UNITED NATIONS (Pakistan Post) – Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN’s Palestinian humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any other body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, drawing condemnation from aid groups. Signaling a shift in the US position on the agency by the administration of President Donald Trump, […]
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GAZA CITY (Pakistan Post) – Columns of Palestinians carrying what belongings they could headed to north Gaza on Tuesday for a second straight day, after Israel permitted their passage in accordance with an ongoing ceasefire. “I’m happy to be back at my home,” said Saif Al-Din Qazaat, who returned to northern Gaza but had to […]
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PRAYAGRAJ (Pakistan Post) – A stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering in India killed at least 15 people with many more injured, a doctor at the Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj told AFP Wednesday. Deadly crowd crushes are a notorious feature of Indian religious festivals and the Kumbh Mela, with its unfathomable throngs of […]
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KARACHI (Pakistan Post) – Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, the senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, urged the litigants to adopt the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) system instead of moving courts frequently. Addressing a seminar in IBA Karachi on Wednesday, he said that 86pc cases are pending in the district courts in Pakistan. “As […]
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WASHINGTON (Pakistan Post) – Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met United States of America (USA) Cricket’s Chief Executive Officer Johnathan Atkeison in Washington and discussed prospects of the game in the US. Pakistan Super League (PSL) Chief Executive Officer Salman Naseer was also present. PCB Chairman Naqvi and the USA Cricket CEO discussed possibilities of […]
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MELBOURNE (Pakistan Post) – More than three years after fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept to power, a women’s team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals. Afghanistan is an established force in the men’s game, having […]
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ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan stated that despite facing hardships, PTI took the initiative for negotiations. While speaking to the media at Islamabad Court, Barrister Gohar said that PTI had presented its demands to the government, but the government delayed the talks. “If the government was serious, it […]
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Islamabad (Pakistan Post) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has once again rejected PTI founder Imran Khan’s request to immediately transfer the new Toshakhana case to another bench. Justice Inam Amin Minhas issued a written order, directing Khan’s lawyer to provide further assistance in the case. Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have filed petitions […]
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ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Ahmad Ishaque Jehangir was removed from his position over unsatisfactory performance. The Establishment Division has issued a notification in this regard, stating that Jehangir has been made OSD. The decision was taken in line with directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who had expressed resentment […]
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ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – The Ministry of Defense on Wednesday presented the record of the trial of civilians by military court to the constitutional bench. Advocate Khawaja Haris presented the record in seven white paper envelopes – one for every member of the bench – as directed by Justice Afghan during the hearing of intra-court […]
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