PM urges people of Kurram to fully participate in upcoming LG elections

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the people of District Kurram to fully participate in the second phase of upcoming local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The prime minister, who was scheduled to visit Parachinar and address a public gathering there on Friday, in a video message extended his apologies to the people of […]

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Three die in passenger coach-trailer collision near Swabi

ISLAMABAD:At least three persons including two women were killed and several others injured when a passenger coach collided with a trailer on Karnal Sher Khan Interchange near Swabi on Friday morning. According to Rescue 1122, the flying coach was going to Peshawar when it crashed into the trailer as a result three persons died on […]

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No intention to impose governor’s rule in Sindh: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday made it clear that the Federal Government had no intention to impose governor’s rule in Sindh. Addressing a press conference along with federal ministers Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry here, he said today the Political Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister […]

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Fawad asks opposition to respect people’s mandate

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday asked the opposition parties to respect the people’s mandate and refrain from playing with their sentiments. He, in a tweet, said the public anger would have to be faced if the Sindh House was made another ‘Changa Manga’. As regards the gathering of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s […]

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Pakistan rejects Indian Home Minister’s remarks about partition, Kartarpur Sahib corridor

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Friday categorically rejected the unwarranted and gratuitous remarks made by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, during a recent event, questioning the partition and location of Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. The Foreign Office Spokesperson, in a statement, said Pakistan also reiterated its serious concern over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership’s increasing tendency of dragging […]

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IHC reserves decision on plea against political gatherings

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved judgment on maintainability of the petition seeking to stop any political processions in D-Chowk Islamabad. Justice Aaner Farooq of IHC heard the case filed by a lawyer Muhammad Asif Gujjar. Ministry of Interior, Establishment Division, Chief Commissioner ICT and 10 political parties had been named in the […]

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OIC Meeting: ICT admin notifies March 21,22,24 local holidays

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has announced that March 21,22 and 24 will be observed as local holidays in the federal capital on the occasion of the 48th Session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers. According to a notification issued on Friday, all federal ministries/divisions along with attached departments and […]

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