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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump’s televised meeting on guns ended with a gun control activist gleefully tweeting out an image of people eating popcorn and a gun rights group calling him “the gun-grabber-in-chief.” In summary: Trump, whose best-known position on guns is his proposal to arm teachers, started talking like one …
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March, 2018
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1 March
Not cutting ties with Pakistan: US diplomat
WASHINGTON – A senior State Department official has gone on record to state that the United States was not thinking of cutting ties with Pakistan. In an interview with Media, Acting State Department South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary Alice Wells said the US considered Pakistan essential to resolving the …
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1 March
Sattar questions ECP jurisdiction in petitions filed by Bahadurabad-group
ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Dr Farooq Sattar submitted his reply to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday in petitions filed by members of the Raabita Committee (RC), urging for the dismissal of applications. The petitions include removal of Sattar as the convener by two-third …
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1 March
Ahsan Iqbal takes jibe at PPP for claiming it can bring end to ‘international isolation’
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday took a jibe at Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari saying Pakistan was blacklisted twice in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) during the party’s tenure. Addressing the former president directly, Iqbal said, “Mr Zardari with your “English speaking” Foreign …
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1 March
SC directs PTI chief to submit reply in ‘forged’ NoC case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed PTI chairperson Imran Khan to submit a reply to allegations on the ‘forging’ a No-objection Certificate (NoC) for the construction of his Banigala house. Counsel for PTI chief Chaudhry Faisal Hussain appeared in court and requested time to submit a reply regarding a government …
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1 March
Pakistan, China made a beautiful example of friendship: Khawaja Asif
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday said, “Pakistan and China have made a beautiful example of friendship”. Addressing the media after a China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) event in Islamabad, the minister said President Xi Jinping’s “one belt, one route” vision will benefit 65 countries in the region. Asif further …
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1 March
IHC takes up Rao Tehsin appeal regarding Dawn Leaks report, issues notices to federal govt
ISLAMABAD: Former Principal Information Officer of the Ministry of Information Rao Tehsin filed an appeal in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the January 27 decision of the court where they dismissed his petition seeking a copy of the Dawn Leaks inquiry report A two-member bench comprising of Justice Athar …
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1 March
Pakistan, India need to sit and talk on border tensions: US State dept spokesperson
WASHINGTON – Pakistan and India need to sit and talk about their escalating border tensions, the US State State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said on Tuesday during a media briefing. “We think that both sides would certainly have to sit down and have talks about that,” Nauert said when questioned …
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February, 2018
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28 February
Bilawal slams PML-N decision to appoint Shehbaz as party head
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday criticised Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for electing a ‘controversial’ figure as party head. Speaking to the media, Bilawal said that PML-N has elected a ‘controversial’ figure in Shehbaz Sharif, who is accused of corruption in Ashiana Housing scandal and …
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28 February
Dissident PML-N MNA Tariq Mehmood joints PTI
ISLAMABAD: Member of National Assembly (MNA) Mian Tariq Mehmood, who parted ways with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) last week, joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday. Tariq Mehmood was elected MNA from NA-98 constituency of Gujranwala. He had parted ways with PML-N last week along with two former MPAs belonging to …
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