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Two-days ‘Pak-Ethiopia Pre-delegation Forum’ to kick off in Sialkot on Feb 15
A Two-days “Pak-Ethiopia Pre-delegation Forum” will kick off in Sialkot from February 15 to boost the participation of business community from the industrial cities of Punjab in the business delegation flying to Addis Ababa on March 5-10 …
PM urges unity among political forces to defeat terrorism
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged all the political parties to show unity against anti-Pakistan elements.
Taking to Twitter, the premier penned that through their despicable actions, terrorists wanted to spread…
Caretaker KP chief minister forms JIT to probe Peshawar blast
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan has formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the suicide attack that claimed at least 95 lives and left more than 100 people injured in Peshawar.
The announcement…
PM encourages UNEP to support Pakistan’s rehabilitation efforts
ISLAMABAD (PEN) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday stressed that Pakistan, being one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, needed a global response to build resilience.
The prime minister stated this in a meeting…
High courts have no powers to take suo motu notice, rules SC
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on Tuesday that the courts of the country could not exercise the power of taking suo motu notices.
A bench headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan issued the ruling while hearing a petition against…
KP mourns as deaths from mosque suicide bombing hit 100
PESHAWAR – The caretaker government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced one-day mourning across the province on Tuesday as a suicide attack on a mosque in Police Lines area of Peshawar claimed at least 93 lives and injured 157 others.…
Chaudhry Shujaat still PML-Q president, rules ECP
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday nullified PML-Q’s Central Working Committee (CWC) decision to release Shujaat from the duties of party president.
The electoral watchdog had reserved its decision in August…
Islamabad court to indict Imran Khan in Toshakhana case on Feb 7
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan will be indicted in the Toshakhana reference case on Feb 7, announced a district and sessions court in the capital city on Tuesday.
Additional Sessions…
Ten children killed in northwest Pakistan boat capsize
PESHAWAR: Ten children died when their boat capsized on Sunday in northwest Pakistan, a local police official said.
All of the dead so far recovered from Tanda Dam lake, near Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, were between seven and…
6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, surrounding areas
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Sunday afternoon, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said.
Tremors were also felt in surrounding areas.
People rushed out of their houses and shops in panic. However,…