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ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 : President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday granted a 90-day remission of sentence for the prisoners of life imprisonment – males of 65 years and above and females above 60 – who have served one-third of their term. The president granted the […]

NEW YORK, Aug 10 : At least 100 Palestinians were killed early Saturday morning when the Israeli military bombed the Al-Taba’een school in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood in eastern Gaza . The strikes hit when people sheltering at the school were performing fajr prayers, leading to […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: President Asif Ali Zardari has directed for conferment of Hilal–i-Imtiaz upon athlete Arshad Nadeem for displaying record-setting performance in Paris Olympics 2024, in the category of Javelin throwing. “The President will confer the civil award upon Arshad Nadeem during a special ceremony […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the authorities concerned to extend the maximum possible facilities to the Turkish investors in Pakistan to boost bilateral trade and investment cooperation. The prime minister, talking to a high-level delegation of leading Turkish businessmen […]

PARIS, Aug 09 : Pakistan’s star thrower Arshad Nadeem, who smashed men’s javelin Olympic record on Thursday with a massive throw in his second attempt, received his gold in a medal ceremony on Friday. The 27-year-old thrower saw his javelin sailing past the “OR” boxes […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday urged the Ulema and Mashaikh to play an active role in countering propaganda, fake news, and disinformation, while aligning with core Islamic values and principles. He stressed the significance of the role of Ulema and Mashaikh […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 : The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza, which have killed at least 163 internally displaced Palestinians, including children and women, in the past month. […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 : COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide – including at the Paris Olympics – and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday. The UN health agency is also concerned that more severe variants of the coronavirus […]

NEW YORK, Aug 06 : Highlighting the similarities of the situations in occupied Palestine and Indian-occupied Kashmir, Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram told a Kashmir solidarity meeting on Monday that both violate two basic international law principles — the right of self-determination and non-acquisition of […]

Rawalpindi, Aug 5 (Online): Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said the army’s stance on the May 9 protests remained unchanged and there would be continuity in this regard. The ISPR DG addressed an all- important press conference at […]