Pakistan’s quest for peace must not be misconstrued as sign of weakness: PM
Pakistan’s quest for peace must not be misconstrued as sign of weakness: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, strongly condemning the recent unprovoked ceasefire violations on the Working Boundary and LOC by Indian forces, on Thursday said that Pakistan’s quest for pea…

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Pakistan reeling at 47-2 as England eye series leveling win
Pakistan reeling at 47-2 as England eye series leveling win

MANCHESTER: James Anderson struck twice on his Lancashire home ground as England eyed a series-levelling win in the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Monday. Pakistan were 47 for two at…

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PPP Leadership Decided to Extend Special Powers to Rangers in Sindh
PPP Leadership Decided to Extend Special Powers to Rangers in Sindh

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership in a meeting held the other day in Dubai has decided to extend special policing powers of the paramilitary Rangers force. Former president and PPP’s co-ch…

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Amjad Sabri laid to rest in Karachi
Amjad Sabri laid to rest in Karachi

KARACHI: Thousands showed up to pay their final respects and offer funeral prayers for slain qawwal Amjad Sabri on Thursday, who was laid to rest in a graveyard in the city. Funeral prayers for slain …

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Renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down in Karachi
Renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down in Karachi

 KARACHI: Thousands showed up to pay their final respects and offer funeral prayers for slain qawwal Amjad Sabri on Thursday, who was laid to rest in a graveyard in the city. Funeral prayers for slain…

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Khawaja Asif calls Shireen Mazari a ‘Tractor Trolley’
Khawaja Asif calls Shireen Mazari a ‘Tractor Trolley’

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly witnessed a ruckus on Wednesday when outspoken federal minister Khawaja Asif called names on the central leader of PTI Shireen Mazari. Khawaja Asif called Mazari a ‘tr…

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Pak envoy in India barred from entering a diplomatic meeting
Pak envoy in India barred from entering a diplomatic meeting

NEW DELHI: Pakistani High Commissioner in India Abdul Basit was not allowed to enter a diplomatic gathering in Nagpur, Indian media reported on Wednesday. The diplomatic gathering was arranged by Unit…

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Operation Zarb-e-Azb to be completed this year, vows COAS
Operation Zarb-e-Azb to be completed this year, vows COAS

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said that failure was not an option in the war against terrorism and vowed that Operation Zarb-e-Azb would be completed this ye…

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NEC meeting approves Rs1675 bn development budget
NEC meeting approves Rs1675 bn development budget

London: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday presided over a meeting of the National Economic Council through a video link from London where he is to undergo an open heart surgery on Tuesday. The NEC…

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'US-led coalition troops assisting Kurds in new offensive'
'US-led coalition troops assisting Kurds in new offensive'

BAGHDAD: Servicemen from the US-led coalition are assisting Kurdish Peshmerga forces in a new offensive in Iraq that aims to retake a handful of villages from Daesh (Islamic State) east of their Mosu…

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Noushki drone attack case registered against US officials
Noushki drone attack case registered against US officials

QUETTA: Pakistani officials on Sunday registered a case against American officials for the US drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in Noushki area of Balochistan earlie…

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Seeking 'clarification' of US strike on Afghan Taliban leader: foreign office
Seeking 'clarification' of US strike on Afghan Taliban leader: foreign office

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Foreign Office said it was "seeking clarification" about a US drone strike against Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday, …

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Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strike near Pak-Afghan border
Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strike near Pak-Afghan border

The United States conducted a drone strike on Saturday against the leader of the Afghan Taliban, likely killing him close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region in a mission authorised by US Presid…

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US House decides on conditional military aid for Pakistan
US House decides on conditional military aid for Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) House of Representatives on Thursday voted 277 to 147 in favour of a defence policy bill seeking to increase restrictions on military aid for Pakistan unless certai…

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Rs0.5m and up: What salaries and perks are parliamentarians asking for?
Rs0.5m and up: What salaries and perks are parliamentarians asking for?

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians on Thursday proposed an exponential increase in salaries and perks 'commensurate with their status', bringing their wages to par with those of BS-22 officers, with a month…

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Kidnapper leaves child at Edhi Centre Karachi
Kidnapper leaves child at Edhi Centre Karachi

KARACHI: A three-year-old girl was left at the Edhi Centre by her alleged kidnapper on Wednesday. The girl was handed over to her father by Edhi officials. According to reports a fight broke out betwe…

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Sparks fly as NA starts debate on Panama Papers scandal
Sparks fly as NA starts debate on Panama Papers scandal

ISLAMABAD: Opposition and government lawmakers delivered fiery speeches and took jibes at each other on the floor of the National Assembly on Wednesday as the House began its debate on the Panama Pap…

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