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Serena downs Halep to set up Osaka showdown at Australian Open

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MELBOURNE   –  Serena Williams of United States on Tuesday blasted past Romania’s Simona Halep to set up an Australian Open semi-final showdown with Japan’s Naomi Osaka. Williams took a step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-3 dismantling of second seed Halep, the […]

US State Dept OKs $200M RAM missile sale to Egypt

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The US State Department signed off Tuesday on a potential $197 million sale of Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs) to the Egyptian military. Raytheon’s naval missiles are used to defend against anti-ship missiles, and are employed by the navies of 11 countries including Turkey and the US. The […]

UK set for new laws to protect free speech on campus

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London   –  Britain is set to introduce new laws guaranteeing freedom of speech in universities to counteract what the government on Tuesday called “unacceptable silencing and censoring” on campuses. As part of the plans, the government is considering appointing a “free speech champion” to investigate possible breaches […]

ECP starts scrutiny of nomination papers filed for Senate elections

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Election Commission of Pakistan is starting today (Wednesday) the process of scrutiny of nomination papers filed for the Senate elections. A total of one hundred and seventy candidates have filed their nomination papers with the Election Commission of Pakistan. These include twenty-nine from Punjab, thirty-nine from Sindh, […]

Nawaz Sharif passport stands expired: Sh Rashid

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ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Tuesday said that diplomatic passport of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tood expired today (February 17) and it will not be re-issued as the law does not permit for issuance of passports to those who are on the no-fly list. […]

Haleem Adil arrested for violating ECP code of conduct

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KARACHI – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh President and Opposition Leader in the Provincial Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh was detained by police for violating ECP code of conduct as by-election in PS-88 was marred by incidents of violence.  PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh was expelled from […]

Maryam not politically groomed: Gill

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ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday said Maryam Nawaz is not politically-groomed as she is always against the merit. Talking to a private news channel, he said she gave irresponsible and disputed statement against the supreme judiciary […]

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