PM visits Peshawar Corps Headquarters; briefed on prevailing security situation

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Peshawar Corps Headquarters on Friday. The prime minister, who was accompanied by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor and Chief Minister, upon arrival laid a wreath at the Martyrs’ Monument. He was briefed in detail about the prevalent security situation, ongoing stabilization operations, […]

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Nawaz can’t stay in UK by pretending illness: Shahzad Akbar

ISLAMABAD:Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability Shahzad Akber on Friday said that Nawaz Sharif could not stay in United Kingdom on false pretense of illness as he had been declared liar. Reacting to a tweet of Maryam Aurangzeb, he said that it was the fact that Nawaz Sharif was declared liar from all […]

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FM Qureshi calls for concerted int’l effort to fight COVID-19 pandemic

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday called for a concerted international effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and to develop a vaccine that was accessible to all as a global public good. “Pakistan remains opposed to any politicization of the issue,” Foreign Minister Qureshi said while addressing the 28th Association of South East Asian […]

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Bike-lifter gang busted, 13 motorcycles recovered

SARGODHA:Police arrested four members of a bike-lifter gang and recovered 13 stolen motorcycles from their possession. Police said on Friday,Satellite police team conducted raid and arrested four accused– Nauman Ali,Azhar Abbas,Mubashar Ali and Ali Abbas,besides recovered 13 bikes worth Rs 870,000 from them. The gang was involved in dozen of motorcycle lifting incidents. A case […]

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Prices of chicken, eggs, tomatoes, pulses, other food items go down

ISLAMABAD:The prices of various food items went down considerably during the week ending on August 5, as compared to the previous week, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Friday revealed. According to the data, the prices of tomatoes witnessed decrease of 18 per cent whereas banana prices declined […]

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Court awards death sentence to man for killing wife

RAWALPINDI:A District and Sessions court Rawalpindi on Friday awarded a death sentence to an accused of murdering his own wife. Bilal Asghar was found guilty of murdering his wife over a family dispute. The Additional District and Sessions Judge Masood Akhtar Kiani pronounced the verdict after recording evidence of the witnesses and final arguments by […]

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Present govt focuses on sustainable projects: Shibli Faraz

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Syed Shibli Faraz said that his ministry, carrying forward the vision of the present government, will play its due role to enhance the footprint of Pakistan in OIC in the field of Science and Technology to achieve greater technological and trade related benefits for Pakistan. The minister was speaking […]

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