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Wed, 20 Jul 22 07:06:32 +0500
Pakistan's human trafficking rating improves as US takes it off 'watchlist'
The country remains in the Tier 2 category, however, indicating significant room for improvement

Wed, 20 Jul 22 08:21:45 +0500
PTI forms committee for withdrawing 'false' cases filed post Azadi March
Anti-Victimisation and Accountability Committee established in Punjab with PTI’s Shafqat Mehmood as the convenor

Wed, 20 Jul 22 07:37:40 +0500
Pakistani passport ranked fourth worst in the world
The passport maintained its position from last year; ranked above Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan

Wed, 20 Jul 22 07:00:02 +0500
Rupee slides to record low of Rs226 against USD
Panic in the market is primarily due to political turmoil, which will subside in a few days: Miftah

Wed, 20 Jul 22 04:03:03 +0500
Select few bureaucrats win a fat allowance
Many officers serving under the same roof excluded from 150% raise

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, 18 Jul 22 12:18:03 +0500
Paraglider pilots await perfect weather conditions to soar above K2
Pilots reached world’s second highest mountain and climbed to 7,500m; team re-charging in Askole

Tue, 19 Jul 22 15:06:35 +0500
Elahi files contempt plea in SC against Hamza
Requests apex court to punish Punjab CM, Rana Sanaullah, Marriyum Aurangzeb

Tue, 19 Jul 22 14:51:58 +0500
TikTok removes 12.5m Pakistani videos over guidelines violation
Content violated guidelines for ‘safety, inclusion, and authenticity'

Mon, 18 Jul 22 08:42:17 +0500
Pak-Afghan bilateral talks to begin today
Bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, transit, transport and border facilitations will be discussed

Tue, 19 Jul 22 07:13:49 +0500
Sherry Rehman urges int'l community for 'clear re-set' of climate agenda
Climate minister says Pakistan perfect example of all disasters that come with climate stress

Tue, 19 Jul 22 16:40:51 +0500
Accession Day: Kashmiris call for end to India’s brutalities in IIOJK
Leaders say the day sends a clear message that the locals have never and will never want to be a part of India

Mon, 18 Jul 22 10:59:59 +0500
SCBA distances itself from 'political statement' issued by addl secy
Addl secy had stated PML-N-led government 'has lost legitimacy'; called for 'fresh, transparent elections'

Mon, 18 Jul 22 05:48:57 +0500
PTI condemns Shahbaz Gill’s arrest
Govt defends PTI leader’s arrest as an attempt to maintain law & order

Mon, 18 Jul 22 04:36:15 +0500
Rabbani wants equal space for civilian govt
PPP senator says current set-up dominated by establishment

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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