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Supreme Court rejects woman’s appeal against Qazf proceedings
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court bench on Monday rejected an appeal over Qazf (false accusation of adultery) proceedings against a woman.
The apex court bench comprised of Justice Sardar Tariq, turned down the appeal seeking abrogation of…
Kaavan lands safely in Cambodia to start new life
Kaavan, the world’s “loneliest” elephant, touched down on Monday in Cambodia onboard a special Russian chartered cargo plane.
A special ceremony was held to greet the 35-year-old bull elephant upon arrival at the airport of Cambodia’s…
Five major cites contribute 70pc of COVID-19 spread, NCOC told
ISLAMABAD: Five major cities of the country, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Hyderabad and Peshawar were contributing 70 per cent of coronavirus spread, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was told on Sunday.
According to…
Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate reaches 7.1%
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has said on Sunday that Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity ratio has reached 7.1 per cent.
A meeting of the NCOC was held with Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar in the…
PM Imran slams PDM leadership, says ‘they want jalsas not caring…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has criticised the leadership of opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), over deliberately risking lives and safety of the nationals amid a new spike in coronavirus pandemic to seek…
Chairman NAB takes notice of Saleem Mandviwalla’s allegations
ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice retired Javed Iqbal on Sunday has directed not to take any further action against Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla before considering all legal elements of the case.…
OIC says Islam has nothing to do with any sort of extremism,…
NIAMEY: The federal ministers from Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) members held a session on Saturday in the capital of Niger wherein the secretary general addressed and underlined unreserved condemnation of terrorism.
We reject…
Cabinet gives nod to remove names of Rauf Siddiqui, Aijaz…
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Saturday granted in-principle approval to remove the names of 13 people, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Rauf Siddiqui and Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani…
FM Qureshi, Saudi counterpart discuss Kashmir issue, OIC role
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to further deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse fields of economy and trade, including energy.
The understanding came during a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood…
Beneficiaries of Ehsaas Kafaalat programme reach 7mn, PM Imran…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday visited Ehsaas Kafaalat payment site, where he was briefed as to how women were being benefitted through the programme.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social…