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Sr. journalist Matiullah Jan remanded in police custody

ISLAMABAD: Journalists’ trade unions, terming terrorism and narcotics case against senior journalist Matiullah Jan as ridiculous, demanded his immediate release here on Thursday (28th November, 2024). According to details, Matiullah Jan had been reporting about the 24th November so-called Last-Call of Imran Khan. He was arrested from here and produced before a magistrate who remanded […]

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Cricket, 3rd ODI: Pakistan beats Zimbabwe by 99 runs to win the series

QUEENS SPORTS CLUB (Bulawayo): Pakistan won the three-match series beating Zimbabwe by 99 runs in the 3rd ODI played here on Thursday (28th November, 2024). Thanks to Player of the Match Kamran Ghulam’s maiden ODI century (103 off 99 balls) Green Shirts managed to muster 303 runs up for the loss of 6 wickets. Later […]

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IK’s Final Call: PTI calls it a day after operation!

ISLAMABAD: Following the Police-Rangers’ operation, (during which Bushra/Gandapur/Omar Ayub’s container was torched) in the early hours of Wednesday (27th Nov, 2024), PTI took a retreat calling it a day: “In view of the government’s brutality and plan to turn the capital into a slaughterhouse for unarmed citizens, (PTI) announces the suspension of the peaceful protest […]

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GAZA: Pakistani Envoy to France Speaks at UNESCO

PARIS: Statement by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at the Eighth Special Session of the UNESCO Executive Board Monday (25th Nov, 2024). Pakistan supports continued and unimpeded operations of UNRWA for Palestinian refugees – Calls for accountability of Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Pakistan joined other delegations in requesting the Eighth Special […]

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Pakistan-Belarus sign MoUs apropos bilateral trade

ISLAMABAD: Marriott Hotel was the venue where Pakistan and Belarus signed a number of MoUs apropos bilateral trade here on Monday (25th Nov, 2024). The agreements, signed during the Pak-Belarus Business Forum, are meant to realise the true potential between the two countries and pave way for profound economic relationship. According to details the MoUs […]

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Belarus delegation is here ahead of president’s visit

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s formal visit a 68-member ministerial delegation led by Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov arrived here on Sunday (24th Nov) evening. The visit comes after Pakistan and Belarus in September agreed in principle to sign a MoU to establish a trade roadmap for 2025-2027. PM Shehbaz Sharif on 31st May, 2023 […]

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Kurram: Tribes agree to week-long ceasefire

KURRAM: A KP government delegation that met the warring Shia tribesmen Saturday, talked to the Sunni warlords here on 24th November and successfully persuaded the two sides for a week-long ceasefire. According to KP chief minister’s adviser on information Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, a ceasefire was agreed for seven days between the tribes, both of […]

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Filippo Grandi

UNHCR’s appeal for stateless people

MANHATTAN: UNHCR has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet implement sustainable solutions for 139 million refugees, displaced and stateless people in 136 countries and territories. High Commissioner of UNHCR, Filippo Grandi, pointing towards ongoing conflicts and resulting displacement in countries like Sudan, Ukraine and Lebanon, stated: “We live in an era of […]

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