The South Korean parliament on Monday, passed a bill ending the practice of eating and selling dog meat, a move that has outlawed the centuries-old practice. According to Reuters, support for the ban had grown under President Yoon Suk Yeol, an animal lover who has adopted six dogs and eight cats with First Lady Kim Keon […]
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) have struck a deal on seat adjustment for the general elections slated for February 8, The News reported citing sources. Negotiations had long been going on between the PML-N and IPP but they could not reach a decision yet as the latter had demanded more seats than […]
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ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has closed six corruption inquiries including the Sharif Trust case filed against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and his family members. In a statement issued by the accountability body, the decision was made during the Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of the bureau, held on January 1, 2024, chaired […]
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LAHORE: The mother of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar, Rehana Imtiaz Dar, will be up against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif — her son’s longtime rival — in the NA-71 Sialkot-2 after her nomination papers were approved by the election tribunal on Tuesday. Following the approval of her nomination papers, Rehana will now […]
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KARACHI: 122 Hindu couples, belonging to the destitute class of society, have tied the knots in a mass marriage ceremony in Pakistan recently. The joint nuptials on January 7 were a riot of celebration in defiance of poverty in Karachi, as the nation is clawing its way out of a financial crisis. “I am getting […]
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RAWALPINDI: An accountability court in Islamabad ordered freezing properties and bank accounts of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shahzad Akbar, Zulfi Bukhari and other accused in the £190 million case. Accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir also ordered to confiscate the vehicles registered in the names of accused including former first lady Bushra Bibi’s close aide Farah […]
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Monday discussed a prospective collaboration in the defence equipment technologies including research and development (R&D), the military’s media wing said on Tuesday. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said this was discussed in the second meeting of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye Trilateral Defence Collaboration at the General […]
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PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) counsel Barrister Ali Zafar Tuesday told the Peshawar High Court (PHC) his party’s elections were conducted according to the Constitution. “We conducted party elections according to the Constitution,” the lawyer said. Barrister Zafar’s argument came during the hearing of PTI’s pleas challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision declaring the […]
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RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Tuesday indicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana reference filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The decision was announced during a hearing in the case today which was conducted in Adiala jail — where the former prime minister is […]
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ISLAMABAD: Talks with Saudi Arabia on a potential investment deal in the Reko Diq copper and gold project are expected to progress during a three-day mineral forum that began today in Riyadh, The News reported citing an energy ministry official on Tuesday. A high-level Pakistani delegation led by caretaker Energy Minister Muhammad Ali is attending the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), […]
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