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PM Shehbaz’s 19-member federal cabinet takes oath
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took oath on Monday (today) after the recommendations were sent to the president.
The oath taking ceremony was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr. President Asif Ali Zardari administered…
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ANP President Asfandyar Wali’s wife passes away
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan’s wife passed away on Monday in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to media reports, her funeral prayer time will be confirmed later and she will be buried in Wali…
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Pakistan urges UNSC to ask Afghan govt cut ties with TTP
NEW YORK: Top Pakistani diplomat has called on the UN Security Council to join Pakistan in demanding that the Taliban authorities terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is responsible for persistent…
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto didn’t get a fair trial: SC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed that the trial under the 1979 judgment that sentenced former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to death did not meet the requirements of a “fair trial and due process”.
A nine-judge bench Headed by…
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Modi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif on swearing in as PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
“Congratulations to (Shehbaz Sharif) on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” Modi wrote…
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Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. President Arif Alvi administered him the oath at a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The ceremony was attended amongst others by PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif,…
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Zardari, Achakzai set to contest presidential election on March 9
ISLAMABAD: The election for the office of President of Pakistan will be held on Saturday, March 9, after the nomination papers of the candidates were expected.
The scrutiny of nomination papers was held on Monday (today) and the final…
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Newly-elected MNAs take oath amid ruckus by PTI members
ISLAMABAD: The 16th National Assembly was sworn-in on Wednesday after the oath-taking of the lawmakers elected during the February 8 general elections.
Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administered the oath to the newly elected MNAs from…
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Taapsee Pannu set to tie the knot in intimate ceremony
Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu is set to tie the knot with long-time beau Mathias Boe in intimate ceremony, Indian media reported.
Taapsee Pannu and Mathias Boe have been dating each other for over a decade now and it looks like the…
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Newly-elected KP Assembly MPAs take oath amid ruckus
PESHAWAR: Newly-elected members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly have taken oath after the session was marred by ruckus caused by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers.
The assembly’s session was expected to commence at 11 AM but…
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Maryam Nawaz elected Chief Minister of Punjab
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif has been elected as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
Newly-elected Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan conducted the polling and announced the winner. He…
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Newly-elected Punjab Assembly members take oath
LAHORE: The newly-elected members of the Punjab Assembly took oath on Friday, the first legislative assembly to do so after February 8 general elections.
The PA session, presided over by outgoing speaker Sibtain Khan, began after a delay…
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US to target Russia with more sanctions
WASHINGTON: The United States will impose sanctions on over 500 targets in action marking the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Deputy US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said in an interview on Thursday.
The action,…
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China asks ICJ to speak out on ‘unlawful’ Israeli occupation
THE HAGUE: China asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday to give its opinion on Israel's occupation of the Palestinian Territories, which it said was illegal.
"Justice has been long delayed, but it must not be denied,"…
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Gaza has become a ‘death zone’, warns WHO chief
GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned that an “inhumane” health and humanitarian situation now prevails across Gaza with conditions continuing to deteriorate.
“Gaza has become a death zone,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO…
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