Jashan-e-Azadi Sports Festival in Mardan on August 13: Jamshed Baloch

PESHAWAR:Deputy Director Sports Operation, Jamshed Baloch on Tuesday said that the first Mixed Martial Arts competition organized by the Directorate of Sports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is being held on August 13 in Mardan Sports Complex, for which preparations are being completed. Jamshed Baloch said that as desired by Sports Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Atif Khan, these […]

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ECP verdict ‘blatantly’ exposes Imran Khan benefitted from prohibited funding: Asif

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday said the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) verdict “blatantly” exposed benefitting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan from the prohibited foreign funding. Addressing a joint press conference flanked by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, he said it was a landmark judgment, which was […]

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Pakistani doctors to perform 500 free eye surgeries in Kabul

ISLAMABAD:A team of ophthalmologists from Pakistan are in Kabul to perform eye surgeries of the Afghan people. Around 500 eye surgeries will be done for free, the health officials said on Tuesday in Islamabad. The procedures include retina and oculoplastic surgeries, and will be done at the Noor Hospital – the national eye clinic – […]

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Police arrest 5 drug peddlers; recover 2000 grams charras

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi police on the directives of City Police Officer, Rawalpindi conducted raids in the jurisdiction of Ratta Amral, Airport and Banni Police Stations and arrested four alleged drug pushers and a bootlegger, besides recovering 2000 grams charras and 15 liters liquor from their possession. A police spokesman informed that during the course of action, Ratta […]

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Marriyum grieved over demise of writer Qaim Naqvi

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of Pakistan Television (PTV) reporter Namood Muslim’s father Sayed Qaim Naqvi. Renowned writer and poet Qaim Naqvi was also a senior former officer in the information ministry. In her condolence message, Marriyum prayed to the Almighty to rest […]

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PNCA’s exhibition receives overwhelming response from art-lovers

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan National Council of Arts’ (PNCA) exhibition showcasing sculpture work of 30 Pakistani artists has received overwhelming response from the art-lovers who were stunned by the indefinable beauty of artifacts carved with precision. “The presence of different artistic sculpture in the gallery has made the ambiance of gallery very mesmerizing which cannot be described in […]

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Federal ministers visit Thatta, Badin to assess damages caused by monsoon rains

HYDERABAD:The committee of federal ministers formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Thatta and Badin districts, Sindh on Tuesday to determine the damage in the areas affected by the monsoon rains. Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, Federal Minister for Information Technology Syed Aminul Haque and MNA Khialdas Kohistani were also included in the […]

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PLF Dera condoles Pak-Army’s helicopter crash in Lasbela

D.I.KHAN:People’s Lawyers Forum (PLF) Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday expressed grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of Pak-Army officers and soldiers in the helicopter crash in Lasbela area of Balochistan. In a statement, PLF Dera Divisional President Shah Fahad Ansari, District President Sardar Adnan Khan Sadozai and other cabinet members expressed their condolence with the […]

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