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Abdul Rasheed Ghazi murder case: Court reserves decision on Musharraf till February 20

  • ISLAMABAD: (APP): The court reserved its decision on General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s request for permanent exemption from appearing in the Abdul Rasheed Ghazi murder case. According to details, a hearing for the Abdul Rasheed Ghazi murder case was held in the federal capital today. The proceedings were conducted in the presence of Additional and Sessions […]

  • Two bombs found from school in Bagh, Azad Kashmir

    BAGH: (APP):Two bombs were found from a school located at Qandeel Colony,. According to details, two bombs were found from a school in Qandeel Colony. Police officials had surrounded the building and were busy conducting a search operation. A bomb disposal squad had also reached the area in order to deal with the situation and […]

  • Four more children die of malnutrition in Thar as death toll rises to 143

    THARPARKAR: (APP): Death toll rose to one hundred and forty-three in the famine-struck district, as four more children breathed their last in Mithi Civil hospital. According to details, four more children who were undergoing treatment at Mithi Civil Hospital passed awar. These additional three deaths have brought the death toll in Mithi and Thar this […]

  • Gunmen kill policeman in Islamabad

    ISLAMABAD: (APP):One police officer was killed and two others wounded when gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Islamabad on Friday, a police spokesman said. The incident happened on the edge of the capital when police tried to stop two men on a motorcycle for a routine search. “All of a sudden the motorcycle riders […]

  • Women in Lahore demand ban on Valentine’s Day celebrations

    LAHORE:(APP): Women activists of Jamaat e Islami (JI) Friday held a demonstration demanding a ban on Valentine’s Day celebrations in Lahore, ARY News reported. Although no restrictions have so far been imposed on Valentine’s Day activities in Lahore, but the women did come out in protest against it. Holding a rally at Lalak Jan Road, […]

  • PM directs policy guidelines for foreign appointments

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): To ensure transparency, merit and fairness, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has directed for the adoption of policy guidelines over foreign appointments. These guidelines would be followed in letter and spirit concerning postings in Pakistan Missions and against Pakistan’s positions at international, multilateral and regional organizations and bodies, said contents of an official […]