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; 2 Muharram 1444 AH


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Hussain (AS): History’s Greatest Martyr and a Paragon of Truth

Is There Life after Divorce?
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South Asian Poetic Giant Tours North America


Issues and Questions
Rights of Workers in Islam


Jayasuriya Stars again as Sri Lanka Thrash Pakistan to Level Test Series


'London Nahi Jaunga' Is a Thoroughly Entertaining Apology by Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar

 

ADB Country Director Yong Ye and Finance Ministry Dr. Aisha Ghous Pasha meet to discuss pipeline assistance for the current year. —ADB/Twitter

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa –Courtesy.. The Express Tribune’......Full Story


Army Chief Appeals to US to Help Pakistan Secure IMF Loan Tranche
Islamabad: According to a report in The Express Tribune, “ Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reached out to the US administration with a request for help in securing ...Full Story

Supreme Court Voids Hamza Election, Elahi Sworn in as New Chief M inister of Punjab
Islamabad:  In a decision that was awaited with bated breath by political observers, the media, and all parties involved, the Supreme Court late on Tuesday declared Chaudhry ...Full Story


PTI's Sibtain Khan Elected New Punjab Assembly Speaker
PTI’s Sibtain Khan was elected as the new speaker of the Punjab Assembly on Friday, and his first order of business was to allow a motion of no confidence to be moved against....Full Story


Elections to Be Held on Time, Govt to Complete Its Tenure: PDM
Amid calls by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for snap polls in the country, the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) has reiterated its stance that the general elections will be held on time and the coalition government will complete its tenure.....Full Story


Govt Demands 'Immediate' Announcement of Verdict on PTI's Foreign Funding Case
Islamabad:  The coalition government Thursday reiterated its demand for the release of the ECP verdict in the PTI foreign funding case. PTI's founding member Akbar S Babar had filed the case in 2014, alleging that the party ...Full Story


National Assembly Speaker Accepts Resignations of 11 PTI MNAs
Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has accepted the resignations of 11 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentarians, almost two months...Full Story


JCP Rejects Elevation of CJP Bandial’s Five Nominees to Top Court
Islamabad: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) by a majority five to four votes did not approve the elevation of high court judges, nominated by Chief Justice of Pakistan....Full Story


‘Govt May Call Snap Polls if PTI Dissolves Punjab, K-P Assemblies’, Sanaullah Tells Imran
Islamabad: Amid calls by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for snap polls in the country, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ..Full Story


PML-Q Decides to Remove Shujaat as Head of Party
The central executive committee (CEC) of Pakistan Muslim League -Quaid (PML-Q) met in Lahore on Thursday to pave way for the removal of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as the party head, a private TV channel reported....Full Story


Import Ban on Luxury Items Lifted
Islamabad:The government has increased dealers’ commission on the sale of petroleum products by up to an unprecedented 70 per cent and lifted a ban  imposed in May  on the.....Full Story


Import Ban Hurting Businesses, Says US Envoy Donald Blome
Islamabad: The newly appointed United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Wednesday expressed concern over the ban imposed by the government on the import of...Full Story


Rescue, Relief Work Continue as Rains Wreak Havoc across Country
Quetta: Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps (FC) troops on Thursday assisted the civil administration with rescue and relief efforts in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab as monsoon rainfall continued to wreak havoc across the country. ...Full Story
Rupee Freefall Continues as PKR Slides to 239.9 in Interbank on Thursday
Karachi: The rupee’s losses continued on Thursday as the local currency closed at a record low of Rs239.94 against the dollar in the interbank market. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the rupee lost 4.48, or 1.89 per ....Full Story

Pakistan Curbing Interbank Trade to Contain Dollar Shortage: Bloomberg
Pakistan’s central bank is discouraging interbank trading due to a severe shortage of dollars that has pushed the rupee to post its worst weekly drop since 1998, according to ...Full Story

Party Leaders Urge PML-N to Avoid Confrontation
Lahore: Faced with burgeoning perils, a frustrated PML-N is swinging out against its arch-rival PTI and blaming the judiciary after it lost its citadel to it. But party leaders are concerned that this attitude could be the recipe for self-destruction, urging the central ...Full Story
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