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July 4, 2017

Life ban on poet who ridiculed Pushtuns

PESHAWAR – Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Marriyum Aurangzeb has taken serious notice of a programme aired by PTV in which a […]
July 4, 2017

Sindh govt passes bill to repeal NAB ordinance amid strong protest

The Sindh Assembly passed a bill to repeal the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance amid strong protest of the opposition parties over the bill on Monday. […]
July 4, 2017

Qatari prince refuses to record statement in Pakistan embassy

ISLAMABAD: Today for the third time, Qatari Prince Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani has refused to visit the Pakistan Embassy to record his statement […]
July 4, 2017

Rs 1.5 million illegally collected by CDA during Sasta Ramadan bazaar

ISLAMABAD: Today it has been revealed that Capital Development Authority (CDA) staff has collected more than 1.5 million rupees illegally from stall holders of Aabpara Market […]
July 4, 2017

ATC accepts Jamshed Dasti’s plea for bail in 2 separate cases

SARGODHA: Awami Raj Party MNA Jamshed Dasti’s plea for bail in two separate cases was accepted by a Sargodha Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) today. Earlier, police presented […]
July 4, 2017

9,010 students provided Zewar-e Taleem cards

LODHRAN-At least 9,010 eligible students out of 12,418 have been issued Zewar-e-Taleem cards under Punjab Chief Minister’s Zewar-e-Taleem Programme. District Education Authority CEO Mian Ismail stated […]
July 4, 2017

Spike in terrorist attacks: Pakistan expedites fencing Afghan border

ISLAMABAD – The recent string of terrorist attacks has pushed Pakistan to expedite fencing of its 2,611 kilometres long porous border with Afghanistan in an effort […]
July 4, 2017

Govt to send 2m children to schools through BISP

Islamabad – The government, through its Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), has a target to send two million children to school by 2018. The other objective […]