Two Pakistani women, Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman and Supreme Court judge Justice Ayesha Malik, made it to the recently published Forbes’ 50 Over 50: Asia 2023 list recognising 50 women over age 50 from Asia-Pacific who are reaching new heights in their industries and inspiring the region’s …
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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehkreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said Friday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari are refraining from heading into general elections as they are “afraid” of him. The former prime minister, while speaking to senior journalists at his …
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced Rs1,800 billion relief package for farmers for the revival of the agriculture sector and to restore the livelihoods of farmers in the flood-affected areas. The package included the provision of free seeds, measures to reduce di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) prices and the availability of …
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* Law minister says ordinance regarding the appeal of Indian spy was presented as per the verdict of ICJ * Says ordinance needed to stop India from approaching UNSC for sanctions against Pakistan * Says nowhere is it written that government needs to speak to the opposition before bringing in …
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ISLAMABAD: There is no shortfall of electricity in Pakistan nor is there any load-shedding being carried out at present, Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan claimed on Friday, adding that the distribution companies (DISCOs) were only implementing load management. Responding to questions after addressing the Senate, Ayub said Pakistan was generating …
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday appealed to the nation to celebrate Eidul Azha later this month with simplicity and strictly observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) against coronavirus in order to prevent any resurgence of the contagious disease. Talking to media after inaugurating the Isolation Hospital and Infectious …
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed on Friday that the government would complete the ambitious China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project at any cost and pass its benefits to the nation. “The corridor is a manifestation of Pakistan-China friendship and the government will complete it at any cost and bring …
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ISLAMABAD — Washington’s peace envoy told Pakistani officials that Afghanistan’s Taliban and Kabul’s political leaders were close to starting negotiations to decide the face of a post-war Afghanistan, a crucial next step in a U.S. deal signed with the Taliban in February, according to a statement released Thursday by the …
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said opposition’s hopes of ‘minus one’ cannot succeed, declaring that no one can pull down his government unless it stands by its just stance and principles. In his address to the National Assembly, the prime minister said he lives in his own house and …
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LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Lahore police arrested two international gangsters wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), USA in a robbery case. Pakistani citizens, Waqar Ghumman and Mohsin Zameer, were arrested from Lahore when they were stealing money from the ATM of a bank in …
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