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Sun, 08 Aug 21 06:22:56 +0500
Crisis as SHC CJ refuses elevation to apex court
CJP has summoned a meeting of JCP on August 10 to consider matter of nomination

Sat, 07 Aug 21 04:54:50 +0500
ADB approves $500m loan to buy vaccines
Both sides sign agreement on highly concessional rates with 25-year repayment period

Sun, 08 Aug 21 05:54:30 +0500
52 rounded up in RYK temple attack case
Punjab police chief says raids, search operation underway to arrest others.

Sat, 07 Aug 21 14:19:34 +0500
Pakistan ‘deeply regrets’ UNSC snub
Islamabad rejects allegations at council’s Friday session that it provides safe haven to Taliban

Sat, 07 Aug 21 13:05:17 +0500
Sindh lockdown to be lifted on 9th: NCOC
95 coronavirus deaths reported in country in 24 hours

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, 07 Aug 21 16:30:18 +0500
Race to vaccinate
But as citizens line up in queues, not everything is going as smoothly as hoped

Sat, 07 Aug 21 14:58:51 +0500
Let the (video) games begin
Pakistan is silently producing a generation of globally renowned esports competitors

Sat, 07 Aug 21 14:58:42 +0500
Tête-à-tête with Amjad Islam Amjad
In a candid interview, the legendary poet and playwright discusses his legacy and future of literary arts in Pakistan

Sat, 07 Aug 21 20:10:30 +0500
40% of population to get jabs by 14th
Apex Committee meeting vows to take measures to control fourth wave of pandemic

Sat, 07 Aug 21 14:58:36 +0500
Pandemic blues: mental health and the new normal
With new strains of Covid-19 seemingly emerging, the surge in anxiety and depression seems unlikely to subside

Sat, 07 Aug 21 20:12:50 +0500
Free treatment for HIV/AIDs: Dr Rashid
Radio programme being launched to raise awareness about the disease

Sat, 07 Aug 21 14:58:18 +0500
The convenience of hindsight
Javed Jabbar’s ‘But Prime Minister’ reflects on the author’s interactions with Benazir Bhutto

Sat, 07 Aug 21 14:58:15 +0500
A challenge greater than the Olympics
The representation of South Asian women remains minuscule at the Olympics in Tokyo as well as in sports in general

Sat, 07 Aug 21 19:47:14 +0500
Pakistan may be moved from UK’s ‘red’ to ‘amber’ list
PM Johnson says he is looking forward to Premier Imran’s visit to Britain soon

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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