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Sadako Ogata, first female UN refugee chief, dies

Japan's Sadako Ogata, the first woman appointed to head the UN's refugee agency, has died at the age of 92, Japan's foreign aid agency said Tuesday. As UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ogata was widely respected for her efforts to help refugees and inte

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Argentina's Grossi elected head of UN's nuclear watchdog

Argentina's Rafael Grossi was elected on Tuesday to head the UN's nuclear watchdog, which is tasked in particular with monitoring the implementation of the increasingly shaky Iran nuclear deal.

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Clashes as far-right EU lawmakers visit IOK

Dozens of clashes erupted in Indian Occupied Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said, as a delegation of mostly far-right European lawmakers paid a contentious visit to the restive region stripped of its autonomy in August.

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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'Surgeries at NICVD Tando Muhammad Khan soon'

Senior leader of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and MNA Syed Naveed Qamar on Sunday vowed to provide "15 to 20 million rupees within a couple of weeks" for the establishment of a paediatric surgery theatre and a Central Sterilization Department (CSD) at th

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Appointment of Cyan: Prosecution witness records statement

The Accountability Court Tuesday recorded the statement of a prosecution witness in the illegal appointment case of former chief executive officer of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The Accountability Court judge Muhammad Bashir while hearing the c

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Breast cancer claims 40,000 lives in Pakistan annually

"Every year 40,000 women die and 90,000 new cases of breast cancer are being identified in Pakistan which is the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia. The incidence is increasing in the developing world due to increase in life expectancy, increase in urb

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Six soldiers, five civilians injured in Afghan forces' firing

Six soldiers and five civilians including a woman got injured as Afghan security forces fired mortars from Afghan district Nari, Kunar province, to target civil population in Arundu village of Chitral district. According to a statement issued by Inter-Ser

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Inflation, unemployment: PM has lost the right to rule, claims Bokhari

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should resign immediately as he has failed to fulfil commitments made with the nation. PPP leader and former chairman Senate Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari Tuesday said that the protest mov

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Traders observe strike against massive taxation

Traders observed shutter down against massive taxation and other unfair and anti-traders policies of the government. All major business centres including GT Road, Khyber Bazaar, Hashtnagri, Karimpura, Ashraf Road, Qissa Khwani and Saddar Road remained clo

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Cleanliness drive: Sindh CM releases Rs 88 million to DMCs for refuse vans' repair

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in order to make his month-long cleanliness drive sustainable has released Rs 88 million to three DMCs and District Council Karachi to get their machinery repaired and start cleanliness work and the district where

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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PTBA urges FBR to extend date for e-filing returns

Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the last date for filing income tax returns till Dec 31 as the submission of around 1.6 million returns cannot be done till Oct 31. In a letter sent to FBR chai

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Aaj TV - Wednesday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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The Weather

The weather report on Tuesday (October 29, 2019) and the forecast for Wednesday (October 30, 2019).

Published 30 Oct, 2019 12:00am

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Cabinet allows sharing decisions with NAB, ICD

The Federal Cabinet has allowed sharing cabinet and cabinet committees' decisions with National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Inquiry Commission on Debt (ICD), amid Cabinet members' apprehension that this would further compromise the government's workin