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Thu, 28 Jan 21 07:49:11 +0500
SC orders release of Daniel Pearl murder case accused
A three-judge bench of the apex court led by Justice Mushir Alam announced the short order

Thu, 28 Jan 21 08:49:44 +0500
Pearl’s parents term SC judgment ‘a travesty of justice’
Say entire family in shock; call on US govt to “take all necessary actions under the law to correct this injustice”

Thu, 28 Jan 21 07:36:21 +0500
Pakistan slips four places in graft perception index
Pakistan ranks at 124 out of 180 nations

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:13:08 +0500
FDE’s plea against pay protection of teachers dismissed in SC
CJ notes teachers should not be appointed on daily wage basis

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:12:32 +0500
Punjab education ministry bars staff from vaccination duties
Teachers affected by Covid told to undergo test before joining school

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

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:06:52 +0500
CDA reclaims land in Shah Allah Ditta
Land grabbers sold plots carved out from forest area to expats

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:08:35 +0500
RCB collects over Rs866m in default payments
Trade licence and professional tax branch issues 3,050 notices

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:11:24 +0500
Seven FIA staffers held for cheating in test
Investigations under way to arrest facilitators

Wed, 27 Jan 21 18:46:11 +0500
Ministry opposes plea seeking removal of ex-ISI chief's name from ECL
Defence ministry says Asad Durrani’s name kept on no-fly list for ‘his involvement in anti-state activities’

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:09:39 +0500
HEC split over online exams
Decision on hold, VCs to further deliberate today

Wed, 27 Jan 21 13:52:48 +0500
Maryam asks Justice Azmat to recuse from probe panel
PML-N leader threatens to spill the beans if former SC judge does not oblige

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:09:03 +0500
Private publishers can develop SNC textbooks
Private publishers will have to get a no-objection certificate

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:10:49 +0500
Investigation in-charges placed across all stations in Islamabad
Purpose of these appointments is to ensure speedy investigation of cases

Wed, 27 Jan 21 20:11:59 +0500
‘Neglected’ youth kills father, sibling in Rawalpindi
Police arrest double murder suspect from Azad Kashmir

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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