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Fri, 25 Feb 22 05:36:58 +0500
PML-N plea against PECA ordinance dismissed
CJ Minallah says PML-N can contest the law in parliament, asks political parties to stop submitting unnecessary pleas

Fri, 25 Feb 22 07:58:51 +0500
Fawad reiterates 'full' support for controversial PECA law
Minister says PECA ordinance a societal issue, not political

Thu, 24 Feb 22 10:15:08 +0500
Military conflict not in anyone’s interest, Imran tells Putin
PM holds 3-hour long summit meeting with Russian president; says disputes must be resolved through dialogue, diplomacy

Thu, 24 Feb 22 08:39:10 +0500
Zahir Jaffer awarded death sentence in Noor murder case
Two accomplices jailed for 10 years; Zahir's parents acquitted by the sessions court in Islamabad

Fri, 25 Feb 22 07:35:33 +0500
SCBA challenges objections on plea against lifetime disqualification
Supreme Court had refused to entertain the petition filed by the SCBA

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:29:19 +0500
Public hospitals staff to be tested across Sindh
Health department to restart contact tracing for coronavirus

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:29:02 +0500
MQM-London ‘hitman’ apprehended
Police claim he was involved in over 100 murders

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:50:45 +0500
2,179 people diagnosed with coronavirus in Sindh
CM Murad says province's daily testing capacity has been stretched to 12,000

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:39:33 +0500
Youngster killed while shooting TikTok video in Karachi
Faraz lost control of car due to speeding, rammed into tree

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:56:28 +0500
Illegal plasma sale thrives in Lahore
First Covid-19 patient recovered through trial treatment last month

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:41:58 +0500
Woman commits suicide with two daughters
Victim’s husband wanted to marry off girls against their wish

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:45:21 +0500
Letter to Punjab IGP seeks ban on PUBG video game
Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:51:06 +0500
NGO offers transgender people foreign scholarships
Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:52 +0500
‘Pakistan’s progress linked to Balochistan peace’
NA speaker chairs parliamentary committee meeting to discuss issues facing province

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:38:28 +0500
Balochistan collects Rs2.5b from mineral sector
Computerised weighing scales have been installed

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:07 +0500
First phase of HingIaj road construction completed
Project was approved at a cost of Rs120 million

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:50:02 +0500
Bilawal, Mengal agree on joint strategy for budget
Both leaders express concern over spread of coronavirus in country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:37:34 +0500
K-P wants revival of tourism hit hard by Covid
CM Mahmood Khan orders early opening of provincial tourism authority

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:14:06 +0500
Poor internet access for students echoes in K-P assembly
Debate on Rs55.42b supplementary budget completed

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:02 +0500
K-P up in arms against custodial torture
Govt asks PHC to probe yet another instance of police high-handedness

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:42 +0500
Another case of police excesses surfaces
The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:11:02 +0500
Virus cases in Indian Occupied Kashmir top 7,000
2,700 infections, including 41 virus-linked deaths, confirmed in last 2 weeks

Sun, 28 Jun 20 22:27:03 +0500
AJK president lauds Joe Biden for urging India to restore people’s rights in IOJ&K
US former vice president has said restrictions on dissent, such as preventing peaceful protests, weaken democracy.

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:33:43 +0500
Hinduism being masqueraded as secularism in India, says AJK president
Masood says 13,000 Kashmiri boys have been abducted and kept in prison houses where they're being subjected to torture

Fri, 26 Jun 20 21:06:07 +0500
World leaders urged to help end Indian atrocities against Kashmiris
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, AJK president condemns BJP-RSS regime

Thu, 24 Feb 22 12:29:32 +0500
Pakistan's first deaf-staffed food truck empowers hearing impaired
'Abey Khao' food truck is country's first mobile restaurant staffed entirely by deaf workers

Thu, 24 Feb 22 04:00:06 +0500
Commissioner to resolve issues of cable operators
Memon assures implementation of agreement signed with K-Electric

Thu, 24 Feb 22 18:44:21 +0500
Fawad mocks 'breathless' opposition as PM visits Russia
Information minister says the elements are worried as they have 'a lot of money in the West'

Thu, 24 Feb 22 16:18:12 +0500
'Noor murder verdict ‘significant’ but won’t end violence against women'
Amnesty International campaigner says authorities must avoid using the death penalty as a ‘quick fix’

Thu, 24 Feb 22 04:00:20 +0500
Senate panel concerned over lack of witness protection
Committee on Law, Justice reviews implementation of Anti-Rape Law

Wed, 23 Feb 22 15:54:21 +0500
Pakistan to benefit from mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub
WHO creates global training hub for vaccine, treatment production

Wed, 23 Feb 22 15:27:57 +0500
Local commander among 10 terrorists killed in Balochistan operation
Terrorists were involved in recent attacks on security forces in Turbat and Pasni areas, according to ISPR

Tue, 22 Feb 22 19:24:24 +0500
UAE removes rapid PCR test requirement for Pakistanis
Passengers travelling to Dubai, Sharjah don’t need to go through rapid PCR tests for Covid-19 at airports, says CAA

Tue, 22 Feb 22 17:06:26 +0500
PML-N pledges full support to media bodies against PECA ordinance
Spokesperson says the party will fight at all forums to defend media freedom

Sat, 13 Jun 20 15:20:13 +0500
Over 300,000 put under 1,291 smart lockdowns
Punjab, Sindh cross grim mark of 50,000 cases

Wed, 01 Apr 20 17:32:30 +0500
Tales of survivors: ‘Isolation, not coronavirus, was my worst nightmare’
I was convinced that if my time is not up, this virus can never kill me

Mon, 23 Mar 20 06:55:24 +0500
'We honour his sacrifice': Dr Usama's fight against COVID-19
It is a national tragedy and we will award him the status of national hero, says G-B CM

Wed, 11 Mar 20 09:27:47 +0500
New coronavirus case emerges in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan's tally rises to 20
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for COVID-19



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