November 22, 2024
PAKISTAN

Attaullah Tarar, a PM’s aide, is the target of a police raid to “give notice”

Attaullah Tarar’s Lahore home was searched by the police on Saturday in order to “send a notice,” according to Home Minister Hashim Dogar.Attaullah Tarar, the PML-N leader and former provincial minister, was not present during the raid, according to the police statement. In a  statement sent after the raid, Attaullah Tarar said, “Mr. Hashim Dogar, […]

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PAKISTAN Politics

Imran Khan disassociates himself from Gill’s divisive comments

Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has disassociated himself from Shahbaz Gill’s contentious comments, which were purportedly intended to create animosity within the military.On August 12, he said that Shahbaz Gill’s remark contained an offensive sentence when speaking to a private news channel. He spoke to journalists and celebrities in the entertainment […]

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PAKISTAN Weather

Life in Karachi is disrupted by heavy rain

KARACHI: A second round of intense monsoon rain battered the city early on Saturday, flooding roads, drowning cars, and making it difficult for commuters to get to their destinations. The most recent spell, which started last night and interrupted life throughout the city in a matter of hours, was not immediately associated with any casualties. […]

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PAKISTAN Weather

PMD: Heavy rains in Karachi on August 13 and 14

KARACHI: The present monsoon system may bring heavy rains to the city on August 13 and 14.Monsoon currents from the Bay of Bengal are infiltrating the central and lower sections of the country, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). A westerly wind is also present in the upper and western sections of the country, […]

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PAKISTAN

Donald Blome of the United States agrees with Quaid’s vision of a peaceful Pakistan

According to US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, the US shares the Quaid-e-goal Azam’s of a Pakistan of religious tolerance, economic success, and social inclusion that is at peace with itself and its neighbours. Blome made the statement during a visit to the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on Thursday, when he congratulated Pakistan […]

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan has reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in over 5 months

The daily COVID-19 death toll  in Pakistan increased dramatically overnight, with 11 more people succumbing to the virus, according to National Institute of Health (NIH) data released Friday morning. The last time the number of coronavirus deaths reached this level was on March 3.Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 positivity ratio increased slightly, with 624 new infections […]

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PAKISTAN

Every sundown, there is high drama on the India-Pakistan border

WAGAH: Every sunset on the India-Pakistan border, spectators go wild and soldiers goose-step in a chest-puffing theatrical rite symbolising the countries’ animosity 75 years after independence, but the show concludes with a brisk, brotherly handshake. Several hours before the ceremony, eager spectators begin to trickle into seating areas on either side of the massive iron […]

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PAKISTAN

Photographs show Pakistani and Indian siblings reuniting 75 years after partition

INDIA, BHATINDA: When Indian Sika Khan met his Pakistani brother for the first time since Partition in 1947, tears streamed down his wizened cheeks.Sika, a six-month-old Sikh labourer, and his elder brother Sadiq Khan were torn apart as Britain divided the subcontinent at the end of colonial rule. This year commemorates the 75th anniversary of […]

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PAKISTAN

Imran Khan has invited Pakistanis to his August 13 “power show”

PTI Chairperson Imran Khan invited the public to his party’s independence day celebrations tomorrow (Saturday), where he will reassure Pakistanis about his “Haqiqi Azadi” trip. In a video message posted on Twitter, the former prime minister invited people to his party’s power display at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore to commemorate Pakistan’s 75th anniversary. […]

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PAKISTAN

Shahbaz Gill acknowledges making an anti-army comment

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan’s assistant, PTI senior leader and party chairperson Shahbaz Gill, has admitted to making a comment against the Pakistan Army, which he said was in keeping with the party’s stance. According to sources, Gill confessed during an interrogation. “I think I did not give the remark in deviation from the party’s policy,” he […]

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