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Tue, 08 Jun 21 06:59:39 +0500
Bill criminalising enforced disappearance introduced in NA
Minister for Interior proposed to amend the Pakistan Penal Code of 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure of 1898

Tue, 08 Jun 21 07:24:43 +0500
NA panel debates if PM’s aide can present bill
Committee member says Rules of Business authorized a minister to do so

Tue, 08 Jun 21 07:55:40 +0500
HEC given three weeks to explain Tariq Banuri's removal as chairperson
IHC directs govt to file reply at their earlier keeping matter's urgency in view

Tue, 08 Jun 21 07:12:07 +0500
Relief, rescue operation in Ghotki train accident completed: ISPR
Efforts underway to open railway track after necessary repair and maintenance, says ISPR

Tue, 08 Jun 21 05:54:26 +0500
PM saddened over killing of Pakistani-origin family in Ontario
Says act of terrorism reveals growing Islamophobia in West; Qureshi denounces incident

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:29:19 +0500
Public hospitals staff to be tested across Sindh
Health department to restart contact tracing for coronavirus

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:29:02 +0500
MQM-London ‘hitman’ apprehended
Police claim he was involved in over 100 murders

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:50:45 +0500
2,179 people diagnosed with coronavirus in Sindh
CM Murad says province's daily testing capacity has been stretched to 12,000

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:39:33 +0500
Youngster killed while shooting TikTok video in Karachi
Faraz lost control of car due to speeding, rammed into tree

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:56:28 +0500
Illegal plasma sale thrives in Lahore
First Covid-19 patient recovered through trial treatment last month

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:41:58 +0500
Woman commits suicide with two daughters
Victim’s husband wanted to marry off girls against their wish

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:45:21 +0500
Letter to Punjab IGP seeks ban on PUBG video game
Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:51:06 +0500
NGO offers transgender people foreign scholarships
Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:52 +0500
‘Pakistan’s progress linked to Balochistan peace’
NA speaker chairs parliamentary committee meeting to discuss issues facing province

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:38:28 +0500
Balochistan collects Rs2.5b from mineral sector
Computerised weighing scales have been installed

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:07 +0500
First phase of HingIaj road construction completed
Project was approved at a cost of Rs120 million

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:50:02 +0500
Bilawal, Mengal agree on joint strategy for budget
Both leaders express concern over spread of coronavirus in country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:37:34 +0500
K-P wants revival of tourism hit hard by Covid
CM Mahmood Khan orders early opening of provincial tourism authority

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:14:06 +0500
Poor internet access for students echoes in K-P assembly
Debate on Rs55.42b supplementary budget completed

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:02 +0500
K-P up in arms against custodial torture
Govt asks PHC to probe yet another instance of police high-handedness

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:42 +0500
Another case of police excesses surfaces
The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:11:02 +0500
Virus cases in Indian Occupied Kashmir top 7,000
2,700 infections, including 41 virus-linked deaths, confirmed in last 2 weeks

Sun, 28 Jun 20 22:27:03 +0500
AJK president lauds Joe Biden for urging India to restore people’s rights in IOJ&K
US former vice president has said restrictions on dissent, such as preventing peaceful protests, weaken democracy.

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:33:43 +0500
Hinduism being masqueraded as secularism in India, says AJK president
Masood says 13,000 Kashmiri boys have been abducted and kept in prison houses where they're being subjected to torture

Fri, 26 Jun 20 21:06:07 +0500
World leaders urged to help end Indian atrocities against Kashmiris
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, AJK president condemns BJP-RSS regime

Mon, 07 Jun 21 11:43:26 +0500
Paying the price of estranged cross-border relations
Importing Indian goods via Dubai amid direct-trade bans has meant higher overheads and plunging business

Mon, 07 Jun 21 19:29:26 +0500
Sindh CM protests over fund distribution
Murad laments non-consultation of Sindh in NEC meeting

Mon, 07 Jun 21 18:58:11 +0500
17 die after passenger van plunges into river in Kohistan
Rescue officials say at least 14 belonged to same family; body of a woman has been recovered

Mon, 07 Jun 21 15:00:13 +0500
Why should Swati resign for ‘sins’ committed by Rafique, says Fawad
PML-N leader in response asks govt to not play with lives of travellers and take steps for improvement of railways

Mon, 07 Jun 21 14:16:50 +0500
Journalist Jugnu Mohsin escapes unhurt in Okara ‘attack’
Punjab MPA was confronted by armed suspects while she was returning after addressing a rally on Hujra road

Sat, 05 Jun 21 15:52:18 +0500
Liberties at risk
One of the most insidious effects of Covid-19 has been its worsening of pre-existing contempt for human rights

Sat, 05 Jun 21 15:52:30 +0500
Why 5G is still out of Pakistan’s grasp
Lack of 4G penetration and production of outdated cellphones are issues holding back a next-gen technology roll out

Sun, 06 Jun 21 13:37:09 +0500
The plight of water-scarce Tharparkar
Political economy of water has largely affected the water distribution in the area

Sat, 13 Jun 20 15:20:13 +0500
Over 300,000 put under 1,291 smart lockdowns
Punjab, Sindh cross grim mark of 50,000 cases

Wed, 01 Apr 20 17:32:30 +0500
Tales of survivors: ‘Isolation, not coronavirus, was my worst nightmare’
I was convinced that if my time is not up, this virus can never kill me

Mon, 23 Mar 20 06:55:24 +0500
'We honour his sacrifice': Dr Usama's fight against COVID-19
It is a national tragedy and we will award him the status of national hero, says G-B CM

Wed, 11 Mar 20 09:27:47 +0500
New coronavirus case emerges in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan's tally rises to 20
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for COVID-19



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