Chinatown to ghost town: London's famous district is deserted as coronavirus fear spreads

As the UK confirms its first two cases and the World Health Organisation declares it a global emergency, the usually thriving central London spot has taken a major business hit.

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Nigel Farage hails Brexit as 'the most significant moment in modern British history'

The arch-Brexiteer whipped up jubilant crowds in London's Parliament Square on Friday night moments before the historic divorce from the bloc.

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ROBERT HARDMAN on how Britain's departure from the EU was for the most part good-natured

ROBERT HARDMAN: At least there was one point on which Remainer and Brexiteer could agree on Friday night. This was a very British farewell.

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Boris Johnson vows Brexit at 11pm will 'unleash' Britain

In an address to the nation, Boris Johnson shunned triumphalism despite the UK finally leaving the EU when the clock struck 11pm after four years of turmoil.

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Millionaire faces eviction from Henry VIII estate over claim he used mortgage to launder cash

Simon Giles, 41, lives in the south wing of the Grade II-listed Lullingstone Castle at Eynsford in Kent. He is now embroiled in a High Court legal battle with HSBC.

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EU leaders vow to remove 'red tape' to stop countries leaving

The red, white and blue national emblem was taken out of the line-up outside the European Council in the Belgian capital this evening.

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SAS advertises for women reservists for the first time

An advert on the Army's job website says applicants must be prepared 'to commit to intense and extended training demands' at the elite force's Hereford barracks.

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BBC's first LGBT correspondent sparks fury among colleagues

EXCLUSIVE The BBC's first LGBT correspondent Ben Hunte has sparked outrage among his colleagues by bragging about his promotion a day after the corporation announced 450 job cuts.

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Man, 35, is charged with murder of two women whose bodies were found in a freezer

Zahid Younis, 35, has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of the bodies in a freezer in Vandome Close, Canning Town, east London last April.

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Michael Gove admits post-Brexit trade with the EU will NOT be 'frictionless'

Michael Gove today admitted UK trade with the EU after Brexit will not be 'frictionless' as Boris Johnson prepares to ask Brussels for an 'off-the-shelf' future partnership agreement.

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Tony Blair says the UK must now 'make the best of' Brexit

Tony Blair today said the UK must 'make the best of' Brexit as he blamed Jeremy Corbyn and the 'mind-boggling ineptitude' of the Labour leadership for facilitating Britain's split from Brussels.

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Hotel chain at centre of UK coronavirus tweets '#happyfriday!'

The budget hotel chain at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak sent out an ill-timed tweet promotion...just hours after it confirmed two of its guests were the UK's first cases of the disease.

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Driver who spat at cyclist in pink Lycra and called him 'gay boy' jailed after traced using the DNA

Faisal Alizada, 23, from Shepherd's Bush abused Philip Howard from his car while they waited at traffic lights at Notting Hill Gate (file photo).

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Pakistan halts flights to and from China

Pakistan halts flights to and from China

Pakistan on Friday halted flights to and from China with immediate effect, a civil aviation official said, as the death toll from a virus outbreak spreading in China mounted and the World Health Organisation called it a global health emergency. “We are suspending flights to China until Feb 2,” additional secretary of aviation Abdul Sattar […]

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Govt launches foolproof cash transfer scheme for seven million poor women

Govt launches foolproof cash transfer scheme for seven million poor women

Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday launched Ehsaas Kafaalat programme to give stipend of Rs 2000 each to seven million poverty-stricken women through a foolproof and biometric-enabled cash disbursal mechanism across the country. “The foundation of Pakistan as a welfare state is being made here. We have now started moving towards a welfare state. Soon, it […]

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Anti-houbaraucracy and Sheikhonomics

Anti-houbaraucracy and Sheikhonomics

What is a houbara bustard and what is its correlation with ‘Sheikhonomics’, a field of study whose arrow comes pointing towards Pakistan during the hunting season and beyond? Should this thing be safeguarded? Why does it keep coming to Pakistan while various species including humans are trying to quit it? These are Pakistan Studies’ current […]

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Consequences of interest rate policy of SBP

Consequences of interest rate policy of SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued the monetary policy for the next two months of 2020. The authorities have kept the interest rateunchanged and fixed it at 13.25 percent for the coming months to target the future inflation expectations. This interest rate is higher than the policy rate of China (4.15), India (5.15), […]

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Senators call for effective steps against coronavirus, safe return of Pakistanis

Senators call for effective steps against coronavirus, safe return of Pakistanis

Legislators in the Upper House of parliament on Friday urged the government to take appropriate measures for safe return of the stranded Pakistani students and other citizens in China and also demanded proper arrangements in advance to deal with the coronavirus threat. During the proceedings of the House, some of the opposition senators flayed government’s […]

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Karachi vs Lahore

Karachi vs Lahore

There are many differences between Lahore and Karachi. The one immediately noticeable is that people from Karachi, or Karachiities, constantly brag about how they’re so much better than Lahore at everything. “Even the KFC tastes better in Karachi,” one diehard Karchiite said. Classy, I thought. Anything tastes better with paan, I suppose. Unfortunately, they are […]

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Bilawal again urges MQM-P to ‘rethink’ its alliance with PTI

Bilawal again urges MQM-P to ‘rethink’ its alliance with PTI

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Friday once again urged the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) to rethink its alliance with the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). “It is in the hands of MQM-P, which says it stands by the people of Karachi, wants to solve their problems and admits that the federal government has not […]

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War of attrition

War of attrition

Images of a wreckage of a plane fuselage emerged from Taliban sources. The remains were scattered across Ghazni province of eastern Afghanistan, where an aircraft crashed on January 27, 2020. The documents littered at the wreckage site, according to the Taliban, demonstrated that few US force officers were killed in the incident. The story was […]

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Mental health and suicides in Sindh

Mental health and suicides in Sindh

A global issue, suicide is a challenge to the political, economic and social systems and their legitimacy, including their contemporary forms and nomenclatures across the world. According to the World Health Organisation, close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15 to 19-year-olds. As […]

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Pakistan, US discuss joint efforts for Afghan peace

Pakistan, US discuss joint efforts for Afghan peace

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Special Representative on Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday agreed to continue consultations on the Afghan peace process. At a meeting that took place here at the Foreign Office, both discussed joint efforts for restoring peace in Afghanistan and current situation in the region. Foreign Minister Qureshi expressed […]

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Chicago man is first US person-to-person China coronavirus case

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that it was declaring the deadly coronavirus outbreak spreading from China to be a global health emergency.

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Bafta film and TV awards 2020 goes green scrapping goodie bags recycling red carpet

Organisers want the Bafta ceremony in London on Sunday night to be completely 'carbon neutral' - even though many film stars are expected to travel by plane from the US and other countries.

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Paramedics nurses and pharmacists could train to be doctors in three years NHS staffing crisis

The Government is hoping to take advantage of freedoms brought by Brexit to enable some medical staff to gain fast-track doctors' qualifications.

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Alastair Stewart accuser's history of 'anti-white bigotry' revealed

Lobbyist Martin Shapland, 34, of east London, says he 'takes no pleasure' in Mr Stewart, 67, standing down and described his decision as 'regrettable'.

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Hospital waiting room is evacuated amid suspicions patient has coronavirus

A waiting room at New Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Hertfordshire was evacuated amid fears two patients had coronavirus, last night. They allegedly sat there for two hours.

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Thug, 19, who boasted on Snapchat about stabbing a man to death is jailed

Enroy Ruddock, 19, from Coventry, who bragged about stabbing Emmanuel Lukenga, 21, on snapchat was found guilty of murder at Warwick Crown Court today.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle slammed for promoting phone network blamed for death of man

On Wednesday, the pair shared images on their official Instagram page, Sussex Royals, promoting 'Bell Let's Talk', which is run by phone provider Bell.

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Weinstein rape trial continues with five witnesses slated to testify

Harvey Weinstein's trial continued Thursday with four witnesses testifying against the disgraced movie mogul. One lawyer testified Weinstein hired Black Cube to allegedly spy on his accusers.

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Satellite images show the deserted roads and waterways of Wuhan

Satellite images of China's city of Wuhan are almost bereft of cars and people, in an illustration of how successful its quarantine efforts have been in convincing residents to stay home.

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Start me up: Young Pakistanis face uphill climb in tech innovation

Start me up: Young Pakistanis face uphill climb in tech innovation

For many of Pakistan’s farmers, long at the mercy of ruthless middlemen, an app enabling them to sell direct to clients could mean more money in their pockets. Omar Majid Warraich knew his idea could help thousands earn more from their crops, but the problem was he did not know how to execute it. “As […]

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Terror attacks drop, but Pakistan ‘not out of the woods’

Terror attacks drop, but Pakistan ‘not out of the woods’

Terror attacks in Pakistan plummeted by more than 85% over the last decade. It’s a welcome statistic for the country, but one that risks being overshadowed by international concern over its efforts to curb terror funding and lingering militant activity that could test any future peace agreement in neighbouring Afghanistan. The tally, put together by […]

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‘Finally free!’: Asia Bibi on Pakistan prison, life in exile

‘Finally free!’: Asia Bibi on Pakistan prison, life in exile

Recounting the hellish conditions of eight years spent on death row on blasphemy charges but also the pain of exile, Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has broken her silence to give her first personal insight into an ordeal that caused international outrage. Bibi was sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a Pakistani court in 2010 […]

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OGRA sends summary for reducing petrol price

OGRA sends summary for reducing petrol price

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Thursday sent a summary to the federal government for recommending modification in prices of petroleum products. OGRA recommended to reduce the prices of petrol up 6 paisas and 66 paisas in kerosene oil. The authority suggested rising prices of high-speed diesel up to Rs2.47 and Rs1.10 in […]

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PM House’s spokesperson rejects reports of hike in premier’s salary

PM House’s spokesperson rejects reports of hike in premier’s salary

The spokesperson of the Prime Minister House has rejected the reports regarding the increase in the premier’s salary and reiterated the call for a country-wide austerity drive being supervised by PM Imran Khan. The spokesperson said there is no truth in the reports about the hike of the premier’s salary as PM Imran Khan is […]

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Rangers organise free medical camp at Gurdwara Baba Nanak Shah Daharki

Rangers organise free medical camp at Gurdwara Baba Nanak Shah Daharki

As a goodwill gesture, the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) organised a free medical camp in the Panchayati Hall area of Gurdwara Baba Nanak Shah Daharki in Ghoki district in connection with the 353rd anniversary of the Sikh guru. Free medical facilities were provided to the people of the area. On this occasion, a team of cardiologists, […]

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11 killed as van crashes into pillar in Sargodha’s Bhera

11 killed as van crashes into pillar in Sargodha’s Bhera

At least eleven people were killed and seven others sustained injuries in an accident in Bhera police limits when the van crashed into a pillar, police said Thursday. According to police sources, the passenger van was travelling from Lahore to Islamabad on Motorway when the rashly driven van caughtes fire due to short circuit and […]

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ECP issues schedule for delimitation of wards

ECP issues schedule for delimitation of wards

After becoming fully functional, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued the schedule for delimitation of wards, and appointed the delimitation authorities and committees. The notification issued by ECP stated, “In pursuance of Article-222(b) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Sections 17 and 221 of the Elections Act, 2017, Section-11 of […]

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Punjab cabinet approves various amendments, appointments

Punjab cabinet approves various amendments, appointments

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar presided over the 24th Punjab cabinet meeting at 90-SQA on Thursday. The meeting approved amendments to Punjab Stamp Rules 1934. Under it, complete data of stamp vendors will be automated and they will be given smart cards for sale and purchase of less-value stamp papers. The meeting approved Punjab […]

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SDPI ranked 1st in Pakistan, 52nd best independent think tank in world

SDPI ranked 1st in Pakistan, 52nd best independent think tank in world

The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) ranked 1st in Pakistan, 15th among South East Asia and the Pacific and 52nd best independent think tanks in the world, according to the 14th edition of University of Pennsylvania Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) report released across the world. The 2019 GGTTI report indexes the over […]

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Out of Rs 1.2tr budget, Rs 870bn goes into salaries, Rs75bn to local bodies: Murad

Out of Rs 1.2tr budget, Rs 870bn goes into salaries, Rs75bn to local bodies: Murad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that out of Rs1.2 trillion provincial budget Rs870.2 billion are spent on salaries, employees’ retirement benefits, operation expenses, grants, subsidies, including Rs75 billion to local bodies and repair and maintenance. Therefore, there remain a small space for development works, even then the provincial government with appropriate […]

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UAE announces $200m financial aid for PM’s youth programme

UAE announces $200m financial aid for PM’s youth programme

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has announced to provide $200 million financial assistance to the Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan programme for youth development. The youth development programme initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan is receiving acknowledgement on international level as the UAE government offered assistance to Pakistan. UAE ambassador has made the announcement while […]

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Moot stresses collective efforts for reconstruction of society

Moot stresses collective efforts for reconstruction of society

Speakers at a conference here on Thursday stressed the need for collective efforts through a holistic approach to achieve the goals of reconstruction of society in Pakistan. The conference organized as part of a two-day training session under the ‘Hum Pakistani’ initiative was held at Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST). At least 70 […]

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Ending sense of deprivation in Balochistan vision of PM: Firdous

Ending sense of deprivation in Balochistan vision of PM: Firdous

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that ending sense of deprivation among the people of Balochistan and bring them at par with developed areas was the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a tweet, the SAPM said that meeting of Balochistan CM Jam […]

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Production orders for Shahid Khaqan, Saad Rafique, Ahsan Iqbal issued

Production orders for Shahid Khaqan, Saad Rafique, Ahsan Iqbal issued

Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Wednesday issued production orders of four members of national assembly (MNAs) belonging to different political parties. The MNAs whose production orders were issued include Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Syed Khurshid Shah, Khawaja Saad Rafique and Ahsan Iqbal. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Ahsan Iqbal and Saad Rafique are in National Accountability Bureau […]

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IHC seeks reply from Faisal Vawda in dual nationality case

IHC seeks reply from Faisal Vawda in dual nationality case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has on Wednesday sought reply from Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda till February 24 in dual nationality case. The plea seeking disqualification of Faisal Vawda was heard by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani. Vawda was a dual national at the time of filing nomination papers for general elections in […]

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Women’s participation in industrial process will strengthen provincial economy: Buzdar

Women’s participation in industrial process will strengthen provincial economy: Buzdar

A delegation of Bahawalpur Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry led by its President Sherry Arshad Khan called on Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at 90-SQA on Wednesday. Talking on this occasion, the chief minister said that women’s participation in the industrial process would strengthen the provincial economy. He added that the development of the […]

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Women have potential to excel in every field of life: Dr Firdous

Women have potential to excel in every field of life: Dr Firdous

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has said Pakistan has said women are a great asset for the country and they have the potential and abilities to excel in every field of life. She was addressing a consultative workshop on ‘Dukhtran e Pakistan’ organized by the Islamic Research Institute […]

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Punjab IG visits Elite Police Training Centre

Punjab IG visits Elite Police Training Centre

Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Shoaib Dastgir said that Elite Force is modern trained and specialized force of Punjab Police and its every constable has full capacity to successfully execute the difficult operation of any kind, therefore this force should be used during high-profile and intelligence-based operations. He stressed the need for using the force […]

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New cases of poliovirus surface in Sindh, Balochistan and KP

New cases of poliovirus surface in Sindh, Balochistan and KP

Three new cases of poliovirus were reported from Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday increasing the number of infected children to six in current year. The officials of the health ministry confirmed that a 26-month-old child was detected with poliovirus in Jumo Agham union council of Sindh’s Ratodero. The blood sample of the […]

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Children among seven killed in Bajaur roof collapse

Children among seven killed in Bajaur roof collapse

At least seven people including three children were killed and three others sustained injuries when the roof of a house collapsed due to heavy rains in Bajaur. As per the details, the ill-fated incident took place in tehsil Mohmand of tribal district Bajaur. Soon after the incident, rescue teams and area residents pulled out those […]

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Arrest of Islamabad activists unconstitutional: HRCP

Arrest of Islamabad activists unconstitutional: HRCP

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the arrest of at least 23 civil society activists and political workers in Islamabad, during a peaceful protest held yesterday to demand the release of civil rights activist Manzoor Pashteen. There is no indication that the protestors resorted to violence at any point, although video footage […]

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Axed KP ministers call on Imran, discuss differences with CM

Axed KP ministers call on Imran, discuss differences with CM

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly members Atif Khan and Shahram Khan Tarakai, who were axed from the provincial cabinet, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday. According to a private news channel, both Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders had their first meeting with PM Imran following their dismissal as ministers. Both the leaders talked about their differences […]

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PM for ensuring availability of wheat/flour across country

PM for ensuring availability of wheat/flour across country

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed for taking all possible steps to meet wheat requirements in the country and said that it should be ensured that no complaint over wheat or flour shortage could surface from any part of the country. Chairing a meeting over the availability of wheat, its demand, current stock and […]

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For the first time, treasury members boycott Punjab Assembly session

For the first time, treasury members boycott Punjab Assembly session

The government on Wednesday boycotted the proceeding of Punjab Assembly in an unprecedented move by pointing out the quorum. For the first time, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Raja Basharat led the treasury benches in boycott against the ‘unfriendly’ attitude of the PML-N-led opposition in Punjab Assembly. According to details, the PML-N was pressing […]

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Local bodies will have to be self-sufficient: Murad

Local bodies will have to be self-sufficient: Murad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the provincial government was paying electricity bills of the local bodies for the last many year, but our local bodies would have to be self-sufficient by rationalising the non-development expenditures and increasing tax collections and base. This he said on Wednesday while presiding over a […]

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BRT Peshawar to be completed by March 2020: Shaukat Yousafzai

BRT Peshawar to be completed by March 2020: Shaukat Yousafzai

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Shaukat Yousafzai on Wednesday informed that Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Peshawar project will be completed by the end of March this year. Talking to media in Peshawar, the provincial information minister ruling out the propaganda of increase in the cost of the BRT Peshawar, he said the total cost of […]

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SHC nullifies transfer notifications of DIG, SP

SHC nullifies transfer notifications of DIG, SP

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday nullified the transfer notifications of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Khadim Hussain Rind and Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr Rizwan. The SHC said in its remarks that both transfers were illegal as official procedure was not followed. The Sindh government cannot transfer police officials without consulting the […]

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Latino Theme Night introduced at Serena

Latino Theme Night introduced at Serena

The Serena Hotel has introduced Latino Theme Nightat the Grand Zamana restaurant. The visitors will be completely immersed in the Latin American culture and have the opportunity to indulge in authentic Latin cuisine every Tuesday night. Executive chefMarc Fontenelle, with over 38 years of culinary experience and 25 years as an executive chef, has created […]

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Minister, eminent sportsmen unveil USL trophies in GCU

Minister, eminent sportsmen unveil USL trophies in GCU

Punjab Higher Education Minister Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz Tuesday said the University Sports League (USL) would act as the finest sports nursery for producing and grooming sportsmen for Olympics and national teams. The minister was addressing a grand launch and trophy unveiling ceremony of USL held at the Government College University Lahore under the auspices […]

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CMCH Larkana on the brink of collapse due to posting of two medical superintendents

CMCH Larkana on the brink of collapse due to posting of two medical superintendents

The working of largest Teaching Hospital of rural Sindh, Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH), Larkana, has almost collapsed administratively as well as service delivery and equipment availability-wise, as two medical superintendents (MS) have been posted, one looking after administrative jobs and another has been awarded Drawing & Disbursing Officer’s (DDO) powers. Both are working in […]

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PTA raids illegal gateway exchange in Sukkur

PTA raids illegal gateway exchange in Sukkur

In its continuous efforts to curtail grey telephone trafficking, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) carried out a successful raid, in coordination with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), in Sukkur. During the raid, 19 illegal gateway devices, seven laptops, mobile broadband devices along with other equipment were recovered. Two persons were arrested and further investigations are […]

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SSP to get live video feed from seven police stations of Dadu

SSP to get live video feed from seven police stations of Dadu

The Dadu senior superintendent of police (SSP) launched a video link to connect the seven police stations of Dadu district with SSP office Dadu for receiving direct complaints from victims instead of arriving at SSP office Dadu on Wednesday. Dadu Town-A section police station, Johi, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Mehar, Sita Road, Tharari Mohabbat and Wahi […]

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Students protest against SEPCO for not installing meter, PMT at school

Students protest against SEPCO for not installing meter, PMT at school

Hundreds of students of Government Model High School, Naundero, took to streets here on Tuesday against sheer negligence of SEPCO authorities for their failure to install electricity meter and Pole Mounted Transformer (PMT) at their school since last ten years despite full payment. The students wearing school uniforms came out on roads after closing their […]

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UN Court rules Myanmar has to protect Rohingya Muslims

UN Court rules Myanmar has to protect Rohingya Muslims

Previously championed human rights activist, Aung San Suu Kyi had her arguments rejected as a UN court decided that Myanmar has to take measures to protect and ensure the safety of Rohingya Muslims. They have been killed, driven from their homes and tortured in what has been branded by the mainstream media as mass genocide […]

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PPP wants Sheikh Rashid arrested in Tezgam fire tragedy

PPP wants Sheikh Rashid arrested in Tezgam fire tragedy

Deputy Secretary Information of Pakistan People’s Party Palwasha Khan has demanded to dismiss Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid and initiation of a case against him for telling lie. In a statement Palwasha Khan said that an FIR should be registered against Sheikh Rashi after the investigation report in the Tezgam tragedy. Sheikh Rashid had said that […]

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Battle for witnesses looms as defense rests in Trump trial

Battle for witnesses looms as defense rests in Trump trial

The fight over calling witnesses to testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial intensified Tuesday after Trump’s lawyers closed their defense calling the abuse of power charges against him politically motivated. Democrats sought to have the Senate subpoena former White House national security advisor John Bolton to provide evidence after leaks from his forthcoming book […]

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Lord Lucan is 'FOUND by son of nanny he murdered': Fugitive peer 'is tracked down to Australia

Neil Berriman's mother Sandra Rivett was murdered by Richard John Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, in November 1974. The 52-year-old now thinks he's found Lucan in Perth, Australia.

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Education experts warn of bid to boost numbers of disadvantaged students getting to Oxbridge

Universities have agreed to increase the number of disadvantaged pupils taking up degree places. Oxford and Cambridge, however, have refused to expand their total undergraduate numbers.

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Bring back the 1970s! Britons were happier with democracy 50 years ago than they are now

Last year, more people in the UK were dissatisfied with democracy than they have been in 40 years, with around 60 per cent saying they felt this way - compared to just over 57 per cent in 1975.

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Killing Eve and Peaky Blinders help BBC's iPlayer enjoy 12 per cent leap in use

Killing Eve's second season was the most watched series of the year on the service. The BBC said this was the first time the service had 'broken' 4billion requests in a year, making it its best year.

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Somerset pensioner finds ancient dog amulet in drawer that could be worth £3million

When Alfred Correya, 66, of Taunton, Somerset, discovered the tiny jade jewel in a chest of drawers he had no idea of its tremendous value.

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Inheritance tax should be cut to 10 per cent because of soaring property prices, MPs say

Inheritance tax was meant as a levy on the wealthiest but rising house prices mean more families are caught in its grasp. It is currently charged at 40 per cent on homes over £650,000 for couples.

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How men are getting the prostate cancer message

Iain Leighton, 68, (pictured) only learned he had prostate cancer when he went to the doctor for a cycling injury. But early diagnosis meant he was treated before it spread.

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Northern Rail is voted 'worst' train company in Britain just days before it could be renationalised

Northern Rail achieved the dismal score following months of delays, cancellations and strikes. Government sources say the operator could be stripped of its franchise today.

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Government experts lay out plans for tough new points-based immigration system

The Migration Advisory Committee said post-Brexit arrangements to replace EU freedom of movement could slow the growth in the UK population and make people slightly better off.

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Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's stop selling free range eggs from farm that lost its RSPCA licence

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: The supermarkets are investigating Hoads Farm, East Sussex, where animal rights activists filmed rotten corpses and piles of smashed eggs.

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Backlash over 5G Huawei deal

Boris Johnson was fighting to contain a ferocious backlash at home and abroad last night after giving Huawei the green light to take part in the rollout of the 5G network.

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Investors in Neil Woodford's fund may only get a THIRD of their money back, administrators warn

Savers who invested in Neil Woodford' flagship fund, Woodford Equity Income Fund, face heavy losses this week when they finally begin to get their money back.

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Love Island star Connor Durman 'sent racist messages to ex girlfriend Stevie-Leigh Pich'

Connor Durman, 25, broke up with his ex Stevie-Leigh Pich, 22, (pictured together) months before going into the South Africa villa and was coupled up with Rochelle Humes's sister Sophie Piper, 21.

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Police Federation chief says ALL smart motorway projects must be suspended

National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter has urged the government to suspend all new smart motorways 'as a matter of urgency'.

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Firms refurbishing Grenfell Tower knew two years before blaze cladding would fail

Emails from March 2015 suggest the risk of a catastrophic fire was 'foreseen' by designers, contractors, and fire safety consultants responsible for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment.

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Prince Andrew tells pals he WILL talk to the FBI

A US prosecutor accused the Duke of York of 'zero co-operation' with their investigation, but a source close to Andrew claimed: 'Nothing could be further from the truth.'

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Ghislaine Maxwell begged royal friend to help her MARRY Jeffrey Epstein

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE writes that Ghislaine Maxwell asked friend Christina Oxenberg to write her autobiography so that paedophile Jeffrey Epstein would fall in love with her.

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Pictured: Boy, 16, who was stabbed to death at packed London railway station

Louis Johnson was on his way home to his mother when he was attacked by a suspect carrying a foot-long machete at East Croydon station in south London on Monday.

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Graphic designer, 29, recreates icons of history... as they would look today

Graphic designer Becca Saladin, from Texas, researched the portraits and statues of famous historical figures before recreating them and bringing the figures into the 21st century.

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The hidden £17,500 cost for your child to go to university

Ever since Tony Blair introduced tuition fees, successive governments of all political hues have told the tale 'there's no upfront cost to go to university'. I'm afraid that's a lie.

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Britain's 'worst mother' Karen Matthews gets second mystery letter

Loathed Karen Matthews has been told 'Pack your bags and you leave NOW' in a second mystery letter offering her £50,000 to quit Britain.

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Relatives of a family-of-five who died in petrol-bomb attack complain to ITV over Corrie scene

Michelle Pearson's daughters Demi, 15, Lacie, seven, Lia, three, and her son Brandon, eight, all died in the blaze in Walkden, Greater Manchester, in December 2017.

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Constable is sacked after putting police officer ex into a chokehold

PC Dean Wolstencroft, of West Yorkshire Police, assaulted his ex, also a serving officer, on six separate occasions, a misconduct hearing heard at the force's headquarters at Wakefield (pictured).

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Free range chicken farm that supplies major supermarkets is STRIPPED of its licence by the RSPCA

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Hoads Farm near Hastings, East Sussex, was suspended after animal rights activists found rotting corpses, bleeding hens and filthy conditions at the business.

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Tories pledge £500m to reopen Beeching lines

Ministers have pledged £500million to reopen closed railway lines in the North of England. Lines earmarked for restoration include many which were axed in the controversial Beeching closures.

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BBC blasted for failing to translate subtitles during Polish President's speech at Auschwitz event

During the BBC's coverage of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a speech by Polish president Andrzej Duda did not have any subtitles. It just said 'speaks own language'.

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Mother-of-two nurse, 49, died from cervical cancer after being told SIX TIMES she did not have it

Julie O'Connor, 49, from Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, was let down by a catalogue of failures which allowed her two-inch tumour to spread, Avon Coroner's Court was told.

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MPs accuse road bosses of a 'shocking degree of carelessness' over smart motorway roll-out

Furious MPs are urging Highways England to halt construction of the new roads for three years so safety improvements can be made.

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US tourist couple tell how they tackled 'hammer-wielding history buff who tried to steal Magna Carta

Mark Royden, 47, meticulously schemed his daring raid of Salisbury Cathedral, scouting out CCTV cameras and examining a floor plan, jurors were told.

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British man, 39, 'kills himself' inside ICE facility in Florida

A British man, 39, has died while in ICE custody at a facility in Florida.A preliminary investigation found the cause of death for the unidentified man was asphyxiation due to hanging.

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Spies v MPs on Huawei deal: MI5, MI6 and GCHQ tell Boris Johnson to press ahead with 5G deal

The PM has promised to deliver better broadband and the Government believes that if it were to choose another provider for 5G, it would take years to get the same result, at a higher cost.

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Man leaps from Old Bailey public gallery and threatens to kill top QC as courtroom riot breaks out

After Judge Richard Foster passed sentence today following five defendants' convictions for murdering a gangland rival, enraged supporters of the killers started screaming abuse and hurled objects.

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Climber, 39, becomes first Briton to conquer Antarctic mountain only ten people had ever seen

Leo Houlding battled 1,250 miles across Antarctica in sub-zero temperatures and gales to reach Spectre, a jagged peak near the South Pole.

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Author Philip Pullman moans new Brexit 50p coin is missing Oxford comma slated on Twitter

Philip Pullman, 73, told his followers the commemorative Brexit coin should be 'boycotted by all literate people' because it is missing the correct punctuation.

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Company boss, 51, is cleared of groping woman's bottom at Lord's test match

James Lattimer, 51, was accused of kissing the woman and allegedly 'grabbed her bum cheek' during the England v India test match on 9 August 2018.

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Gran of 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' suicide pact twins at war with ex-wife of one of the boys

The tragic twins' gran Phoebe Smith, 75, says she wants the bodies of her grandsons Billy and Joey Smith buried together in Sevenoaks, Kent - while Joey's ex-wife wants him laid to rest in Essex.

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Film director Tim Burton is warned he must protect trees in grounds of his £11m Hampstead Heath home

The 61-year-old - formerly married to actress Helena Bonham Carter - is currently giving his £11million Edwardian mansion in North London a renovation less than a year after buying it.

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Moment father, 43, is confronted by paedophile hunters after asking girl, 12, to have sex with him

Gareth Welch, 43, from Ebbw Vale in Wales, messaged the Facebook profile of the decoy girl and was immediately told she was 12 years old - but still said he wanted to have sex with her.

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Pharmacy worker, 40, who sold prescription medication to drug dealers is jailed for six years

David Ihenagwa, 40, of London, used his position as a medicines purchaser at his mother's 'respected' high street pharmacy to buy more than 1.65 million highly-addictive Class B and Class C pills.

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Thugs attack each other with crutches and a 'granny' shopping trolley at a London market

Three young men and a young woman were filmed fighting on Lewisham High Street on Thursday night. One thug beats another with a crutch and at one stage the woman swings a shopping trolley at a youth.

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Imran ‘bridges the gulf’ between Centre, Sindh

Imran ‘bridges the gulf’ between Centre, Sindh

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday assured the chief minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah that all the important issues including development schemes, wheat shortage and locust swarm attacks would be resolved on priority basis. During a meeting here at Governor’s House, the chief minister, while discussing development schemes, told the prime minister that […]

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Pakistan, China working closely to tackle threat of coronavirus

Pakistan, China working closely to tackle threat of coronavirus

Since outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan city of China, the Pakistani and Chinese government are working closely to manage the situation, a statement issued by the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad reassured on Monday. “More than 500 students and citizens of Pakistan in Wuhan are safe and sound. They are all well-attended and being looked […]

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Taliban claim downing US Air Force plane in Afghanistan

Taliban claim downing US Air Force plane in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed a US forces aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan Monday hours after a plane went down into an area controlled largely by the insurgents. The militants claim comes as confusion continued to surround the incident, with Afghan officials and airliners denying that any of their aircraft are missing while NATO have yet to […]

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IHC dismisses petition as new CEC takes oath

IHC dismisses petition as new CEC takes oath

Supreme Court Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Monday administered oath of the office to Jalal Sikandar Sultan as chief election commissioner at a simple but dignified ceremony. Judges of the Supreme Court, attorney general for Pakistan, officers of Election Commission of Pakistan, Federal Judicial Academy, Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, prominent lawyers and law […]

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PTM’s Pashteen arrested over sedition charges

PTM’s Pashteen arrested over sedition charges

Hours after being arrested from Peshawar on Monday, Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen was sent to Central Jail on a 14-day judicial remand by a magistrate. Police said a case was registered against the PTM chief at the City Police Station in DI Khan on Jan 18 under sections 506 (punishment for criminal […]

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Kamyab Jawan Programme launched in Sindh

Kamyab Jawan Programme launched in Sindh

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the way Pakistani nationals have excelled in different professions abroad manifests abundance of talent in the country, which needs to be promoted on the basis of merit. “We can improve all departments up to international standard by only following merit,” he said while addressing a distribution ceremony of […]

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Hard times are over: PM

Hard times are over: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the previous year was a very difficult one as the country was on the verge of default, but now with the grace of the Almighty, they have overcome the hard times with a stabilised economy. He said now the government had to focus on provision of employment opportunities, […]

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Three KP ministers sacked for ‘not heeding cabinet decisions’

Three KP ministers sacked for ‘not heeding cabinet decisions’

Three ministers of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government were removed from their portfolios, a notification issued by the provincial administration cabinet wing revealed on Sunday. The sacked ministers are Muhammad Atif Khan, who was the minister for sports, culture and tourism; Shahram Khan Tarakai, who was the minister for health; and Shakeel Ahmed, who held the […]

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Kashmiris observe India Republic Day as ‘black day’ Indian troops martyr three youth in Pulwama

Kashmiris observe India Republic Day as ‘black day’ Indian troops martyr three youth in Pulwama

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and across the world on Sunday observed Indian Republic Day as ‘black day’ in protest against India’s continued denial of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. Call for the observance of the black day was given by All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Geelani, and other […]

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Maximum financial relief for people this year, says Firdous

Maximum financial relief for people this year, says Firdous

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was committed to taking country on the road to progress and prosperity, as per the aspirations of the nation. Speaking at a press conference, she said the country was now moving ahead successfully towards […]

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CPI 2019 doesn’t say corruption increased in Pakistan: TIP chief

CPI 2019 doesn’t say corruption increased in Pakistan: TIP chief

Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) Chairman Sohail Muzaffar has issued a clarification on the lowering of Pakistan’s score by one point on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2019, and stated that the media, newspapers and some politicians had falsely speculated, and nowhere in the report it was mentioned that “corruption has increased in Pakistan”. The TIP chairman […]

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Policeman martyred, two injured in Bajaur blasts

Policeman martyred, two injured in Bajaur blasts

A policeman was martyred and two others injured in separate bomb blasts during search operations on Sunday. According to details, the Bajaur police were engaged in a search operation when a bomb exploded in Dara area of Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur. Policeman Waqifullah was martyred in the blast. The second blast also took place in […]

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Indian govt’s cruel steps in IHK have exposed its real face: FM

Indian govt’s cruel steps in IHK have exposed its real face: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that Narendra Modi government’s cruel steps in the Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) had exposed its real face before the world. The international community should come forward to save 8 million innocent Kashmiris from atrocities of India, he said while addressing workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in different areas of […]

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Bugatti touts green ambitions while storming full speed ahead

Bugatti touts green ambitions while storming full speed ahead

Supercar manufacturer Bugatti, fresh off one of its best years, wants the world to know it has taken environmental concerns to heart even as it prepares a next generation of heart-pounding — and gas-guzzling — speed machines. The French automaker has implemented a series of measures to offset the carbon emitted by the 81 racers […]

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Boeing’s 777X jetliner successfully completes maiden flight

Boeing’s 777X jetliner successfully completes maiden flight

Boeing Co successfully staged the first flight of the world’s largest twin-engined jetliner on Saturday in a respite from the crisis over its smallest model, the grounded 737 MAX. The 777X, a larger version of the 777 mini-jumbo, touched down at the historic Boeing Field outside Seattle at 2 pm (2200 GMT) after a debut […]

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Defence at Senate trial says removing Trump would be ‘very dangerous’

Defence at Senate trial says removing Trump would be ‘very dangerous’

Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats’ efforts to remove the president from office would set a “very, very dangerous” precedent in an election year. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the defence team, told Senators they would be denying voters their right to give […]

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Unleashing the True Potential of SMEs in Pakistan

Unleashing the True Potential of SMEs in Pakistan

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in driving the economy of a country. These entities are crucial in meeting the demand of niche markets in particular. Their role in terms of contribution to exports, production, and employment is quite substantial too. How extensive their part in economic development is can vary from […]

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Dinner download: Tape surfaces of Trump calling for envoy’s firing

Dinner download: Tape surfaces of Trump calling for envoy’s firing

Halfway through a dinner at the Trump Hotel, U.S. President Donald Trump can be heard giving the order to remove the U.S ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, according to a video that surfaced on Saturday. The video, obtained by Reuters from Lev Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy, begins with Trump posing for photos then entering a […]

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US Consulate in Lahore plans to start visa service

US Consulate in Lahore plans to start visa service

United States Lahore Consulate Counsel General (CG) Catherine Rodriguez has said that the consulate has plans to start visa service to ease visa processing for the people of Punjab. “It is only possible if the Lahore consulate is moved in a new building as the current building was built in 1933 and too cramped to […]

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Trump immigration clampdown may threaten Americans’ jobs, wages, economists say

Trump immigration clampdown may threaten Americans’ jobs, wages, economists say

The 20-year-old San Diego bakery Con Pane Rustic Breads & Cafe went out of business this month after an audit by US authorities found immigrants working there illegally. In April, a small Nebraska town lost a potato processing plant, and the local revenue it generated, in the wake of an immigration raid on its facilities. […]

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Traders urge govt to ensure business-friendly environment

Traders urge govt to ensure business-friendly environment

The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry organised an “All Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conclave 2020” (APCPC 2020) a few days ago in which 47 Presidents of Chambers of Commerce and Industry from across Pakistan participated. At the conclusion of the Conclave, Muhammad Ahmed Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Mian Anjum Nisar, […]

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Rescuer opens home to baby flying foxes orphaned by Australian bushfires

Rescuer opens home to baby flying foxes orphaned by Australian bushfires

Janine Davies lifts out a three-week-old baby flying fox from its makeshift home of a towel draped over a rack in her bathroom and gently feeds it milk using a tiny bottle. Like any mother of a newborn, Davies is running on little sleep as she cares for around 50 grey-headed flying foxes that have […]

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French sewing fans to the rescue of Australia’s kangaroos

French sewing fans to the rescue of Australia’s kangaroos

The plight of baby kangaroos and koalas orphaned by Australia’s bushfires has prompted a sewing frenzy in France, where an appeal for cloth pouches for the animals has reaped thousands of contributions. The call for international help was first issued by Australia’s Animal Rescue Collective Craft Guild and promptly shared by the Australian Park, a […]

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Self-moisturizing contact lens could prevent ‘dry eye’

Self-moisturizing contact lens could prevent ‘dry eye’

Although contact lenses may be less awkward than glasses, they do have their drawbacks – among these is the fact that they can cause “dry eye syndrome.” Help could be on the way, however, in the form of a self-moisturizing contact. When worn for long periods of time, traditional contact lenses can dry out the […]

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French adventurers train for Arctic exploit

French adventurers train for Arctic exploit

A blueish glow spreads across the snow as far as the eye can see, a few bare trees dotting the windy plateau. In this remote corner of Norway’s far north, two French adventurers are training for their next big exploit. Next month, Matthieu Bellanger and Loury Lag, both in their 30s, will leave eastern Canada […]

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In southern Poland, archaeologists discover WW2 plane wreck

In southern Poland, archaeologists discover WW2 plane wreck

Archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a U.S.-made bomber flown by the Soviet Red Army in World War Two, along with the remains of four crewmen killed when it crashed in southern Poland, private broadcaster TVN reported. Only one man survived when the B-25 Mitchell was shot down by the German air force on Jan. […]

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Peptide tooth coating helps keep cavities at bay

Peptide tooth coating helps keep cavities at bay

Tooth enamel is one of the few tissues in the body that doesn’t repair itself, which is why cavities are such a common health problem. Fillings are essentially the only treatment option widely available at the moment, but now researchers from China have created a new peptide-based coating that can prevent cavities from forming. Human […]

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Failure to deliver: Japan mailman hoarded post for years

Failure to deliver: Japan mailman hoarded post for years

A former Japanese postman faces possible charges after police discovered he stockpiled a mountain of mail at his home, reportedly saying it was “too much bother” to deliver the items. The man was “referred to prosecutors for allegedly violating postal law,” a Kanagawa prefectural police spokesman told AFP on Friday. Local media reported the 61-year-old […]

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Hum Style Awards 2020 — where the stars came out to play!

Hum Style Awards 2020 — where the stars came out to play!

The annual Hum Style Awards were held on Saturday at the Expo Centre. Where there were tonnes of celebrities on the red carpet, there were a lot of noticeable absentees too and we wonder why. However, the best thing of the event was the stunning décor, the beautiful red carpet and the effortlessly stylish celebrities […]

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How report into the Christine Keeler affair covered up a FAR more sensational sex scandal

There was one scandal that Denning refused to include in his report - a 'degrading' sexual relationship between a senior Conservative Cabinet Minister and a prostitute.

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Police charge husband with double murder after his teacher wife and their neighbour found dead

Daniel Appleton, 37, was charged on Friday with the double murder in Crawley Down, West Sussex, after his wife Amy (pictured) and their neighbour Sandy Seagrave were found dead on December 22.

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'Britain's worst mother' Karen Matthews and her paedophile fiancé are seen together

The sickening 44-year-old and her criminal fiancé Paul Saunders, 57, were photographed buying trainers, visiting a pet shop and getting fish and chips in a town in the south of England on Saturday.

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US prepares to evacuate all 1,000 of its citizens and diplomats from Wuhan

The US government is arranging a charter flight on Sunday to bring its citizens and diplomats back from Wuhan - the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.

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Cops urge anyone who hears mysterious recording of a baby crying to 'keep your door SHUT'

Police are warning people in Pittsburgh to keep their doors shut and call police if they hear the sound of a baby crying and children calling for help outside their homes, according to KDKA.  

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Royal Marine commando dies after being found underwater during training exercise

The man was taking part in an exercise on Tregantle beach on Tuesday when he got into difficulties. His comrades gave him CPR on the Cornwall beach.

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Modi’s fascist ideology biggest threat to peace in region: PM

Modi’s fascist ideology biggest threat to peace in region: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said that the world is now acknowledging that the anti-democratic and fascist ideology of Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is being imposed in India and the occupied valley of Kashmir. “This is the biggest threat to regional peace and stability,” the prime minister said in a tweet, while sharing […]

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Imran challenges jurisdiction of ECP in PTI foreign funding case

Imran challenges jurisdiction of ECP in PTI foreign funding case

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the jurisdiction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the foreign funding case. In his capacity as chairman of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan also prayed that the Islamabad High Court’s decision of declaring Akbar S Babar a […]

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US ‘strongly urges’ Pakistan to follow FATF action plan

US ‘strongly urges’ Pakistan to follow FATF action plan

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells said the US strongly urges Pakistan to follow the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan, and emphasised that the requirements given in the plan have to be fulfilled. “It’s not a political process, but we certainly support and stand ready […]

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Pakistan offers assistance as death toll from Turkey earthquake hits 22

Pakistan offers assistance as death toll from Turkey earthquake hits 22

Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday expressed grief over the loss of life and properties caused by the earthquake hitting the eastern parts of Turkey. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the brotherly people and government of Turkey. We stand by the Turkish leadership and people in this hour of distress,” the prime minister said, also […]

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Kashmiris to observe Black Day today

Kashmiris to observe Black Day today

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world will observe Indian Republic Day on Sunday (today) as Black Day in protest against India’s continued denial of their right to self-determination. Call for the Black Day was given by APHC Chairman Syed Ali Gilani, and other Hurriyat leaders and organizations including […]

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Pakistan seeks UK’s help to get off FATF grey list

Pakistan seeks UK’s help to get off FATF grey list

Pakistan on Saturday sough the support of United Kingdom to get off Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. “Government and relevant agencies of Pakistan have taken numerous steps to counter terrorism as well as terror financing. Therefore, friendly countries like the UK should play their due role in removing Pakistan’s name from the grey […]

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Mexican children take up arms in fight against drug gangs

Mexican children take up arms in fight against drug gangs

With baseball caps and scarves covering their faces, only their serious eyes are visible as a dozen children stand to attention, rifles by their side. In the heart of the violence-plagued Mexican state of Guerrero, learning to use weapons starts at an early age. In the village of Ayahualtempa, at the foot of a wooded […]

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China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide

China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide

The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with authorities curbing travel and cancelling public gatherings. More than 1,300 people have been infected globally with a virus traced to a seafood market in the central […]

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Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next

Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next

Donald Trump‘s lawyers prepared to deliver his first full-throated defense Saturday in the Senate’s historic impeachment trial, after Democratic prosecutors spent three days making their case for the US president’s removal from office. Capping 24 total hours of arguments, Democrats told the 100 senators that Trump abused the power of the presidency in pressuring Ukraine […]

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Genocide charge dents halo of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

Genocide charge dents halo of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

When Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi walked into the International Court of Justice last month, she gambled the remaining shreds of her hard-won international reputation on a rebuttal of accusations that her country’s military committed genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims. The court was not persuaded. This past week, it ordered Myanmar to take all possible […]

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In Greece, children of the Holocaust speak out at last

In Greece, children of the Holocaust speak out at last

“I celebrated my seventh birthday inside the camp of Bergen-Belsen with a piece of bread and sticks for candles,” recalls 83-year-old Lola Angel, one of the few Greek Jews left to remember the horror of Nazi concentration camps. “I was just three when I had to hide,” says Nina Camhi, who is 80. “But I […]

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Isabel dos Santos’ graft scandal ups stakes for Angola

Isabel dos Santos’ graft scandal ups stakes for Angola

Allegations of corruption swirling around his predecessor’s daughter have set a crucial test for Angolan President Joao Lourenco in his vow to reform a country rich in oil and tainted by graft. Isabel dos Santos, the 46-year-old billionaire daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, is being probed for allegedly siphoning off millions from state […]

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Powerful quake kills 20 people in eastern Turkey

Powerful quake kills 20 people in eastern Turkey

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors on Saturday. At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake on Friday night, which had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of […]

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US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike

US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike

The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, a number higher than the military had previously announced. President Donald Trump and other top officials initially said Iran’s attack had not killed or injured any […]

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Bolivia’s interim President Anez shakes up election race with plan to run

Bolivia’s interim President Anez shakes up election race with plan to run

Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez said on Friday that she will be a candidate in upcoming elections that will serve as a re-run of October’s disputed vote that sparked protests and prompted former leader Evo Morales to resign. The former Senator announced her candidacy at an event in La Paz, despite previously having suggested she […]

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Malaysia confirms first cases of coronavirus infection

Malaysia confirms first cases of coronavirus infection

Malaysia on Saturday said it had confirmed three cases of coronavirus infection, the first in the Southeast Asian country. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the three individuals infected were Chinese nationals and related to the 66-year-old man that was confirmed by Singapore health authorities to have tested positive for the virus. The newly-identified coronavirus can […]

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Clarifications and corrections

A Health article on January 19 said doctors recommend taking a daily 10 milligram Vitamin D supplement in winter. In fact Public Health England suggests an average daily intake of 10 micrograms.

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Body parts found in a river belong to mother, 58, who disappeared more than two years ago

DNA testing confirmed they belong to Marie Scott, who was reported missing from her home in Hale, Manchester, in 2017. A human leg found 20 miles away was identified as Ms Scott's in 2018.

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Pensioner, 71, tells how she was sexually assaulted by Joseph McCann

Joseph McCann, 34, attacked the pensioner as she got into her black Fiat Punto in a Morrisons car park in Bury, Lancashire on May 5. McCann struck the married woman, then demanded sex.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to attend the BAFTAS for the fourth year in a row

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, are set to attend the EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday 2 February for the fourth year in a row.

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Did asteroid that hit Australia help thaw ancient ‘snowball Earth’?

Did asteroid that hit Australia help thaw ancient ‘snowball Earth’?

Scientists have identified Earth’s oldest-known impact crater, and in doing so may have solved a mystery about how our planet emerged from one of its most dire periods. Researchers have determined that the 45-mile-wide (70-km-wide) Yarrabubba crater in Australia formed when an asteroid struck Earth just over 2.2 billion years ago. The collision occurred at […]

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Black ‘rock’ from AD 79 Italy eruption is part of exploded brain

Black ‘rock’ from AD 79 Italy eruption is part of exploded brain

It looks like a piece of rock – black, shiny and unexceptional. But Italian anthropologists say the fragment is actually part of an exploded brain from an unfortunate victim of the volcanic eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The discovery — published on Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine — is […]

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Conservationists try to save underfed lions in Sudanese wildlife park

Conservationists try to save underfed lions in Sudanese wildlife park

Conservationists in Sudan are trying to save four lions they say have been underfed and neglected in a wildlife park in the southeast of the country, after one lion died earlier this week. The emaciated lions belong to an important subspecies that exists only in limited areas including Sudan and Ethiopia, said Khalda Seliman Mahgoub […]

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Mathematicians devise formula for how to brew the perfect Espresso

Mathematicians devise formula for how to brew the perfect Espresso

Scientists have identified the golden ratio for ground espresso beans, or more aptly, the Goldilocks ratio: not too small, not too large, but somewhere in the middle. A team of researchers from around the world studied how espresso behaves at different grind sizes by using a mathematical model. “We report a novel model, complimented by […]

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Studies suggest role of bats, snakes in outbreak of China virus

Studies suggest role of bats, snakes in outbreak of China virus

A new strain of coronavirus that emerged in China may have originated in bats or snakes, according to genetic analysis of the virus that has so far killed 17 people. The theories are based on examination of the genome sequence of the virus released by authorities in the wake of the outbreak, with two studies […]

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Not enough evidence that vaping helps smokers quit: US govt report

Not enough evidence that vaping helps smokers quit: US govt report

There is not enough evidence to conclude that e-cigarettes helps smokers quit tobacco, a US government report said Thursday, as the vaping industry faces increased regulatory pressures. The advice is contrary to that provided by the British government, which classes e-cigarettes as a nicotine replacement therapy that makes smoking cessation attempts more likely to succeed. […]

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Police killings in Rio soar 18 percent in 2019: data

Police killings in Rio soar 18 percent in 2019: data

Police killings in Brazil’s tourist hot-spot Rio de Janeiro state soared 18 percent to a record 1,810 last year, government data showed — an average of five deaths per day. Figures published by the Public Security Institute late Tuesday also show intentional homicides not involving police fell 19 percent from the previous year to 3,995. […]

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PSX ends losing streak, gains 126 points

PSX ends losing streak, gains 126 points

Pakistan stock exchange has ended the week on a positive note after another volatile trading session on Friday, with the indices shifting sides before settling in the green. The benchmark KSE-100 Index recorded its one week return at -1.23pc. After a positive start to the day, the KSE-100 index dipped to intraday low at 42,250.56 […]

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JICA keen to collaborate with Ehsaas Programme

JICA keen to collaborate with Ehsaas Programme

A visiting Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mission of eight members from Tokyo led by Dr Shigemochi Hirashima, Senior Advisor to JICA, called on Dr Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation in Islamabad. The mission included Hara, Director General, South Asia Department, Masanosuke Sakaki, Deputy Director, South […]

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Global economy snapback to prove elusive despite market joy — Reuters polls

Global economy snapback to prove elusive despite market joy — Reuters polls

A significant global upturn will remain elusive this year as many economies still face an array of daunting risks, despite improved sentiment from an initial U.S.-China trade deal and ebullience in financial markets, Reuters polls showed. The global economy in 2019 may have been near its weakest since the financial crisis thanks to trade protectionism […]

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TI report a question mark on its own transparency: govt

TI report a question mark on its own transparency: govt

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Friday said Imran Khan has a clear and bold stance against corruption, with no leniency for corrupt elements. Talking to media outside parliament, she said the Transparency International should fully review its own worth and credibility prior to releasing reports. She said […]

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PM urges Pakistanis to take to streets on Kashmir Day

PM urges Pakistanis to take to streets on Kashmir Day

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the Pakistanis, both at home and abroad, to come out on February 5 in support of the eight million Kashmiris, who have been besieged by 900,000 soldiers of India’s fascist Modi regime for almost six months. “I want Pakistanis at home and abroad to come out on 5th […]

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Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed chief election commissioner

Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed chief election commissioner

The federal government on Friday notified Sikandar Sultan Raja as new chief election commissioner for a five-year term. A notification issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs said President Arif Alvi has green-lighted the appointment under Article 213 and 215 read with Article 48 of the constitution, a private TV channel reported. In another notification, […]

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Senate orders thorough probe into minor girl’s rape, murder

Senate orders thorough probe into minor girl’s rape, murder

Taking notice of a seven-year-old girl’s rape and murder in Nowshera, the Upper House of parliament on Friday referred the matter to the committee for a thorough probe. Senator Talha Mehmood informed the House that the victim family had itself contacted him to take notice of the brutal murdered of minor girl. Deputy Chairman Senate […]

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Pakistan will be out of FATF grey list if case taken on merit: Qureshi

Pakistan will be out of FATF grey list if case taken on merit: Qureshi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday said if Pakistan’s case is taken on merit in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) upcoming meeting in Paris, it will be out of the grey list of the watchdog. “Pakistan should, in principle, be taken off the grey list as it has made considerable progress on […]

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