Politics

By Hassan Daud As preparations for 10th Joint Cooperation Committee ( JCC) meeting of the CPEC get into full swing, this year the meeting will be held in an environment where production and distribution systems across the globe have been…
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ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties announced that they would take to the streets against the incumbent government on Sunday, and also revealed a new alliance titled "Pakistan Democratic Movement" (PDM) for the restoration of democracy in the…
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Positive Media Communications (PMC) conducted a poll on Twitter, asking whether Pakistan should make misogyny a hate crime and an overwhelming majority replied in the affirmative. The poll was conducted on Twitter on September 12 by PMC…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Afghan leaders on Wednesday to "seize the historic opportunity" for an intra-Afghanistan political settlement and ensure peace returns to the country after 19 years of war. According to Radio…
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Tributes from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and former Pakistan right-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram, among others, poured in after Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced he was retiring from cricket. "@msdhoni one of my favourite…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, hit out at women journalists in Pakistan who criticised PTI supporters for allegedly threatening and harassing them. A joint statement by prominent…
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Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, said Tuesday during a talkshow that he was handed the JIT reports of Uzair Baloch, Nisar Morai and the Baldia Factory Fire incident by his 'chowkidar' (guard). Zaidi appeared…
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LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif said Saturday that the PTI government had taken people for granted by dropping a 'petrol bomb' on them. The tweet from the PML-N president came a day after the government decided to…
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REUTERS: Hours after President Donald Trump railed against him on Twitter, whistleblower Rick Bright testified to a U.S. House of Representatives panel about readiness for the outbreak. Bright was removed last month as director of the…
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bokhari slammed PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after the latter demanded Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to resign. The PPP and the PTI are at it again with…
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REUTERS: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year, amid signs the fragile deal is under strain by a political deadlock and increasing…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan held telephonic talks with Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed in the context of Pakistan’s “Engage Africa” policy. The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of closer bilateral ties with Ethiopia and…
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PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday slammed the government for treating doctors with "disdain and neglect" in its policy formulation regarding the coronavirus outbreak. Taking to Twitter, Shehbaz…
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REUTERS: The search for a Democrat to challenge Republican U.S. President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election narrowed on Wednesday to a choice between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, who staged a comeback in voting Super Tuesday to become…
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Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni…
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