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FO summons Indian envoy after three Pakistani troops martyred in LOC firing
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 15th August 2019 in…
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Pakistan to honor Air Force pilots who downed Indian plane
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced that it would honor Air Force pilots who had downed an Indian fighter plane during a dogfight on February 24 this year following failed Indian air strikes in Balakot.
Wing Commander Noman Ali Khan will be…
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Imran Khan: Modi has made a strategic blunder in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that Pakistan will respond with full force in any misadventure by India.
The PM was addressing the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad where he spent the Independence…
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Pakistani celebrities stand behind govt in #CleanKarachiCampaign
Pakistani celebrities have thrown their weight behind the government and Minister for Maritime Affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, for his 'Clean Karachi Campaign.
A host of celebrities took to Twitter to back efforts by the federal minister to…
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After mass killings, Trump condemns white supremacy but faces pressure for gun control
REUTERS: President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass slayings over the weekend that killed 30 people in Texas and Ohio.
The man…
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All units of Pakistan united over Kashmir issue: AJK PM Haider
Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider lashed out at the Indian government on Monday, saying that all units of Pakistan were united on the issue of Kashmir.
Speaking to media, Mr Haider said that in case of any Indian…
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PM Khan calls for inclusive intra-Afghan negotiations
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was in the interest of Pakistan as well as of the broader region.
The PM was speaking to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation,…
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ISPR rejects Senator Bizenjo’s allegations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief spokesman Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor dismissed allegations by Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo that ISI was behind the opposition's failure to deseat Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.
"Remarks by Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo…
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Opposition set to mark ‘Black Day’ on one-year anniversary of 2018 elections
ISLAMABAD: With opposition parties all set to take to the streets to mark the 'Black Day'--an anniversary of the July 25, 2018 elections that propelled Imran Khan to power--the government says it will celebrate it as a 'Day of gratitude'.…
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Rights group lauds Pakistan for holding elections in tribal region notorious for militancy
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its overall satisfaction with the provincial elections conducted in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
That these elections were held as planned…
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Polling ends in historic Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections
Polling ended for the historic elections to the 16 seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in the first ever provincial assembly polls that were held in the merged tribal districts.
The tribal districts were previously known as the…
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NAB arrests former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday in the LNG import case.
According to details, the former prime minister was arrested by a 15-man NAB team from the Thokar Niaz Baig…
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Pakistan, India claim victory as ICJ delivers Kulbhushan case verdict
THE HAGUE: Officials in Pakistan and India claimed major diplomatic and legal victory on Wednesday as the International Court of Justice announced its much-awaited verdict in Kulbushan Jadhav case.
The verdict which was read out at a…
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No confirmation from White House about Imran Khan’s visit: State Department
WASHINGTON: The State Department has clarified that the White House has not yet confirmed about Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with Donald Trump.
When asked about Imran Khan’s visit to the US, State Department spokeswoman Morgan…
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Pakistan calls for action against BLA perpetrators, sponsor
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for bringing perpetrators, organizers, financiers and external sponsors of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) to justice.
“We have taken note of the designation by the U.S. Administration of the Balochistan…
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