Pakistan

KARACHI: Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi's Center for Business and Economics (CBER), in collaboration with Water Aid Pakistan unveiled its Provincial Dialogue on ‘Integration of MHM in Provincial Policies and Strategies…
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate will remain dysfunctional as 52 lawmakers — over half the strength of the upper house of parliament — retired after the completion of their terms. The term of a senator is six years, but half of them retire every…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday regretted that elite classes in the country had monopoly over the 90 percent resources of the country and stressed that they did not deserve any subsidies. Addressing the first meeting…
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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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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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The government has announced the Nisab-i-Zakat for the Year 1444-45 A.H. to facilitate Zakat collection and distribution in accordance with Islamic principles. The Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PASS) notified the new…
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RAWALPINDI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and the police conducted a joint operation on Thursday and foiled an attempt to attack on the Adiala Central Jail. Police officials also recovered heavy weapons and ammunition from the…
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)  chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hailed the opinion of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the trial of his illustrious grandfather and PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Bilawal was in court as the opinion was…
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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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WASHINGTON: The United States welcomed Maryam Nawaz’s election, the first woman Chief Minister, as a “milestone in Pakistani politics.” “So her selection as chief minister is a milestone in Pakistani politics. We look forward to…
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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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BEIJING: Pakistan, under the leadership of newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the new government, could achieve a greater accomplishment in the cause of national development, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said. “We…
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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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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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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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