Pakistan

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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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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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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KARACHI: The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi in collaboration with Synapse, Pakistan Neuroscience Institute, organized the last large assembly to emphasize the impact of creative…
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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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KARACHI: As a partner university of USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi hosted a four-day training concentrated on two areas crucial to the advancement of…
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LAHORE: Renowned journalist Imran Riaz Khan has once again been arrested from his house in Lahore, his brother said. This comes less than five months after the journalist returned home after a nearly four-month long disappearance during…
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