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Wed, 06 Jul 22 06:27:42 +0500
Haleem Adil Shiekh taken into custody from Lahore
CCTV footage shows men in plain clothes transferring PTI leader to undisclosed location

Wed, 06 Jul 22 03:45:31 +0500
Army budget trimmed to pave way for IMF deal
Development programme slashed by Rs72b or one-fifth of allocation made on June 10

Wed, 06 Jul 22 06:35:42 +0500
IHC asks Imran Riaz's counsel to approach LHC over arrest
High court says journalist arrested from Punjab, while counsel contends arrest took place within Islamabad

Wed, 06 Jul 22 04:45:01 +0500
Mountaineers Shehroze Kashif, Fazal Ali located on Nanga Parbat, await rescue
Distressed father of Shehroze Kashif makes SOS appeal to COAS; police say they are 'safe, movement visible'

Wed, 06 Jul 22 04:28:19 +0500
SC seeks arguments from dissident PTI members
Chief Justice Bandial says loyalty of members is basic right of political parties

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

Mon, 04 Jul 22 05:45:11 +0500
Over 17,000 pilgrims leave for Hajj under Road to Makkah project
Pilgrims complete Saudi immigration formalities at Islamabad International Airport

Wed, 06 Jul 22 05:23:04 +0500
QESCO fined Rs10m for deaths
15 people lost their lives because of electrocution between July 2019 and June 2022

Mon, 04 Jul 22 19:34:05 +0500
Facemasks, social distancing made mandatory on Eid
New NCOC guidelines encourages people to opt for collective Qurbani

Tue, 05 Jul 22 13:44:15 +0500
Rising prices dampen sales of sacrificial animals this Eid
Ahead of Eidul Azha, cattle traders see less sales compared to last year due to decreasing buying power

Tue, 05 Jul 22 10:54:59 +0500
Pakistan’s Embassy in Türkiye holds mango festival
Festival is part of series of activities and events commemorating 75th anniversary of Pakistan's independence

Mon, 04 Jul 22 05:38:57 +0500
Shooters to be deployed at airports for birds
12 shooters will remain on the runway during the day; 10 at night

Mon, 04 Jul 22 05:41:22 +0500
President reprimands NHA for denying job to a widow
Woman was denied employment for applying after stipulated time of one year after her husband’s death

Mon, 04 Jul 22 12:42:56 +0500
Weather turns pleasant as first monsoon rain lashes several Karachi areas
Many neighbourhoods of metropolis witness power outages right after the first drop of the downpour

Sun, 03 Jul 22 04:48:11 +0500
Pakistan questions World Justice Project ranking criteria
Country ranked 130 out of 139 in adherence to rule of law

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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