Islamabad: Pakistan, China, Iran and Russia expressed “deep concern” on Friday about the presence of terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan, warned that outfits such as ISIL, Al-Qaeda, the forbidden Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (Bla) and others continue to threaten regional and global security. The four countries issued a joint declaration after their fourth […]
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Karachi: President Asif Ali Zardari met on Friday with Consul General for the People’s Republic of China in Karachi, Yang Yundong, who called a call and congratulated him with his successful visit to China. President Zardari appreciated the warm hospitality and courtesy that was expanded by the Chinese leadership during his visit. He said that
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Quetta: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta refused police further physical custody of the Baloch Yakjeti Committee’s chief Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other BYC members on Friday and sent the political prisoners on the court in custody instead. The case was heard by ATC judge Muhammad Ali Mubeen in Quetta. The BYC leaders were arrested
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Lahore: Located on her neighbor’s roof terrace, Ghulam Bano looks down at the remains of her home, immersed in the grim, poorly sounding flood water that has shrouded much of Punjab. Bano moved to Shahdara Town last year, on the outskirts of Lahore, to avoid the suffocating smog pollution of Pakistan’s second largest city, only
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Islamabad: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan’s newly signed historical mutual defense agreement with Saudi Arabia is not a reaction to the Israeli attack on Qatar, but the result of many years of discussion and cooperation between the two nations. In an interview with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan, Asif said Pakistan’s defense partnership
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Islamabad: Federal Minister for Communication Abdul Aleem Khan instructed National Highway Authority (NHA) on Friday to ensure an integrated audit system, improve economic discipline and adopt fundamental changes aimed at transforming the organization into a profitable, self -supporting institution with an annual income target of RS 500 billion. The minister was chairman of a high-level
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Dera Ismail Khan: At least 13 members of the same family, including five women and a child, were killed in a tragic road accident Friday after their vehicle brakes failed near Danasar in Darazinda, on the highway connecting Dera Ismail Khan with Quetta. The family traveled from Khanozai, Balochistan, to DI Khan as their vehicle
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Islamabad: Attorney Imaan Mazari has filed a letter of complaint about what she called “passivity” on her complaint on her harassment in the workplace against Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar. In her letter to Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas, the “competent authority” under protection against the harassment of women in the Workplace Act,
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Pakistan, China, Iran and Russia expressed deep concerns about the growing security threats in Afghanistan, especially the continued presence of terrorist groups operating from Afghan Earth and emphasized the pressing need for regional cooperation to tackle the rising instability. The fourth quadripartite meeting with foreign ministers, who convened the sidelines of the 80th UN General
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Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has clarified that the recent defense agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is not linked to the ongoing regional tensions – especially Israel’s actions in Qatar – but is the result of years of sustained bilateral dialogue and cooperation. In an exclusive interview with the British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan, Asif confirmed
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