S. WAZIRISTAN: 13 militants have been neutralised by the LEA who carried out an IBO in the general area Sararogha here on Tuesday (24th Dec 2024) night. Newspakistan.tv Sania JamaliSania Jamali is based in Dubai and writes on National Politics of the region.
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ISLAMABAD: The PM, maintaining Tuesday (24th Dec, 2024) that Washington’s sanctions on four entities, allegedly helping Pakistan carry out its nuclear capabilities, lacked justification. Talking to the Cabinet here he said: “There is no justification for the sanctions imposed on us. There will be no compromise on Pakistan’s nuclear programme.” Furthermore, the FO held: “Superpower […]
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WASHINGTON: Outgoing US President Joe Biden while maintaining that he was more convinced than ever that “we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level”, has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates. Those 37 will remain in prison sans parole. The killer of Jewish worshippers […]
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MOSCOW: Speaking to journalists at his end-of -the-year Presser held here on Thursday (20th Dec 2024) Russian President Vladimir Putin said he should have invaded Ukraine earlier, Putin noted there should have been systemic preparation for the 2022 “special military operation“. He seized Ukraine but attempted to capture Kyiv Crimea was seized from Ukraine by […]
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ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Provincial government, citing security concerns, has decided to keep all schools closed Monday (16th Dec 2024) on the 10th anniversary of APS Tragedy. Nation is observing the 10th anniversary of APS tragedy that took place on 16th day of Dec, 2014. Six TTP militants attacked the school, shot 133 students and 17 teachers/staffers down. […]
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ISLAMABAD: SCP has restored Adil Khan Bazai, PML-N lawmaker from Quetta on Thursday (12th December, 2024) annulling the ECP verdict of disenfranchising him maintaining that the regulator failed to justify the move. Three-member bench, headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and also comprising Justices Ayesha Malik and Aqeel Abbasi heard the case. ECP held […]
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WASHINGTON: Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Envoy of Pakistan here, separately met members of US Congress Randy Weber, John Rutherford, Maxine Waters and Sylvia R. Garcia to change notes apropos bilateral ties in diverse fields. Rizwan Saeed lauded the members of Congress for manifesting profound interest in bilateral ties with Pakistan. During the rendezvous, Pakistani Ambassador attempted […]
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ISLAMABAD: While the government wants to register all madrasahs the way it had 18,600 so far (with an ultimate aim of bringing them under the Ministry of Education) JUI-Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman (who is running an enormous number of such seminaries and is against such documentation) accuses it of deception. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman had a rendezvous here […]
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ISLAMABAD: A 10-member Joint-Task-Force (JTD) will identify individuals and groups who are propagating ‘misleading news’ by means of local and foreign-based Social Media platforms attempting to discredit the state in general and security forces in particular. PM Office noted: “This campaign is aimed at creating serious law and order situation in the country and foment […]
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ISLAMABAD (NPTV/Radio Pakistan): FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Friday (29th Nov, 2024) has stated that foreign nationals were prohibited from participating in political gatherings in Pakistan. During the media briefing, stressing that the Pakistani government had no ongoing negotiations with the banned TTP. FO spokesperson said that talks with the TTP would be contrary […]
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