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Assad vows support for Kurds
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Assad vows support for Kurds

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday said the regime would support Kurdish fighters in the northeast of the war-torn country against Turkish soldiers and their Syrian proxies. "We are prepared to support any group carrying out popular resistance ag
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Zardari shifted to PIMS cardiac centre
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Zardari shifted to PIMS cardiac centre

Former president Asif Ali Zardari was shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for medical checkup on Tuesday after appearing before the Accountability Court along with his sister Faryal Talpur in connection with the mega money laundering
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Armed man hits pedestrians with hijacked ambulance in Oslo
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Armed man hits pedestrians with hijacked ambulance in Oslo

An armed man stole an ambulance in Oslo on Tuesday, lightly injuring five people including two babies in an apparent attempt to target pedestrians, Norwegian police and hospital officials told Reuters. The man was apprehended after police shot at the vehi
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
PPP slams government's act of dissolving PMDC
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PPP slams government's act of dissolving PMDC

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has strongly condemned the government's random, arbitrary move to dissolve Pakistan Medical and Dental Council- an internationally recognized statutory body that regulates the medical profession in Pakistan.
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Facebook post lands Sri Lanka motorist in hot water
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Facebook post lands Sri Lanka motorist in hot water

A Sri Lankan motorist risks jail for complaining on Facebook that he had been given a traffic ticket because he is Buddhist. Amid a fierce debate on religious freedoms in the Indian Ocean nation, the motorist now faces court action for the traffic offence
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
All high courts: SC summons record related to GIDC
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All high courts: SC summons record related to GIDC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned the record related to Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) from all the high courts. A three-member special bench, headed by Justice Mushir Alam, heard 107 petitions/appeals of various textile mills, cotton mill
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
People of Pakistan, AJK urged to prepare for 'proxy war'
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People of Pakistan, AJK urged to prepare for 'proxy war'

President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan Tuesday called upon the people of Pakistan and AJK to get prepared for 'proxy war' that has already been imposed by India and to defeat its designs through unity. Addressing a one-day conference on "Kash
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
SC directs government to complete formation of WWF
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SC directs government to complete formation of WWF

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the federal government to complete formation of Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) and makes it functional. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Umar Atta Bandial and Justice Ejazul Ahsan, while taking up a case pertaining to
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
'Azadi March' protest could hurt market sentiment: analysts
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'Azadi March' protest could hurt market sentiment: analysts

Uncertainty on political front after the announcement of 'Azadi March' in Islamabad by opposition parties could affect the market sentiment, forcing investors to take a back seat until the fervour dies down and clarity emerges, analysts said. "Broadly spe
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Akram Durrani moves IHC for bail before arrest
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Akram Durrani moves IHC for bail before arrest

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Akram Khan Durrani Tuesday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for seeking bail before arrest. A division bench of the IHC will take up the petition on Wednesday (today). Durrani filed the petition through hi
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
There's no change in 'our stance', Durrani tells Khattak
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There's no change in 'our stance', Durrani tells Khattak

Head of opposition's Rehbar Committee Akram Khan Durani Tuesday contacted the government's negotiation committee head, Defense Minister Pervez Khattak. Durani informed Khattak about the demands of JUI-F. Pervaiz Khattak on the occasion said that he would
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Protests, sit-in part of democratic system: LHC
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Protests, sit-in part of democratic system: LHC

The Lahore High Court on Tuesday observed that protests and sit-in were part of a democratic system and it was the government's job to control such activities and not through judicial orders. The court adjourned hearing a petition against establishment of
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Akram Durrani appears before NAB
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Akram Durrani appears before NAB

Former minister for housing and works and senior leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Akram Khan Durrani Tuesday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding the ongoing probe against him and his son for allegedly accumulatin
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Storms lash northern Italy as south swelters
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Storms lash northern Italy as south swelters

A taxi driver has drowned in Italy during violent storms in the north which flooded towns and destroyed a bridge, the fire service said Tuesday. Farmers in the sweltering south meanwhile sounded the alarm over a draught expected to hit crops hard.
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
DC Lahore takes charge
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DC Lahore takes charge

Newly appointed Deputy Commissioner Lahore Danish Afzal has taken the charge of Deputy Commissioner Lahore on Tuesday. He has replaced Asghar Joyia who was given additional charge of Deputy Commissioner one month ago. After assumption the charge, DC Lahor
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
India's LoC falsehood exposed
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India's LoC falsehood exposed

Pakistan on Tuesday arranged a visit of the diplomatic corps in Islamabad along with media, including foreign media, by helicopter to the site of recent Indian ceasefire violations which resulted in the martyrdom of five innocent civilians on the Pakistan
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am
'Imran to be held responsible if anything happens to Nawaz'
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'Imran to be held responsible if anything happens to Nawaz'

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Tuesday stated that Prime Minister Imran Khan will be held responsible if anything happens to the party's jailed leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif, who is currently under treatment at a hospital in Lahore for crit
Published 23 Oct, 2019 12:00am