ISLAMABAD: Minister for Civil Aviation Division Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Friday said the government was working out a plan to reduce deficit of Rs416 billion of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) taking it out of the prevailing financial crisis. He said a new business plan of PIA and Aviation approved by the cabinet would help the […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday learned about the grievances of the people of Sargodha upon his surprise visit to the District Headquarter Hospital, DawnNewsTV reported. The prime minister’s visit came without a prior notice, causing the hospital administration to spring into action. Prime Minister Imran visited the hospital without any security detail, and spent some time […]
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday said the notification issued by the federal government for taking control of the three major health facilities in the province must be withdrawn in public interest as it had created uncertainty and ambiguity and was affecting the service delivery system. “The notification issued by the […]
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ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Friday took notice of the delay in registering the first information report (FIR) in the abduction of the 10-year old girl, who was later found murdered. The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights wondered why it took father of the girl to approach the police on three consecutive days to […]
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An anti-terrorism court on Saturday reissued non-bailable warrants for arrest of the four absconding suspects allegedly involved in the murder of former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Ali Raza Abidi. The counter-terrorism department booked and detained four suspects — Mohammad Farooq, Abdul Haseeb, Mohammad Ghazali and Abu Bakar — for the murder. The detains suspects […]
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Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif will return after Eidul Fitr, his counsel told an accountability court in Lahore on Saturday. During the hearing of Ramzan Sugar Mills and Ashiana Housing Scheme corruption cases, in which the PML-N president is a chief suspect, the court directed Shahbaz’s counsel to give the […]
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KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Thursday directed the prosecutor to submit the report of a joint investigation team constituted on the directives of the Supreme Court to re-investigate a case pertaining to murder of renowned social rights activist Perween Rahman. Five detained accused — Imran Swati, his father Abdul Raheem Swati along with three co-accused […]
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Friday assured his visiting Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, of Pakistan’s continued efforts towards reducing tension in the region amid a simmering crisis between Tehran and Washington, Radio Pakistan reported. Zarif arrived in the capital on Thursday night on a critically timed two-day visit ahead of next week’s emergency Arab […]
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Three men were handed death sentences on Friday by an additional sessions court in Sanghar on Friday for the gang rape of a student of class nine. Judge Inayatullah Bhutto awarded death sentence to Jahanzeb Qaimkhani, Danish Qaimkhani and Wasim Qaimkhani after they were found guilty of rape committed in 2010. Another accused in the […]
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ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Thursday expressed its concern over the access to data being given to a US firm linked with global cyber surveillance. The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was probing the matter of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) signing an agreement with the US-based Sandvine Corporation, to monitor, analyse, and curb […]
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