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Pak education dept faces outrage after objecting to Holi celebrations in university
New Delhi: Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC) has taken an exception to the Hindu festival of Holi being celebrated at a university, claiming that it had “caused concern and disadvantageously affected the…
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Pak President Alvi appoints Justice Qazi Faez Isa as next chief justice
Islamabad: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, considered an independent-minded judge, was appointed as the next chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court by President Arif Alvi. He will assume office on September 17 after…
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Pak Army chief included in body formed for economic revival
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has constituted a Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) to provide an impetus to its efforts for economic revival — to be chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and…
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Pakistan imposes ban on Holi celebrations in varsities
Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission on Tuesday imposed a ban on celebrations of the Holi festival on the university campuses in the country. In a notice issued for banning the Holi celebration, the…
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UN: China blocks India’s proposal to blacklist 26/11 accused Sajid Mir
United Nations: China on Tuesday blocked a proposal by India and the US at the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Sajid Mir, wanted for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror…
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Shehbaz Sharif praises China for ‘rescuing’ Pakistan
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday glorified China for “stepping up” to support Pakistan when the cash-strapped nation was left in the lurch by the lender of the last…
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Pakistan to hand over Karachi port terminals to UAE
Karachi: Pakistan has constituted a negotiation committee to finalise a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for handing over the Karachi port terminals. This move may mark the first intergovernmental transaction…
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Taliban pushes for resumption of Pakistan-TTP talks
Kabul: There is a renewed push by the Afghan Taliban to restart talks between Pakistani officials and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a delegation of tribal elders reportedly met the TTP…
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Pak to try blasphemy suspects under terrorism charges too
Lahore: Succumbing to the demands of a radical Islamist party, the Pakistan government has agreed to try blasphemy suspects under terrorism charges in addition to the other sections of the country’s penal…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan, sister summoned in land corruption scandal
Lahore: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) of Pakistan’s Punjab has summoned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, his sister Uzma Khan and her husband Ahad Majeed in the Layyah land corruption case,…
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Imran Khan would never be a key player in national politics again: Pak Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan would never be a key player in national politics again, hinting at his disqualification. Embattled Khan faces…
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Pakistan’s ruling PML-N chooses Shehbaz Sharif as party president
Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has picked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the party’s president while Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of the party supremo, Nawaz Sharif, was chosen as the…
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Pakistan: EC can announce elections dates without President’s nod
Islamabad: A bill aimed at empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan to announce election dates without the consent of the President was passed in the Senate on Friday despite opposition from lawmakers…
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Cyclone Biparjoy: Thousands of people evacuate homes in Pakistan
Karachi: Thousands of people living in coastal towns and small islands in Pakistan left their homes for safer places ahead of the approaching Cyclone Biparjoy that is expected to make landfall in…
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Imran Khan still keen on chasing talks with Pakistan Army
Islamabad: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out talks with the government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling it an exercise in futility, but appeared to be keen on…