BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday (1st April, 2024) that the remains of the five Chinese victims who were killed in a terrorist attack on Dasu project in Pakistan were brought back to China on a Pakistani military plane. Pakistani high-level official and the Chinese Foreign Ministry Working Group escorted the bodies […]
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ISLAMABAD: As per the recommendation of Ogra, the Govt has augmented the price of petrol by Rs.9.66 per liter (effective from Monday 1st till 15th of April, 2024) in line with the government’s policy of passing on the variations of prices in the international market to the domestic market. Notification states: “The price of Petrol […]
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GAZA: Foreign Minister of KSA Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa on Sunday (31st March, 2024) pondered over the state-of-affairs at Gaza by means of telephone. The duo also talked about ceasefire, augmentation of the volume of humanitarian aid and its delivery to all the areas of Gaza. Newspakistan.tv Sana Mehmood
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AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR: A delegation of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) visited Azad Jammu and Kashmir under the Green Energy Drive and signed agreements for funding two Hydro Power Projects in the area. The Saudi delegation was headed by the CEO of the Fund, Sultan bin Abdul Rahman Al-Marshid. These projects include Shounter Hydro […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized all preparations for conducting nationwide Senate elections, the upper house of the bicameral parliament, on 2nd April. Polling would be held in the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies from 9 AM to 4 PM. Ballot papers in four different colors have been printed for […]
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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday (31st March, 2024) that all ministries had been given targets aimed at overcoming challenges facing the country. At a Presser held at the PML-N’s Secretariat here, he said that in yesterday’s meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave short, medium and long term targets […]
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PESHAWAR: Ten people lost their lives while twelve others got injured in the heavy rain and hail storms related incidents in the last 48 hours. A total of 27 houses were damaged due to the collapse of walls and roofs in different districts, in which 3 houses were completely damaged and 24 houses were partially […]
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ISLAMABAD: Like everywhere in the world, the Christian community in Pakistan too is celebrating Easter on Sunday (31st April, 2024). President Asif Ali Zardari felicitating the Christian community reiterated that the Constitution of Pakistan guaranteed constitutional rights to all religious communities. The president, in a message, said that all the communities enjoyed religious, political, social […]
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ISLAMABAD: Over 300 lawyers [including Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, Zainab Janjua, Abdul Moiz Jaferii, Salman Akram Raja, Taimur Malik and Saqib Jillani (s/o former CJP Tassaduq Hussain Jillani)] on Sunday (31st March, 2024) issued a public statement asking the SCP to take notice of allegations of interference in the judiciary affairs under Constitution’s Article 184(3). Signatories of […]
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LAHORE: Taking to the X (Twitter) PCB has proclaimed on Sunday (31st March, 2024) that Babar Azam has unanimously been picked by the Selection Committee as the white ball skipper of T20I and ODI equips. It may be recalled that Babar Azam was first appointed captain of the national T20I side in 2019 and assigned […]
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