President strongly condemns attack on mosque in Lakki Marwat

ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN POST): President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday strongly condemned terrorist attack on a mosque in Lakki Marwat in which Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Cadet Arif Ullah embraced martyrdom. The president also paid tribute to the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Cadet Arif Ullah for embracing martyrdom in the attack. “Our religion does not permit […]

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PTI orchestrated ‘armed attack’ on prison vans: Tarar

ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) – Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture Attaullah Tarar on Friday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had orchestrated an armed attack on prison vans near Sangjani Toll Plaza. In a statement, he said twenty-five to thirty people attacked the prison vans, which was foiled valiantly by the police. He […]

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Police spring into action after three prison vans attacked near Islamabad toll plaza

ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN POST) – As many as three prison vans came under attack on GT Road near Islamabad on Friday. According to details, armed assailants attacked the prison vans carrying dozens of inmates near the Islamabad toll plaza. Several prisoners fled the scene after the attack and indiscriminate firing on the vans. However, Islamabad IGP […]

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Bangladesh battle at 101-3 as South Africa threaten innings defeat

MIRPUR (Bangladesh) (SPORTS DESK) – Bangladesh were battling to save the first Test against South Africa on Tuesday after reaching 101-3 at stumps and still needing another 101 to avoid an innings defeat. Mahmudul Hasan Joy (38) and Mushfiqur Rahim (31) were unbeaten at the end of play in Mirpur. Their 42-run stand for the […]

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Israel-Hezbollah war: what is UN resolution 1701?

PARIS (WEB DESK) – The United States has said a UN Security Council resolution that ended Israel’s war with Hezbollah in 2006 could form the basis of a new ceasefire, though it would need to be better enforced. What is resolution 1701, and what problems were there with its enforcement? WHAT DOES THE TEXT SAY? […]

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Blinken urges Israel to ‘capitalise’ on Sinwar death and reach Gaza truce

JERUSALEM (WEB DESK) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday to seize on the killing of Hamas’s leader to work towards a Gaza ceasefire. Blinken also pressed for more aid to be allowed into the Palestinian territory as concerns rise for tens of thousands of civilians trapped by […]

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Israeli strikes pound Lebanon as death toll tops 1,550 since Sept 23

Israel kept up its bombing of Lebanon Tuesday after a late night strike that killed 18 people near a Beirut hospital, state media reported, as its war on Hezbollah approached the one-month mark. The latest deaths brought the overall toll in Lebanon since September 23 to at least 1,552, according to an AFP tally of […]

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Pakistan announces renewal of Kartarpur Corridor agreement for another five years

ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN POST) – Pakistan has announced the renewal of the Kartarpur Corridor agreement for an additional period of five years. The Foreign Office said that agreement between Pakistan and India aimed at facilitating pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Narowal, Pakistan. Originally signed on 24 October 2019 for a five-year term, the agreement […]

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PTI issues show-cause notices to disgruntled members

ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN POST) – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) issued show-cause notices to its members who allegedly crossed the floor during the 26th constitutional amendment process. The party decided to give these members a final opportunity to explain their activities. The notices were issued to individuals, including Senator Zarqa Taimur, Senator Faisal Salim, Zain Qureshi, Riaz […]

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