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NATIONALISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is likely to leave for Beijing on a very important two-day visit to China on August 21. The visit aims at the exchange of views on bilateral cooperatio
NATIONAL--Afridi slams India for unleashing terror against its minorities, especially Muslims--AJK president urges world to take notice of Indian brutalities on Kashmiris--NCCP chief calls for ensuring eq
NATIONAL--Qureshi says govt wants to eradicate corruption through better legislation ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Monday sought time from the federal government to seek consultation from its lea
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The federal government is about to table another bill in the National Assembly (NA) to amend the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, aimed at providing relief to politicians, bur
NATIONAL--Political observers say govt trying to ‘torpedo' opposition’s allianceISLAMABAD: The federal government is contemplating a proposal to form a bipartisan political committee to devise a unan
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday urged Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to immediately announce its wheat release policy to help stabilise wheat flour prices and curb inter-provinci
NATIONALISLAMABAD: An apparent gulf between the leadership of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has started to impact the possibility of a future alliance between bo
NATIONALISLAMABAD: While the authorities are busy handling the major surge in cases of coronavirus, intelligence agencies have warned the authorities of a high profile terrorist attack likely to hit the twi
NATIONALISLAMABAD: While the federal and provincial governments have eased the restrictions following a two-month lockdown across the country, there has been a sharp rise in the cases of coronavirus, with no
NATIONAL--Lt Gen Asim provides final push to project as government crosses ‘line of reluctance’ ISLAMABAD: After 40 long years of planning and political wrangling on the Diamer-Bhasha Dam pro
ISLAMABADISLAMABAD: While in Germany cautious hope is growing that the curve of COVID-19 infections is gradually flattening, other countries like Pakistan are still facing rising numbers of cases.As the vi
NATIONAL--Masood likens new Indian domicile laws for Kashmir to Nuremberg Race LawsISLAMABAD: President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Masood Khan on Sunday warned the governments of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir aga
