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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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Sarah Inam’s murder case: Suspect Shahnawaz Amir sentenced to death
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court has sentenced accused Shahnawaz Amir to death in the Sarah Inam's murder case.
Sessions Judge Nasir Javaid Rana delivered the verdict which was reserved last week on December 9. The court also…
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23 soldiers martyred in DI Khan terror attack: ISPR
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least 23 soldiers embraced martyrdom as a group of six terrorists attacked security forces' post in Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement.
The military’s media wing…
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Taliban’s actions have made ‘girlhood illegal’: Malala
JOHANNESBURG: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai likened restrictions the Taliban has placed on women in Afghanistan to the treatment of Black people under apartheid in a lecture in South Africa organised by Nelson Mandela's…
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PM attends COP28 in Dubai as world leaders meet for climate action
DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday joined the world leaders at the high-level segment of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) of the United Nations to discuss actions on climate change.
The prime…
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ECP releases final list of constituencies as elections near
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the final list of constituencies derived from the 7th Population and Housing Census 2023 for the upcoming general elections.
According to the notification issued by the…
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Barrister Gohar Khan nominated as PTI Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has picked Barrister Gohar Khan as the party's chairman for the upcoming intra-party polls.
PTI’s Barrister Ali Zafar announced that party Chairman Imran Khan would not be…
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