The Met Office has categorically rejected the ‘unverified claims’ on social and mainstream media about the likelihood of an extremely cold winter in Pakistan in the coming days. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said these claims are not supported by the seasonal winter forecast for the December-January-February period […]
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the Working Group on Agrarian Reforms at the Prime Minister’s House on Tuesday. Photo: APP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed on Tuesday that privatization of loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs) remains a top priority for the government, highlighting the sale of 75 percent of PIA shares as a
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An election tribunal in Peshawar, headed by Justice (R) Lal Jan Khatak, has dismissed the election petition filed by Taimur Saleem Jhagra, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed candidate for PK-79 (Peshawar 8), and upheld Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate Jalalal Khan’s in the provincial assembly in the election. The court concluded the hearing on Monday and rejected Jhagra’s
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Salman Akram Raja has refused to recognize lawyer Gohar Ali Khan as chairman of the PTI, stating that the party’s chairman was “Imran Khan and no one else.” His remarks came during a media briefing at Gorakhpur checkpoint in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, the day reserved for meetings with the PTI founder in Adiala
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Superintendent of Adiala Jail, District Administration repeatedly directed by court to install, enable video link The hearing in the May 9 GHQ attack case was adjourned for the 11th consecutive time on Tuesday in the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court, with the case adjourned to January 20. No progress could be made as the video link system
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Military says over 75,000 operations carried out as attacks and casualties hit record levels Pakistan’s top military spokesman, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, speaks at a press conference on Tuesday. SCREEN GRAB Pakistan’s top military spokesman, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said on
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Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan visits PAF headquarters, Pakistan ensures speedy delivery of Super Mushshak Bangladesh Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan with PAF Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu Bangladesh is in discussions to acquire JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan, marking a potential defense deal as Islamabad capitalizes on growing international
Staff at Pakistani websites, which otherwise used to reheat international coverage of the motherland as a bona fide news genre, were a little surprised to find their Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb splashing all over it. USA today on December 22. The American tabloid is known for its four-color infographics and weather reports, not necessarily knowing
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Warns new FCC, expanded immunity and rushed passage threaten rule of law and due process National Assembly. Photo: File Amnesty International has said that Pakistan’s 27th constitutional amendment was part of a “concerted and sustained attack on the independence of the judiciary, the right to a fair trial and the rule of law”, calling on
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Warns PTI founders will suffer losses due to confrontational politics with state as TTAP accepts dialogue offer Advisor to the Prime Minister and senior PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah. Photo: APP/ File Advisor to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Political Affairs, Senator Rana Sanaullah, has stated that the Prime Minister offered talks to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
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