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March 16, 2019

MPAs salaries bill challenged in LHC

LAHORE: A bill recently passed by the Punjab Assembly for an increase in the salaries of MPAs was challenged in the Lahore High Court seeking suspension […]
March 16, 2019

New Zealand mosque attack suspect charged with murder

CHRISTCHURCH: A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power sign as he appeared in a New […]
March 15, 2019

US Senate votes to reject Trump’s border security national emergency

The US Senate voted 59-41 Thursday to reject President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to appropriate an additional $3.6 billion in funding to build […]
March 15, 2019

Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident […]
March 15, 2019

China foreign investment law: Bill aims to ease global concerns

China has passed a new foreign investment law in a move widely seen as an effort to facilitate US trade talks. Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour […]
March 15, 2019

CJP incensed by 7-year pre-arrest bail for murder suspect

KARACHI: An accused escaped from the premises of the Supreme Court’s Karachi registry on Thursday after the apex court rejected his pre-arrest bail plea. The accused […]
March 15, 2019

Most Pakistanis ‘unaware of downside’ of smart devices

ISLAMABAD: An overwhelming majority of Pakistani users of smart devices such as cellphones, televisions, wearable devices are unaware that the devices they have bought for their […]
March 15, 2019

IDF: Hamas rocket fire on Tel Aviv was a ‘mistake’

The two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip toward Tel Aviv on Thursday night, were likely launched mistakenly by Hamas, the IDF said on Friday. The […]