Courts exempt Shehbaz, son from personal appearance in 3 references

LAHORE:Two different accountability courts on Thursday exempted Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz from personal appearance for one day in three references. The courts adjourned hearing of Ashiana Housing and Money Laundering references till May 14 and Ramzan Sugar Mills reference till May 21. Accountability Court Judge Sajid Ali heard the […]

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SBP, Pakistan Rugby Union to jointly host Tri-Nation Asian Rugby Division-II event

LAHORE:Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Director General (DG) Javed Chohan said on Thursday that the Sports Board Punjab and Pakistan Rugby Union will jointly host Tri-Nation Asian Rugby Division-II event at Punjab Stadium in the last week of May. He said that hosting an international rugby tournament is definitely a great honour for the Sports Board […]

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PM confident his visit to Saudi Arabia to ‘renew bonds of brotherhood’

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed confidence that his visit to Saudi Arabia would renew and reaffirm the bonds of brotherhood and friendship with the Kingdom. “Today, I am embarking on a visit to Saudi Arabia to renew and reaffirm our bonds of brotherhood and friendship,” the prime minister said in a tweet ahead […]

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Project being launched to identify earthquake, landslide ‘hotspots’

ISLAMABAD:Geological experts are all set to start work on a project, during the current fiscal year, to compile data of the country’s ‘active faults’ and potential landslide ‘hotspot’ zones that would prove to be a major step towards the disaster risk reduction activities. The project would be completed at a cost of Rs 412.769 million […]

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Kashmiri leader urges US to push India to end atrocities in India and in Kashmir

NEW YORK: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, secretary-general of the Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum, said Wednesday that the United States has a moral obligation, as a world power, to impel India to bring to an immediate end its systematic atrocities in occupied Kashmir and across the South Asian country. “The United States cannot simply stand […]

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Pakistan committed to cement abiding ties with Cuba: Khar

ISLAMABAD:State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday expressed Pakistan’s resolve to cement abiding ties with Cuba and its people. In a meeting with Cuban Ambassador Zener Caro, the State Minister fondly remembered the assistance provided by Cuba during the massive earthquake in Pakistan in 2005. The Cuban ambassador felicitated the Khar on […]

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