The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday lodged a “strong protest” with Bangladesh authorities following a burglary in the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka. A few days ago, unidentified burglars broke into the consular section of the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka and had stolen some computers. The FO, in a statement released by its spokesperson […]
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Foreign Office lodges protest with Bangladesh over burglary at Pak High Commission in Dhaka
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Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives in Lahore for Kartarpur ceremony
Former Indian cricket star Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Nankana Sahib. He had been extended an invitation for the ceremony by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi last week. Prime Minister Imran Khan will perform the groundbreaking of the corridor on Wednesday (Nov […]
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Shehryar Afridi urges media to play its due role in safeguarding national security
Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Thursday urged the media to play its due role when it comes to national security. Addressing a seminar held in Islamabad over the role of media in national security, Shehryar Afridi took aim at prevalent media policies, stressing that safeguarding the national security is not just […]
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SC to hear NAB’s appeal against IHC orders that suspended Sharifs’ sentences
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear today (Tuesday) National Accountability Bureau’s appeal against the suspension of Sharifs conviction by the Islamabad High Court. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Saqib Nisar would hear the plea. The apex court had issued notices to Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz. Filed on October 22, The NAB […]
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Maulana Samiul Haq’s domestic staff interrogated in connection with his murder
The personal secretary and guard of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam’s slain leader Maulana Samiul Haq were on Saturday questioned for three hours in connection with his murder,reported citing police sources. Maulana Sami, an influential religious scholar and former senator, was assassinated by unknown persons at his residence in Rawalpindi last night. The aforementioned members of Maulana Sami’s […]
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Asma Jahangir wins 2018 UN Human Rights Prize
Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir was announced as one of the four winners of the 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize on Friday. The announcement was made through the official Twitter account of President of the UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces. “Today I announced the 2018 winners of the UN […]