Thurday summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak.

The Supreme Court chief justice was hearing cases of public interest in the Peshawar Registry of the apex court.

He also sought

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PEMRA issues show-cause notice to channel for airing 'bawdy content' in 'The Prestige'
PEMRA issues show-cause notice to channel for airing 'bawdy content' in 'The Prestige'

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued a show cause notice to an entertainment TV channel for airing content that is "highly offensive and against the commonly accepted standards of decency as

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Uzbek delegation calls on General Bajwa
Uzbek delegation calls on General Bajwa

RAWALPINDI: An Uzbek government delegation headed by Lieutenant General Makhmudov Victor Vladimirovich, Secretary Security Council under the President, Uzbekistan called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday at General Headquarters (GHQ).

During the

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Nawaz meets ailing wife, avoids talks on politics
Nawaz meets ailing wife, avoids talks on politics

LONDON: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif late on Wednesday arrived in London with his daughter Maryam Nawaz to visit his ailing wife Kulsoom.

Soon after their arrival at Heathrow Airport, they left for   hospital to inquire after Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, who has been under t

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New Islamabad International Airport opening delayed
New Islamabad International Airport opening delayed

ISLAMABAD: The opening of new Islamabad International Airport has been delayed and it will be now functional from May 3 instead of April 20, a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official said Wednesday.

Geo News quoted CAA director planning Nadir Shafi Dar as saying the

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Murad for early completion of bridges being built on railway crossings
Murad for early completion of bridges being built on railway crossings

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Works - Services Department to complete three under construction overhead bridges on railway crossings at Tando Adam, Kotri and Jacobabad by June 2018 because the incomplete work has

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Khawaja Asif attends SCO foreign ministers meeting in Beijing on April 24
Khawaja Asif attends SCO foreign ministers meeting in Beijing on April 24

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Spokesperson said on Wednesday, foreign ministers of the SCO meeting will be held in Beijing on April 24. Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj will attend the

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Indian Sikh pilgrim accepts Islam, marries Muslim boy in Pakistan
Indian Sikh pilgrim accepts Islam, marries Muslim boy in Pakistan
Indian Sikh pilgrim accepts Islam, marries Muslim boy in Pakistan

LAHORE: An Indian Sikh pilgrim girl, Kiran Bala daughter of Manohar Lal, has accepted Islam and married to a Pakistani boy in Lahore.

According to Geo News, Kiran Bala accepted Islam at Jamia Naeemia Lahore. Her Islamic name is Amina Bibi.

Amina Bibi

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IHC observes diplomatic immunity does not allow killing someone
IHC observes diplomatic immunity does not allow killing someone
IHC observes diplomatic immunity does not allow killing someone

Islamabad: Judge of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Amir Farooq, while reprimanding Deputy Secretary of Interior Ministry on the matter of killing of Ateeq Baig, being hit by car of an American citizen, has remarked if he is a diplomat he will be the

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Imran releases names of PTI MPs who sold their votes in Senate elections
Imran releases names of PTI MPs who sold their votes in Senate elections
Imran releases names of PTI MPs who sold their votes in Senate elections

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan has disclosed the names of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers who swapped their votes for money in Senate elections.

Addressing a press conference here Wednesday, Imran Khan said a committee was constituted to investigate

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Baloch activist Mustikhan says he heckled Nawaz Sharif on behest of India
Baloch activist Mustikhan says he heckled Nawaz Sharif on behest of India

LONDON/WASHINGTON: A prominent Baloch activist has claimed that he heckled former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his speech in October 2015 in Washington on the behest of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

Ahm

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KP govt to purchase 380 buses from China

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to purchase three hundred and eighty buses from China for Rapid Bus Transit service.

A spokesman of the government told that a delegation will visit China for the purpose on Friday.

The buses will ply on

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The inside story: Fawad Alam 'cried over rejection'
The inside story: Fawad Alam 'cried over rejection'

ISLAMABAD: The Fawad Alam saga continues to haunt Pakistan cricket since the announcement of squad for England tour in which the left-handed batsman was ignored while chief selector's nephew was included.

According to Geo News, Fawad Alam couldn't control over his

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Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed seeks liver donor to save life of ailing niece
Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed seeks liver donor to save life of ailing niece

Suffering from a liver condition, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed's niece is in desperate need of a life-saving donor.

The cricketer has made an emotional appeal for a donor to step forward to save the life of his niece.

Sarfraz Ahmed

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Pakistani-American sculptor Huma Bhabha brings politics to NY's Met rooftop
Pakistani-American sculptor Huma Bhabha brings politics to NY's Met rooftop

NEW YORK: A Pakistani-American sculptor brings dark times, science fiction and a desire to provoke to New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art for this year's rooftop installation overlooking the Manhattan skyline.

Huma Bhabha's "We Come in

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Russian journalist extols 'handsome and smart' Imran Khan after TV interview
Russian journalist extols 'handsome and smart' Imran Khan after TV interview
Russian journalist extols 'handsome and smart' Imran Khan after TV interview

Russian journalist Sophie Shevardnadze is 'shocked and surprised' by her popularity among Pakistanis after her interview with former cricket hero and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan.

Thousands of Pakistanis have followed the the TV

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China Southern Airlines to start Kunming-Islamabad flights
China Southern Airlines to start Kunming-Islamabad flights
China Southern Airlines to start Kunming-Islamabad flights

The China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd will be starting flights between Kunming and Islamabad from mid of this year.

This was underlined in a meeting of the Airline’s Executives with Pakistan’s Consul General to Chengdu, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu.

The delegation of the

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PM Abbasi arrives in London to attend C&wealth summit
PM Abbasi arrives in London to attend C’wealth summit

LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi late on Tuesday arrived in London to attend a three-day summit of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was received by Pakistan's Ambassador to Britain Ibne Abbas

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Nawaz, Maryam leave for London

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday left for London to see Begum Kulsoom Nawaz who undergoing treatment for cancer in UK capital.

"Off to London to see Ami. If exemption not granted, will return before next hearing Insha'Allah. Pls

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CJP clarifies LHC did not bar speeches of any political leader
CJP clarifies LHC did not bar speeches of any political leader

ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court (LHC) did not bar ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other political leaders, from making speeches, clarified Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar.

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Nawaz, Maryam to depart for London as Kulsoom Nawaz hospitalised again
Nawaz, Maryam to depart for London as Kulsoom Nawaz hospitalised again

LAHORE: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz will be departing for London on Wednesday as Kulsoom Nawaz was hospitalised again.

This was announced by the spokesman for the Sharif family. Nawaz Sharif and Maryam

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China lauds Pak Navyefforts for maritime security in region
China lauds Pak Navy’s efforts for maritime security in region

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi is on an official visit to China. During the visit, the Naval Chief called on Commander PLA (N) Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong and Deputy Administrator of State Administration for Science,

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Pakistan rejects Indian allegations of inciting Sikh pilgrims on Khalistan issue
Pakistan rejects Indian allegations of inciting Sikh pilgrims on Khalistan issue

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, while categorically rejecting the Indian allegations of “attempts to incite Indian pilgrims” on the issue of ‘Khalistan’ on Tuesday said that by spreading such falsehoods, India has chosen to deliberately stoke further c

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One killed as protest breaks out after murder of six-year old girl in Karachi
One killed as protest breaks out after murder of six-year old girl in Karachi

KARACHI: One protester was killed and several others wounded as they  clashed with police in Manghopir area of the metropolis on Tuesday a day after the body of a six-year-old girl, who was allegedly beaten up and subjected to sexual assault  w

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US official confirms restriction on Pak diplomats
US official confirms restriction on Pak diplomats

WASHINGTON: A senior official of Trump Administration has confirmed that Pakistani diplomats cannot move without seeking prior permission from the concerned authorities in the State Department.

In an interview with VOA's Uzbek service, Thomas Shannon, Under Secretary for

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Ahad Cheemaplague extends with NABinquiry in HEC Laptop Scheme
Ahad Cheema’s plague extends with NAB’s inquiry in HEC Laptop Scheme

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has launched its inquiry into Higher Education Commission (HEC) Laptop Scheme, strangling former director Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema in the investigation.

The NAB has brought the

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Nawaz reacts over ban on anti-judiciary speeches
Nawaz reacts over ban on anti-judiciary speeches

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said he was seeing widespread chaos in the country if people's voice were not heeded.

Speaking to media, he said the world was changing and "we too will have to change" while avoiding old mistakes.

In a reference to

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For Pakistani dockworkers in Dubai, kushti is a way of life
For Pakistani dockworkers in Dubai, kushti is a way of life

DUBAI: Every Friday evening in Dubai´s bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is kushti wrestling night and Kala Pehlwan is ready to fight.

As the sun sinks below towering palm trees, dozens of men -- many in tunics,

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CJP takes suo motu notice of ban on Nawaz's anti-judiciary speeches
CJP takes suo motu notice of ban on Nawaz's anti-judiciary speeches

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday took suo motu notice of Lahore High Court's decision to ban transmission of anti-judiciary speeches by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and other leaders of

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Ex-judge, wife sentenced to one year in prison in Tayyaba torture case
Ex-judge, wife sentenced to one year in prison in Tayyaba torture case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday convicted former Additional Session judge Khurram Alik Khan and his wife Maheen Zafar in Tayyaba torture case.

The court sentenced the former judge and his five to one year in jail and imposed Rs50,000

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