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Pakistan demands that the Taliban take action against terrorist groups

Listen to the article Federal Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif has categorically rejected the allegations made by acting Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Stanikzai, terming them baseless, fabricated and contrived attempts to shift blame. The minister referred to a recent report by the UN monitoring team that identified over two dozen terrorist groups, including Tehreek-r-Taliban […]

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FIA officer’s accomplice arrested in $2,000 bribe case involving foreign ship crew

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Listen to the article The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle has arrested a shipping agent, an accomplice of an FIA officer, in a case involving a $2,000 bribe for approval of a foreign ship’s crew. The arrested agent, identified as Nadeem Awan, allegedly prepared forged documents including letters of credit, altered technician cadres and

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Sindh is being treated as ‘stepchild’, says Bilawal

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Listen to the article KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday emphasized Karachi’s critical role in Pakistan’s overall development, accusing the federal government of meting out “stepchild treatment” to Sindh and withholding its resources under various pretexts. Speaking at the inauguration of Phase I of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Expressway – erstwhile

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The PTI negotiation team was allowed to meet Imran Khan in jail today

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Listen to the article The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) negotiating committee has been allowed to meet former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail today. According to sources, the meeting is expected to take place this afternoon, with the delegation scheduled to visit the Adiala Jail at 2 pm, Express News reported. This development follows

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Govt-PTI talks 3rd round likely on 15th January

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ISLAMABAD: PTI and the government’s negotiating team are expected to meet on Wednesday – after the former’s possible meeting with Imran Khan in Adiala jail – for the third round of ongoing talks between the two sides to end a long-running political crisis. According to sources, amid an impasse for which the two sides blamed

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Karak road tragedy claims 12 lives

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PESHAWAR: Following a catastrophic brake failure, a trailer on Saturday ran over a number of vehicles, including a bus, in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), killing at least twelve people. According to Karak Deputy Commissioner, the incident took place at Indus Highway near Ambiri Kallay chowk. “The incident was caused by a failure of

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Channel controversy refuses to die down

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KARACHI: The controversial proposal to build six new canals on the Indus River to irrigate the Cholistan desert in Punjab continued to sour relations between two key allies in the coalition government at the centre, with the PPP on Saturday calling for greater clarity and accountability from the federal government. The PPP had Planning Minister

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Afghan Taliban absent from debate on girls’ education

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ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Saturday did not send its envoy to a global summit on the education of Muslim girls, which was also attended by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. The two-day conference, hosted by Pakistan, has brought together education officials from dozens of Muslim countries, but without Afghanistan – the only country in the

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Asif pours cold water on Bani Gala jail talk

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SIALKOT: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the government has neither proposed to declare former prime minister Imran Khan’s personal residence at Bani Gala a sub-jail nor is it under pressure from anyone to release the PTI founder. “The decision on the release of the PTI founder from jail has to be taken by

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The government issues advice on Wi-Fi use

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has declared Wi-Fi routers to be insecure. In this regard, the National Information Technology Board (NITB) has issued guidance to all organizations regarding security threats associated with wireless networks. The advisory outlines cybersecurity risks associated with using Wi-Fi networks and includes precautions. The advisory emphasizes the importance of securing Wi-Fi routers

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