WASHINGTON: Masood Khan, the outgoing Envoy here has asked on Monday (1st July, 2024) the US Govt. to provide light weapons to Pakistan to contain Terrorism. In his farewell video message here he noted that a robust relationship between the two countries is a work in progress, backed by a history of nearly seventy seven […]
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ISLAMABAD: Government, citing increasing trend of the prices of Petroleum products in the global bazaar, has augmented the price of Petrol by Rs. 7.45 per liter for next 15 days (1st-15th July, 2024). For two weeks citoyens will get a liter of petrol for Rs 265.61 and HSD for Rs. 277.45 (following a hike of […]
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DOHA: Zakir Jalali, director of the 3rd political dept of Afghan Foreign Ministry, took to the X (Twitter) to inform that 3 official meetings were open, ‘the agenda is open, 30 June, local time, 6:45 p.m. and ends at 8:45 p.m’. د دوحه۳ ناستې رسمي پرانيسته د اجنډا له مخې نن د جون پر ۳۰مه […]
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PARIS: It seems that France is set to have its first Far-Right government since WWII the way voters acted in the first round of a snap parliamentary polls held Sunday (30th June, 2024). French polls first round: Though for decades French voters rejected National Rally, its leader Marine Le Pen and her father, Macron’s centrist […]
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KARACHI: National Flag-Carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced on Sunday (30th June, 2024) reduction of fares for Umrah pilgrims travelling from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi to Madinah till 15th July, 2024. While return fare of those flights originating from Lahore and Islamabad will be Rs. 86,000/- (+tax), pilgrims boarding from Karachi for Madinah will […]
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ISLAMABAD: President Zardari has given assent to the Tax-laden Budget 2024-25 here on Sunday (30th June, 2024). Presidential assent to the Financial Bill was given in accordance with Article 75 of the Constitution and it will be applicable from Monday (1st day of July, 2024). Interestingly, when the Financial Bill was presented a couple of […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is set to run a Summer Vacation Special Train between Rawalpindi and Karachi. Summer Vacation Special Train is scheduled to leave Rawalpindi on 5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 20th, 23rd, 26th and 29th of July at 12:30 pm and reach Karachi the next day at 02:15pm. Summer Vacation Special Train will stop […]
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KENYA: Security forces here have shot 30 protesters dead and injured 300 others during the bloody protests against tax hike. Human Rights Watch reported: “Kenyan security forces shot directly into crowds of protesters on (Tuesday) June 25, 2024, including protesters who were fleeing… “Although there is no confirmation on the exact number of people killed […]
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LAHORE: LHC’s Justice Shahid Karim has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) by means of a written statement here on Saturday (29th June, 2024) to bar all the agencies (including Intelligence Bureau and Inter-Services Intelligence) from approaching any member of judiciary. The order was issued following a complaint filed by an Anti-Terrorism Court’s judge in […]
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ISLAMABAD (NPTV/ RADIO PAKISTAN): NA has passed a resolution on Friday (28th of June, 2024) regretting the US House of Representatives’ resolution. It was asserted that ‘Pakistan as an independent and sovereign country’ would not accept any interference in its internal affairs. The resolution, moved by Shaista Pervaiz Malik, further said the US resolution clearly […]
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