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Aid of Civil Powers Ord 2019: SC suspends PHC judgment
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Aid of Civil Powers Ord 2019: SC suspends PHC judgment

The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended Peshawar High Court (PHC) judgment on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government's 'Action (in Aid of Civil Power) Ordinance 2019' which had directed the provincial government to notify all the interment centers as sub-jai
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Agreement on Kartarpur Corridor signed
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Agreement on Kartarpur Corridor signed

Pakistan and India Thursday signed the agreement on Kartarpur Corridor for facilitation of visa-free travel of pilgrims to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Punjab's Narowal district. The agreement which was signed from Pakistan's side by Dr Mohammad Faisal, Di
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Pakistan set to become one of top places for investment: PM
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Pakistan set to become one of top places for investment: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed hope that Pakistan would become one of the top places for investment after the World Bank improved Pakistan's Ease of Doing Business Ranking by 28 points. The Premier said in his tweet, "Pakistan achieves biggest im
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
PML-N raises alarm about health of Nawaz
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PML-N raises alarm about health of Nawaz

Main opposition party said on Thursday the health of its leader, jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was deteriorating and the government was victimising him by delaying treatment as part of a campaign against him and his family. Sharif, 69, a thre
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Nawaz satisfied with treatment: minister
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Nawaz satisfied with treatment: minister

While the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is said to have diagnosed with acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an immune disorder that leads to an abrupt and sharp drop in blood platelets, Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Thursday said th
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
ATC acquits all accused involved in Sahiwal encounter
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ATC acquits all accused involved in Sahiwal encounter

An anti-terrorism court on Thursday acquitted all six personnel of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) who had allegedly killed four persons including a woman and her daughter in an encounter in Sahiwal. The court extending benefit of doubt ruled that the
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Ministry alludes to a potential NAB case
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Ministry alludes to a potential NAB case

Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) is reportedly concerned that any deal for the revival of M/s Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited (TSML) with Ciena Group of USA can be a potential case of NAB, well-informed sources told Business Recorder.
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Denmark passes law to strip jihadists of nationality
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Denmark passes law to strip jihadists of nationality

Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a controversial law allowing the government to strip dual-national suspected jihadists of their citizenship to stop them from returning to Danish soil. The law is primarily designed to target Danes fighting for the
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
UK police say 39 found dead in truck were Chinese
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UK police say 39 found dead in truck were Chinese

British police said Thursday that 39 people found dead in a truck near London are believed to be Chinese nationals, in a case that has triggered national outrage over the people trafficking business. Emergency workers discovered the bodies early Wednesday
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Senate panel rejects PMC Ordinance 2019
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Senate panel rejects PMC Ordinance 2019

Terming the promulgation of ordinance as unconstitutional and unlawful practice, the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat unanimously rejected 'Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance, 2019' and recommended the government to withdraw it immediat
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Azam Khan made AC -II judge
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Azam Khan made AC -II judge

The government Thursday appointed Muhammad Azam Khan, district and sessions judge/judge special court (banking court), as Accountability Court-II judge.
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
News consumers: speakers call for media literacy
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News consumers: speakers call for media literacy

Keeping in view the spread of information from various sources including social and other media, the speakers at a training workshop stressed the need of media literacy for all news consumers in order to make them able to access and analyze information. T
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
CDA's notice to JUI-F leader criticised
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CDA's notice to JUI-F leader criticised

The vice-chairman Pakistan Bar Council on Thursday strongly condemned a notice issued by Capital Development Authority (CDA) to former chief of the PBC and leader of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Kamran Murtaza alleging nonconforming use of his house in Isl
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
No one will be allowed to disrupt routine life: Punjab CM
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No one will be allowed to disrupt routine life: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Thursday said that indiscriminate action will be initiated against lawbreakers and no one will be allowed to interrupt the routine life of the people. "Ensuring law and order is the fundamental responsibility of t
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Speakers urge UN to resolve Kashmir issue
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Speakers urge UN to resolve Kashmir issue

District Education Authority (DEA) in collaboration with Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industries held a seminar on the topic of "Did United Nations fail on Kashmir Issue" here on Thursday at FCCI Auditorium. Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali was the ch
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Workshop on climate change held
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Workshop on climate change held

The initiative of a fully equipped tannery zone is a significant leap forward by Sialkot Tannery Association to modernize the local leather industry in an environment friendly way. Industrialists of Sialkot have already proved to be torch bearers of corpo
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Bilawal inaugurates NED University Campus in Thar
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Bilawal inaugurates NED University Campus in Thar

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari along with Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the Thar Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, (NED) University Campus at Shaheed Benzir Bhutto cultural Complex at Mithi and expressed his joy
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
PSP emerging as a strong political force, claims Kamal
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PSP emerging as a strong political force, claims Kamal

Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said that political parties are fragmenting into pieces just one year after their victory in elections, owing to their own incompetence, whereas the PSP, despite losing the polls, is emerging as
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
'Fire fighters to get risk allowance from today'
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'Fire fighters to get risk allowance from today'

Deputy Mayor Karachi Syed Arshad Hassan on Thursday gave assurance to pay fire allowance to the protesting fire department employees of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) by Friday (today) as the finance department has completed work in this connectio
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Nawaz's condition improving: Dr Mahmood
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Nawaz's condition improving: Dr Mahmood

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's condition is improving as his platelets count reportedly increased to 20,000 from 7,000, Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Principal and head of Medical Board treating the PML-N leader, Dr Mahmood Ayaz, sai
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
LHC calls Nawaz's report from medical board
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LHC calls Nawaz's report from medical board

A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday called report from a medical board conducting treatment of Nawaz Sharif at Services Hospital on Friday (today) on petition of PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif seeking bail for his elder brother Nawaz Sha
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am
NACTA issues threat alert
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NACTA issues threat alert

The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) on Thursday issued a threat alert across the country, fearing that terrorists attack of ISKP may target proposed Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Azadi march scheduled to start on October 27 and will enter
Published 25 Oct, 2019 12:00am