Coalition parties to support Zardari for presidency
KARACHI: Coalition parties (PML-N, MQM-P, BAP, IPP) have proclaimed on Thursday (7th March, 2024) that they would support PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari for the presidency.
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Day: March 7, 2024
Gaza: Children are dying of starvation!
MANHATTAN: Days from the beginning of the holy month of Ramazan and with no ceasefire agreement in sight for Gaza, UN humanitarian officials reiterated deep concerns Thursday (7th March, 2024) that a growing number of children are dying of starvation. A maximum of 150 lorries have been reaching Gaza every day. In the north, one […]
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LEAs eliminate two terrorists in IBOs
KHYBER: Two terrorists were killed by the security forces in two separate IBOs carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to ISPR, terrorist ringleader Shamrooz alias Sheenay was killed in an intelligence based operation in Khyber district. In another IBO carried out in Dera Ismail Khan, terrorist Mansoor was also eliminated. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were […]
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PM announces subsidy-based Ramazan Relief Package
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday (7th March, 2024) has announced a subsidy-based Ramazan relief package 2024 of Rs 7.5 billion for the poor and middle classes. He was chairing a high level meeting on Prime Minister’s Ramazan Relief Package and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Senator Ishaq Dar, Ahad Cheema, Shiza Fatima Khawaja, […]
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Pakistan Gender Climate Award 2024 winners announced
ISLAMABAD: To celebrate the International Women’s Day, the Embassy of France, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union Delegation, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change (CSCCC), have announced the winners of the second edition of the Gender Climate Award. […]
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SJC finds Mazahar Ali Naqvi guilty of misconduct
ISLAMABAD: Top judicial body SJC has declared on Thursday (7th March, 2024) that justice (R) Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi was guilty of misconduct. Proceedings were conducted by SJC headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and […]
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US wants India, Pakistan to have peaceful terms
MANHATTAN: The United States would welcome productive and peaceful relationship between India and Pakistan, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Wednesday (6th March, 2024), He prompted to add that the pace, scope, and character of any dialogue was a matter for the two countries to determine. Miller made this statement while responding to a question […]
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China Supports Palestine’s UN Membership
BEIJING: China on Thursday (7th March, 2024) said that it supported Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, urging a certain UN Security Council member to stop laying obstacles to that end. “We call for a more broad-based, more authoritative, and more effective international peace conference to work out a timetable and road-map for the […]
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Special remission to children, women prisoners
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday (7th March, 2024) announced special exemption in the punishments of women and children prisoners on humanitarian grounds. The remission will be applicable to women and children sentenced for two years or less. Exemption will also apply to the women and children prisoners with less than two years of […]
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Asking Afghan Taliban to Eliminate Terrorism
MANHATTAN: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to urge the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan to terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP could “soon pose a global terrorist threat” if left unchecked, Ambassador Akram warned the UNSC on Wednesday while addressing a special […]
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