ISLAMABAD: The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) protesters, demanding subsidized atta (wheat flour) and power (as per the hydro-power generation cost in the Valley) called off their 5-day-long violent manifestation on Tuesday (14th May, 2024) following PM’s orders on Monday to release Rs. 23 billion immediately in order to meet their demands. MUZAFFARABAD: […]
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WASHINGTON: Department of State Coordinator for Counter-terrorism Ambassador Elizabeth Richard and Pakistan’s Additional Foreign Secretary for the UN and OIC Ambassador Syed Haider Shah co-chaired the US-Pakistan Counter-Terrorism Dialogue. The Counter-terrorism Dialogue underscores the cooperation between the United States and Pakistan in addressing the most pressing challenges to regional and global security, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan […]
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BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin has said on Monday (13th May, 2024) that China looked forward to Palestine becoming a full member of the UN and enjoying full and equal rights like other member states. China urges relevant countries not to create obstacles for Palestine’s membership to the United Nations (UN), and not […]
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TEHRAN: Following signing of a $370 million contract here on Monday (13th May, 2024) with Iran, India is all set to continue developing and operating the Port of Chabahar for next ten years. According to details the deal was signed between Indian Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and the Port & Maritime Organisation of Iran. It […]
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ISLAMABAD: ECP on Monday (13th May, 2024) has suspended, till further orders, the notifications of 75 (NA and PA) lawmakers who returned on reserved seats. Newspakistan.tv Sana Mehmood
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KARACHI: The 100-Index of the Karachi Stock Exchange remained bullish Monday (13th May, 2024). The bourse gained 713.61 points, a positive change of 0.98 percent, closing at 73,799.11 points against 73,085.50 points the previous trading day. A total of 721,597,885 shares valuing Rs 25.649 billion were traded during the day as compared to 741,196,400 shares […]
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ISLAMABAD: Cowed-down by the people of AJK’s violent demonstrations GoP has decided on Monday (13th May, 2024) to immediately release Rs. 23 billion in order to fulfill the demand (apropos reversing the decision regarding augmenting the prices of power and flour). PM Shehbaz Sharif, chaired a special meeting called to ponder over the AJK protests. […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday (12th May, 2024) urged all the stakeholders to exercise restraint and resolve the issues in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) through dialogue and mutual consultation. He stressed that the political parties, state institutions and the people of AJK should act responsibly so that hostile elements could not exploit […]
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DUBLIN: Pakistan cricket team has beaten Ireland by 7 wickets here on Sunday (12th May, 2024) in the 2nd of the three-match-series. Batting first, Ireland that had won the first match, scored 193 runs for the loss of seven wickets in available twenty overs. In response the green shirts, with Fakhar Zaman’s 78 and Muhammad […]
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MIRPUR: Demonstrations by Awami Action Committee activists against high electricity bills and taxes turned violent on the second day when an ASI, identified as Adnan Qureshi, was shot dead here on Saturday (11th May, 2024). According to details when the Police attempted to stop the marchers, they resorted to shooting, burning/turning vehicles, pelting bottles and […]
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