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  Islamabad–The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday declared 25 dissident members of PTI de-seated while announcing its verdict in a case pertaining to the dissident members of the Punjab Assembly (MPAs). The ECP announced the unanimous verdict while accepting the reference against PTI dissidents who voted for Hamza …

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman (R) Justice Javed Iqbal on Friday banned all kinds of tranfers and postings across the country after Supreme Court s order of tranferring officers in high-profile cases. The anti-graft watchdog has also ordered to stop the implementations of recently announced postings and tranfers of officers …

The weather will remain hot in most parts of the country even on Friday. While rain is expected at some places in Upper Punjab, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. According to the weather forecasters, it is expected to rain in Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Islamabad today (Friday).The weather will …

The string of record-breaking weather events and emergence of new diseases with time shows clealry that we do not have the luxury of ‘waiting this out. Despite progress made by many countries in devising more robust systems of early warning and responsive protection, which have led to far fewer people …

NEW YORK, May 20 : Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while thanking US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), for her keen interest in strengthening Pakistan-US ties, invited her and the Congressional Caucus to visit Pakistan. In a meeting with her here Thursday, on the sidelines of ‘Global Food Security Call …

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 : Delegates of India and Pakistan Thursday got into a fresh verbal duel in the UN Security Council ministerial-level meeting on food security, after Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari denounced New Delhi’s repressive actions in occupied Kashmir, saying it is “implementing a racist policy” in …

New Delhi, May 20 : Thirty years after mobs demolished a historic mosque in Ayodhya, triggering a wave of sectarian bloodshed that saw thousands killed, fundamentalist Indian Hindu groups are eyeing other Muslim sites — even the world-famous Taj Mahal. Emboldened under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aided by …

ISLAMABAD, May 20 :The Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change led by Senator Seemee Ezdi on Friday visited the fire control room and pickets in the Margalla Hills National Park. On the occasion, they were informed about the firefighting arrangements by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) and the Capital …

ISLAMABAD, May 20: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday upheld the punishment of ‘Removal from Service’ of a former Assistant Director of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Sukkur, Faheemullah, over the leaking of classified information that led to the escape of an accused person from arrest. The President rejected the …

KARACHI, May 20 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said the multi-dimensional cooperation between Pakistan and Turkey in the areas of defence, foreign policy and public welfare was touching new heights of friendship for the benefit of the two peoples. Addressing here at the launch of PNS Badr – …