WAGAH: From grins in a carefully synchronised daily flag ceremony to murderous exchanges across barbed wire in Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border is a 70-year-old scar that will not heal. Thousands cheer at the Wagah border crossing this week as the two countries celebrate the anniversaries of their independence, when British India was carved into two […]
تھنڈرسٹرک II
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70 years of pain across India-Pakistan border
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People protest against police for arresting murderer
GUJRANWALA: Dozens of citizens staged a protest demonstration in front of the CPO office on Friday. The protesters including men and women chanting slogans against Sadar police and alleged that their relative Sohail resident of Kot Bakar was gunned down by an influential person Hassan about three months ago while local police have taken no […]
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Governor opens Millennium University College, Clifton
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair inaugurated The Millennium University College (TMUC), Clifton on Sunday. “The Millennium University College is spreading education nationwide with consistency and academic excellence under the dynamic leadership of Chief Executive Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq,” a press release issued by the university said. “Another milestone in the history of Roots Millennium Schools was […]
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Pakistan summons Indian envoy over LoC violations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned India’s deputy high commissioner over the continued ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC). SA and SAARC Director General Dr Muhammad Faisal summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces in Chirikot Sector (Kakuta, Nullah and […]
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Sherry says anti-press draft mockery of democracy
ISLAMABAD: PPP Vice President Sherry Rehman on Monday voiced her strong opposition against the Pakistan Print Media Regulatory Authority (PPMRA) Ordinance draft which threatens press freedom. During the last PPP government, she said, “We repealed this kind of black press law in the first hundred days of our government. It was a promise Shaheed Mohtarma […]
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NAB committed to tackling corruption, says chairman
Islamabad: NAB (National Accountability Bureau) Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry called corruption the mother of all evils as it deprives deserving persons of their due rights and contributes to the breakdown of law and order in society and said that NAB was committed to rooting out corruption with “iron hands”. He stated that the organisation’s anti-corruption […]
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DIG reviews Muharram security
KHAIRPUR/SUKKUR: A meeting regarding security arrangements for Muharram was held on Saturday. The meeting was presided over by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sayed Feroze Shah. Shah emphasised on the importance of combing and searching operations and close coordination between all security agencies during the holy month. While giving a briefing, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghulam […]
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Of white car and black money
After a long session just shy of four hours, when Shahbaz Sharif emerged out of the Judicial Academy he said less about what he was quizzed and more about the political environment the house of Sharifs was going through. Selective accountability was his complaint and the target was Musharraf and camp that supported him. […]
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Khursheed Shah visits distributaries
SUKKUR: Opposition Leader in Parliament Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah visited the various minors and distributaries of the Rohri, Salehpat and Pano Akil taluka over the repeated complaints and protests of the growers of power theft and water shortage in tell end growers. In a protest in front of Syed Khursheed shah house growers of the […]
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China strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan
BEIJING: Strongly condemning terrorist attack and opposing all forms of terrorism, a Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson assured that China would always stand behind Pakistan in its fight against terrorism and its efforts for stability of the country and security of its people on Saturday. “We will always stand behind the Pakistani side in its fight […]
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Thin attendance in offices after Eid ul Fitr
ISLAMABAD: People started dragging themselves back to work after Eid holidays in the government and private sector offices. Thin attendance was observed in offices on Thursday, the first working day after Eidul Fitr. The government had announced Eid holidays for its employees from Monday, June 26, to Wednesday, June 28. However, the government and private […]
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Facebook teams up with local company to empower women
The Women’s Digital League (WDL), which is a local social enterprise has come into an agreement with social networking site Facebook to help advance and promote the efforts and careers of home-based women entrepreneurs throughout the country. It is their belief that when women start earning independently, not only do they gain a newfound sense […]
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Shell in Pakistan ordered to pay $2.4M for tanker blast
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday ordered Shell Pakistan to pay at least $2.4 million in compensation after more than 200 people were killed when one of its tankers overturned and exploded in a devastating inferno last month. The tanker contracted by Royal Dutch Shell’s local subsidiary crashed on a main highway in central Punjab province while […]
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ECP withholds notification of Saeed Ghanis victory
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Two killed, one injured in Kasi Road shooting
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Panama of the idiot box
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Ahsan Iqbal confirms holding Saudi iqama
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Police seal illegal gas decanting points
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JITs Irfan Mangi tasked to file references against Sharifs
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Chief Justice Sindh takes sou moto on torturing female health staff
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Naval chief calls on German counterpart in Berlin