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Indian agents masterminded killings of two Pakistani nationals: Foreign Secretary
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi said Pakistani authorities apprehended a group of India backed assassins involved in the killing of two Pakistani nationals in Sialkot and Rawalakot.
Addressing a press briefing, he…
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Pakistan, St. Kitts & Nevis establish diplomatic relations
NEW YORK: Pakistan and St. Kitts & Nevis, a Caribbean country, established formal diplomatic relations at a ceremony held at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations in New York.
Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram and her St.…
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US ambassador visits IBA’s CED to endorse startup landscape
KARACHI: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome visited the Centre for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) for a networking meeting.
The ambassador was received by the CED…
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Iranian FM to visit Pakistan on Jan 29 as tension diffuse
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed that their ambassadors would return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024 in a bid to diffuse tensions between both countries.
The agreement to this effect was reached in a telephonic…
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Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar: Pakistan conducts military strikes in Iran
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday morning carried out a series of “highly coordinated” and “specifically targeted precision” military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Siestan Baluchistan province of Iran, killing a number of terrorists.…
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Pakistan condemns Iran’s attack on militant bases in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran which it claimed resulted in death of two innocent children while injuring three girls.
This violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty is completely…
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PM Kakar arrives in Switzerland to attend WEF annual meeting
ZURICH: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar arrived in Zurich to participate in the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to be held from January 15 to 19.
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to Geneva…
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Justice Mazahar Naqvi resigns as Supreme Court judge
ISLAMABAD: Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Supreme Court has resigned from his post following misconduct allegations.
"It was an honour to be appointed and to serve as a Judge first of the Lahore High Court, Lahore and then…
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SC upholds Musharraf’s death sentence in treason case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld the death sentence of late former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, awarded to him by the Special Court in the high treason case.
Announcing the short order, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)…
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Pakistan rejects US designation on religious freedom list
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected its designation as a 'Country of Particular Concern' on religious freedom by the US State Department
In a press statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said we are deeply…
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IBA gets $1.5 million donation for construction of new building
KARACHI: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and the Jaffer Family Foundation and United Global Initiative for the construction of a new building at the university.
The…
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Veteran politician Sartaj Aziz passes away aged 94
LAHORE: Veteran politician, renowned economist, former Finance Minister and PML-N leader Sartaj Aziz passed away on Tuesday. He was 94.
Ahsan Iqbal, former Minister for Planning and Development, confirmed the death of Sartaj Aziz through…
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Pakistan dispatches third consignment of relief goods for Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched third consignment of 20 tons of relief goods for the people in Gaza.
The consignment of relief goods was sent from Nur Khan Air base by a special flight of Pakistan Air force. According to details,…
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Former foreign secretary Riaz Khokhar passes away in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Former Foreign Secretary and diplomatc Riaz Hussain Khokhar passed away after a brief illness, according to private news channels.
His funeral prayers will be offered at the H-8 graveyard in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)…
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PM Kakar to visit Kuwait to convey condolences on demise of Emir
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday will undertake a one-day visit to Kuwait.
The prime minister will convey to the Royal Family, the government and the people of Kuwait the sympathies and condolences of the…
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