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Pakistan Navy seizes 2,800kg of narcotics worth $750m in Arabian Sea: ISPR
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy ships HUNAIN and YARMOOK have seized more than 2,800 kilograms of narcotics worth an estimated $750 million during a joint counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. According to the military wing, the ships were on routine patrol when they intercepted a suspicious boat. A…
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Pakistan backs China’s Global Development Initiative, calls for stronger multilateral cooperation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for China’s Global Development Initiative (GDI), calling for stronger multilateral cooperation to accelerate development and address challenges facing developing countries. The remarks came during a high-level meeting on the GDI hosted by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, where PM Shehbaz highlighted climate disasters, development financing gaps,…
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Imaan Mazari, Hadi Ali tweets case: Court issues contempt notice to Adiala jail superintendent
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court has issued a show-cause notice for contempt of court to the superintendent of Adiala Jail over the failure to obtain signatures on the power-of-attorney documents of lawyers representing Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, and the failure to produce the two accused through video link despite court orders. Imaan and…
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Seven accused acquitted in Naqeebullah Mehsud case over lack of evidence
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday acquitted seven accused, including former SHO Amanullah Marwat and alleged police shooter Shoaib Shaikh alias Shooter, in the murder case of Naqeebullah Mehsud, citing a lack of evidence against them. Mehsud, a 27-year-old shopkeeper from South Waziristan who was interested in modelling, was killed along with three other men…
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Two dead, two missing as flash floods hit Mansehra, Battagram
At least two people were killed and two others went missing after torrential rain and flash floods struck parts of Mansehra and Battagram districts, inundating roads, damaging houses and sweeping away livestock. In Mansehra city and surrounding areas, a sudden spell of heavy rain accompanied by hail hit shortly before sunset, flooding roads and turning…
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Pakistan, EU lawmakers discuss GSP+, reforms, regional situation
Acting Foreign Secretary Ambassador Khalil Hashmi met a delegation of members of the European Parliament and discussed Pakistan-EU relations, the GSP+ scheme, legislative reforms and the regional situation, the Foreign Office said. The European Parliament delegation was led by Mary Khan-Holoch of Germany’s AfD party. According to the Foreign Office, the two sides held a…
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Pakistani, Saudi Arabian, Turkiye military chiefs to hold urgent talks
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye will hold an urgent meeting of their chiefs of staff to discuss ways to support Riyadh under a joint defence agreement following attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on the kingdom, the Saudi foreign ministry has said.In New York, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister…
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Road accidents claim two lives in Lahore
Two people were killed in two road accidents in Lahore. The first road accident took place on the Bhatian-Multan Road, in which a pedestrian died on the spot and the driver of the vehicle escaped from the scene. Police reached the spot and shifted the dead body of the pedestrian to the hospital for post-mortem.…
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Man found dead as electricity cables catch fire in Karachi
A person breathed his last when a huge fire erupted in HT cables near Askari Park Gate No. 1 of Pir Ilahi Bux (PIB) Colony in Karachi. Soon after receiving the report, Rescue 1122 fire and rescue teams rushed to the spot and started operation to bring the fire under control. A swift and timely…
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Economy is improving due to civil-military leadership’s joint efforts: PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the civil and military leadership was making collective efforts to strengthen Pakistan’s economy and diplomatic relations. Talking to mediamen along with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Thursday, PM Shehbaz Sharif said, “Allah Almighty…
