Govt striving to control inflation to facilitate masses: Naeem

QUETTA:Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader Chaudhry Naeem Karim on Thursday said that the central government was striving seriously to control inflation to facilitate the masses.   Talking to reporter, he said that the inflation would be reduced significantly and the country will be saved from bankruptcy after the success of the federal government’s negotiations […]

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Rangers arrests fraudster from Lyari

KARACHI:Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Police in a joint intelligence based operation arrested a fraudster from Agra Taj Colony, Lyari and recovered arms and fake stamps of different government and non-governmental institutions.   According to a news release on Thursday, Rangers arrested Manzoor Ahmed alias Lakha and recovered 6 dozens of prohibited/unprohibited licenses, over 3 dozens […]

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Pakistan calls disinformation ‘global pandemic’ at first meeting of panel on countering  menace

NEW YORK:Warning that disinformation has become a “global pandemic”, Pakistan Thursday called for international cooperation to confront, counter, and defeat this scourge which fuels hate speech.   “We can succeed in doing so only through comprehensive international cooperation,” Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said at the launch meeting of  “Group of Friends for the Promotion […]

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LHC suspends single bench decision on e-challan system

LAHORE:A  Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Thursday suspended a single bench decision declaring the e-challan  system illegal, for having no legal backing.   The division bench, headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, passed the interim order on an appeal, filed by the Punjab government against the single bench decision. The bench also issued […]

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DC chairs meeting to review arrangements for LG polls

Nawabshah: Deputy Commissioner Aamir Hussain Panhwar chaired a meeting to give final shape to arrangements and provision of required facilities at polling stations ahead of the local government elections.   The DC instructed all related officials to make sure that potable drinking water, electricity, transport, polling staff and other facilities were available at polling stations […]

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AJK President seeks early holding of Civic Polls in AJK in line with orders of AJK SC

MIRPUR  (AJK): President AJK Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Thursday asked the election commission to redouble its efforts to hold local body elections in the State in line with the  orders of Supreme Court of AJK.   The President said this while talking to Chief Election Commissioner AJK Justice (Retd.) Abdul Rashid Sulahria who called […]

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Saudi delegation evinces interest in fortifying economic ties

LAHORE:Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have renewed their commitment to bolster economic ties in diverse fields including agriculture, construction, livestock and social sector.   The commitment to strengthen economic relations was reiterated in an exclusive meeting, organised by the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) here on Thursday, in honour of a high-profile Saudi delegation […]

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Shazia Marri expresses grief over demise of Asif Ali Zardari’s mother

KARACHI:Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Atta Marri has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of former president Asif Ali Zardari’s mother and grandmother of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.   In her condolence message on Thursday, she expressed her heartfelt sympathy and grief with the bereaved family and […]

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