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Sat, 11 Jun 22 16:35:42 +0500
TTP talks: lasting peace may still be a longshot
As Islamabad now enlists Taliban help to reach a settlement with a resurgent TTP, prominent analysts weigh in

Sun, 12 Jun 22 07:23:28 +0500
Sepoy martyred as troops battle terrorists in North Waziristan
Clearance of region currently underway to eliminate any other terrorist elements

Sat, 11 Jun 22 16:36:06 +0500
Remembering Pakistan’s Buddhist past
Gautama Buddha may have been born in India, but the religion he inspired flourished in the lands that became Pakistan

Sat, 11 Jun 22 14:37:20 +0500
PPP peeved at by-passing parliament in TTP talks
Party’s high-level meeting decides to reach out to allied parties to create consensus

Sat, 11 Jun 22 06:23:03 +0500
Miftah makes pitch for hike in fuel, power prices
Finance minister vows to take tough decision to avoid Sri Lanka-default

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

Sat, 11 Jun 22 16:35:37 +0500
Heat waves and the ticking climate bomb
For Pakistan, an alarming question is posed with each heat wave: how bad will global warming make the next one?

Sun, 12 Jun 22 06:43:13 +0500
Heroic tanker driver awarded at Corps HQ in Quetta
Faisal Baloch, who drove a burning oil tanker, awarded cash prize and honoured on special directions of COAS

Sat, 11 Jun 22 14:47:13 +0500
PTI won’t leave field open for opponents in Punjab by-polls: Qureshi
Former FM demands early elections while calling current coalition govt a ‘temporary regime’

Sat, 11 Jun 22 18:17:52 +0500
AJK president sets up committee to fight Yasin Malik's case
Barrister Sultan says the body will consult experts in the UK and India to seek their advice on the matter

Sat, 11 Jun 22 16:12:07 +0500
Customs foil bid to smuggle banned items to Afghanistan
Officials at Torkham border recover banned items including sugar and fertilisers

Sat, 11 Jun 22 14:05:29 +0500
Bahauddin Zakariya Express rape victim was filmed by suspects, reveals IO
Local court extends remand for all five suspects for two more days in Karachi

Sat, 11 Jun 22 13:44:59 +0500
PIA suspends Damascus flights after Israel’s airstrike on airport
Spokesperson says alternate means could be adopted to transport stranded passengers

Fri, 10 Jun 22 10:03:38 +0500
Senate, NA secretariats slash fuel quota by 40pc
Sanjrani, Ashraf meet to discuss political, economic situation

Sat, 11 Jun 22 13:04:11 +0500
PM Shehbaz gives nod to new transit visas for Afghans
Official says Afghan citizens would now be issued a 30-day transit visas within 24 hours

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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