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NATIONAL--Govt allows opening of small markets, shops, OPDs and allied industries related to construction sector--Schools to remain shut till mid-July, exams cancelled; hotels, marriage halls, shopping ma
NATIONAL--Senate Opp members also submit requisition to convene session of Upper House ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) is all set to meet for a rare but special ‘non-legislati
NATIONAL--Proposals concerning decrease in working days also under consideration ISLAMABAD: Amid surge in coronavirus cases, the federal government is mulling options for relaxing the restrictions, and s
NATIONAL--Ashraf Ghani to remain president while political rival Dr Abdullah to become prime minister--Leadership High Council, headed by Abdullah, will be in charge of peace talks with Taliban  
NATIONAL--PM appoints Shibli Faraz as federal minister for information, Lt Gen (r) Asim Bajwa as SAPM in place of Firdous Ashiq--Firdous denies removal on corruption allegations, says it's PM's prerogativ
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday started formal consultations to take the opposition parties into confidence over drafting a new ordinance, with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) A
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan may be facing another health risk after an employee of Corona Care Hospital of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Rawalpindi tested positive for coronavirus o
NATIONAL--PM's aide says Saudi companies won't fire Pakistani workers for next three months ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistan Zulfi Bukhari on Wednesday told a
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Sindh Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho on Monday warned the federal and provincial governments against disastrous consequences of relaxing the lockdown, arguing that the country was yet t
NATIONALISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the transfer of inquiry into the corruption charges in the Kachhi Canal Project from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to the National Accountability
NATIONALISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar on Saturday said in consultations with all the political parties, the National Assembly Secretariat is evolving a contingency plan for the upcoming bud
NATIONAL--PTI senior leader says PM Imran is his friend but he's no longer 'close to him as he used to be'--Party sources claim PM making quiet efforts to neutralise intra-party groups led by Tareen, Qure
