Pakistan

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Wednesday inaugurated the new international terminal at Quetta Airport. According to a government's release, Quetta airport handles about 500, 000 per annum. Currently there are…
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ISLAMABAD: The number of registered complaints on the Pakistan Citizens’ portal from across the country has crossed 1.5 million, a government release said. Latest statistics revealed that the total registered members on the portal are…
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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a host of measures to encourage and facilitate the overseas Pakistanis to send their remittances through official banking channels. The approval was granted…
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NEW YORK - Ambassador of Global Peace, Human Rights and Interfaith Harmony Allama Muhammad Ahsan Siddiqui won a prestigious UN award last month for his services to humanity, inter-faith harmony and peace. Christina Ordonez Bosco, Adviser…
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US President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday that he'd had a "very good" talk with the Taliban political chief on the Afghan peace process, despite an eruption of violence marring a brief calm in the country. The…
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Special Envoy of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) on Jammu & Kashmir, Ambassador Yousef Al Dobeay called on Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur here in Islamabad on Tuesday. The…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan called President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, today, and conveyed heartfelt sympathies and condolences on the loss of lives of a number of Turkish soldiers in the attack in Idlib. He stated that the people of Pakistan…
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REUTERS: Major international airline Emirates is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to flight cancellations around the world. Emirates has canceled flights to…
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India on Tuesday summoned Iranian Ambassador to India, Ali Chegeni, after Foreign Minister Javad Zarfi's comments condemning the violence against Muslims in New Delhi which had claimed 50 lives and injured hundreds. In a statement on…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be quitting social media for good, according to a latest message from the Indian leader. Modi, who is known to be quite active on social media, posted a cryptic message from his social media accounts…
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ISLAMABAD: The Government will extend full support to the programme that would help control and eradicate environmental hazards, said climate change advisor Mr. Malik Amin Aslam said during a meeting with Mr. Muhammad Hassamuddin. Mr…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reported a new coronavirus case, taking the total to five since the first cases were confirmed last week, officials said. “We have now 5th confirmed case of COVID19 in federal areas,” Zafar Mirza, the…
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RAWALPINDI: Saudi deputy defence minister Prince Khalid Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met with General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ, on Monday. During the meeting, views were exchanged on issues of mutual…
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The Taliban said Monday they were resuming offensive operations against Afghan security forces, ending the partial truce that preceded the signing of a deal between the insurgents and Washington. The declaration comes only a day after…
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ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Dr. Christian Turner called upon Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday and discussed bilateral trade ties. Both the sides affirmed the resolve to…
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