Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be embarking on visits to Iran and Saudi Arabia on Sunday in line with the directive of Prime Minister Imran Khan. While in Tehran, Foreign Minister Qureshi will meet Iranian Foreign…
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RAWALPINDI: Criticising the recent statements made by Indian army chief concerning Azad Kashmir, the DG ISPR tweeted Saturday that Pakistan's Armed Forces were "fully prepared" to respond to any Indian act of aggression. "Statements by…
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REUTERS: Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday after Iran’s military admitted that it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner. Riot…
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In news that is being welcomed across the country, the Pakistan Citizen Portal has become the most effective tool being used to redress people's complaints. According to data, the complaint resolution percentage has been clocked in at an…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari called for separate cells for transgender inmates in prisons across the country, reported the APP on Friday. The federal minister was chairing a meeting held to finalise a…
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QUETTA: As many as 15 people were martyred and more than 20 were injured when a blast struck a mosque in the city Friday night. The blast took place at a mosque in the city's densely populated Satellite Town at the Ghausabad neighbourhood.…
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REUTERS: Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on…
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Pakistan will stand by the Kashmiri people in their just struggle for the exercise of their United Nations-pledged right of self-determination to rid themselves of the brutal Indian occupation, Ambassador Munir Akram told a large gathering…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday asked Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United States of America (USA) to meet his counterparts and convey a clear message that Pakistan will…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for Iraq, cautioning its citizens to exercise maximum caution while planning visit to Iraq at this point. "In view of recent developments and the prevailing security situation in…
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A Ukrainian passenger plane with at least 170 people on board crashed shortly after take-off from the international airport south of the Iranian capital Tehran, local media reported. Ali Khashani, a senior public relations official at the…
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Iran fired missiles Wednesday at Iraqi bases housing the US military, officials in Washington and Tehran said, in the first act of the Islamic republic's promised revenge for the US killing of a top Iranian general. The Pentagon said it…
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Karachi, 7 January. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) mourned the passing of Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim. He was one of HRCP's founder members and served on the Commission's first Council. An eminent jurist and human…
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QUETTA: At least two people died and scores were wounded on Tuesday when a bomb blast hit Quetta, officials said. The blast, which damaged several shops and nearby buildings, took place near a security vehicle on McConaughey Road in the…
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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed three separate bills to amend Pakistan Army Act 1952, Pakistan Air Force Act 1953 and Pakistan Navy Ordinance 1961, granting extension in the tenures of three services chiefs. The minister…
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