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Wed, 10 Mar 21 06:00:10 +0500
IHC rejects PTI's plea against Gilani's Senate election victory
IHC CJ tells petitioner to use ECP forum first for resolution where case is ongoing

Wed, 10 Mar 21 07:08:31 +0500
Educational institutes to close for two weeks from March 15 in seven Punjab cities
Decision to also apply on schools in Islamabad and Peshawar; situation in Muzaffarabad being reviewed

Wed, 10 Mar 21 08:32:25 +0500
Uzbekistan's foreign minister calls on PM Imran Khan
Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Dr Abdulaziz Kamilov called on the premier during his two-day visit to Pakistan

Wed, 10 Mar 21 06:00:07 +0500
PIA aircraft-shaped balloon spooks Indian police in IIOJK
Balloon reportedly landed in Sotra Chak village of Hiranagar sector

Wed, 10 Mar 21 05:42:04 +0500
SC declines to suspend ECP decision on Daska re-polling
Apex bench will examine PTI candidate's application at next hearing on March 16, Daska re-poll scheduled for March 18

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

Sat, 06 Mar 21 08:30:31 +0500
Touching the sky in a man’s world
Umama Saleem and Faryal Anwar, Pakistan’s only women licensed to operate mechanical behemoths

Tue, 09 Mar 21 19:19:45 +0500
Bridal gift remains wife’s property: SC
Says Islam gave unprecedented legal rights to fair sex

Tue, 09 Mar 21 16:49:24 +0500
K-P police bust int'l trafficking gang, recover minor girl from Afghanistan
Afghan couple, part of an international human trafficking gang, sold victim and her mother and sister in Afghanistan

Mon, 08 Mar 21 20:07:27 +0500
Broadsheet panel chief turns down pay, perks 
Federal cabinet to take up 16-point agenda in today’s meeting 

Mon, 08 Mar 21 19:39:49 +0500
Punjab defends disbanding of local governments
Says provincial govt wanted to ensure a level playing field for all prospective candidates

Sun, 07 Mar 21 19:10:59 +0500
Govt not cooperating with its own Broadsheet panel
Ministries of law, finance as well as AGP have not yet provided relevant records

Tue, 09 Mar 21 13:53:28 +0500
Besides shopkeepers, citizens to be fined for flouting ban on plastic bags
Retailers and general public violating the ban will be fined Rs10,000 and Rs5,000 respectively, says official

Tue, 09 Mar 21 07:14:38 +0500
COAS, UK CDS discuss Afghan peace process
The visiting dignitary acknowledged Pakistan’s continuous efforts for peace and stability in the region

Sat, 06 Mar 21 11:53:12 +0500
A human price for surplus power
Pakistan now produces more power than it uses. But why do many areas continue to suffer back-breaking power outages?

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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