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Wed, 21 Sep 22 07:51:35 +0500
Rupee plunges to all-time low, trades at 240 against USD
Domestic currency lost 12% against USD during the last 14 days

Wed, 21 Sep 22 06:50:09 +0500
PM, Kerry discuss need to 'avoid' future climate tragedies
Shehbaz chairs virtual meeting with federal cabinet to discuss, review relief & rehabilitation activities in Pakistan

Wed, 21 Sep 22 03:52:26 +0500
Govt hikes petrol price by Rs1.45 per litre
Price of diesel remains unchanged; price of kerosene, light diesel reduced by Rs8.30 and Rs4.26, respectively

Wed, 21 Sep 22 04:11:08 +0500
FSC requested to ban transgender law debate
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, recognises the identity of the transgender people

Wed, 21 Sep 22 04:43:43 +0500
Locally built trains to save PR Rs13.5b
China extends help in manufacturing environment-friendly engines

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

Tue, 20 Sep 22 18:23:51 +0500
PAC summons former CJP Saqib Nisar over dam funds
Move comes as Supreme Court registrar refuses to share details with auditors

Tue, 20 Sep 22 19:10:34 +0500
NAB to review old cases against Zardari under amended law
IHC gives anti-graft body up till Oct 20 to examine PPP leader's acquittal in 25-year-old references

Tue, 20 Sep 22 13:25:47 +0500
Trans people decry objections to rights bill
Say 2018 act aims at giving equal rights to transgender people

Tue, 20 Sep 22 19:08:48 +0500
ADB announces ‘significant’ flood relief package
Aid is designed to ‘support people, livelihoods, and infrastructure immediately, and in the long-term’

Tue, 20 Sep 22 13:19:33 +0500
Renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Menk visits flood-hit areas of Sindh
Zimbabwean scholar describes situation as ‘unimaginable’, urges followers to donate

Tue, 20 Sep 22 15:20:09 +0500
Pakistan supports ‘Turkiye on core issues’
President Alvi also hopes new trade deal would help achieve bilateral trade target of $5 billion

Mon, 19 Sep 22 10:02:40 +0500
ECP reserves verdict on Imran's disqualification in Toshakhana case
PTI chief's counsel admits to Imran selling four presents received from foreign dignitaries

Tue, 20 Sep 22 06:41:24 +0500
Millions of fish released in Punjab lakes, ponds to counter dengue
Dengue patients rise to 1,388; Punjab fisheries dept release 2.3m tilapia fish to eliminate dengue mosquito larvae

Mon, 19 Sep 22 13:04:48 +0500
Mid-air scare: Man kicks window, acts strangely on Dubai-bound PIA flight
The boisterous passenger was detained by security officials at Dubai Airport and deported later on

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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