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Meet Tariq Saeed, the man keeping Urdu cricket commentary alive
At a time when the regional languages are dying, an ex-Pakistani cricketer Tariq Saeed who is commentating in the Urdu language is gaining popularity. Tariq Saeed, a 45-year-old man, resident of Montgomery…
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Over 40 killed, many displaced as heavy rains, snowfall hit Pakistan
Islamabad: As Pakistan is currently witnessing its first spell of heavy rainfall and snow of the new year, the country has reported more than 40 deaths with hundreds of people displaced and…
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Pakistan issues notice to cryptocurrency exchange in $100mn scam
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that it had issued a notice to Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, during the investigation of an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving around $100 million. The notice…
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Justice Ayesha Malik to be Pakistan’s first woman Supreme Court judge
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday moved closer to appointing the first woman judge of the Supreme Court after a high-power panel approved the elevation of Lahore High Court judge Ayesha Malik to the…
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Imran Khan says graft, sex crimes main evils confronting Muslim world
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that rising corruption and sex crimes were the two main evils confronting the Muslim world. He said this during an interactive dialogue on Riyasat-i-Madina:…
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Pak: Locals block roads, protest against power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Scores of local men and women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday blocked the road leading to the Torkham border and protested against prolonged power outages in the area. Traffic on…
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Imran Khan has surrendered to IMF: Shehbaz Sharif
New Delhi: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition leader in National Assembly (NA), Shehbaz Sharif, on Friday lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and said that he had surrendered…
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Pakistan: Blast rocks central Quetta; 4 killed, 15 injured
Quetta: At least four people were killed and 15 others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s central Quetta on Thursday night. The bomb went off hidden beside a car parked near…
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Pakistan approves citizen-centric National Security Policy
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top security panel on Monday approved its National Security Policy for 2022-26, placing “economic security at the core” of the first-of-its kind document to ensure a “citizen-centric approach to security”.…
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Pakistan’s Punjab faces over 1,000 road mishaps in 24 hours
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab province has witnessed over 1,000 road accidents in the last 24 hours in which at least 11 people have lost their lives and 1016 were injured, local media reported…
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Pakistan Upper House passes resolution, flays Sialkot lynching
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Upper House on Friday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Sialkot lynching incident in which a Sri Lankan citizen was brutally killed. Earlier this month, a mob had lynched a…
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Asian development Bank approves loans worth USD 1.54 bn to Pakistan
Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed six financing loans to cash-strapped Pakistan worth USD 1.543 billion, to help reform and upgrade the country’s energy sector, roads, civic and health…
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Maryam indicates Nawaz Sharif will soon return to Pakistan
New Delhi: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said that her father and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will soon return to Pakistan. “Pakistan is his country,” she said, Samaa TV reported.…
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Man arrested in Karachi for vandalising Hindu temple
New Delhi: Police in Karachi have arrested a man for allegedly damaging statues at a Hindu temple in the old city area of Narainpura, The Express Tribune reported. The FIR said the…
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Pakistan reports first suspected case of Omicron variant
Karachi: Pakistan has reported its first suspected case of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron in a woman in Karachi, Sindh province Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho said on Thursday. She said…
