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Sheikh Rashid’s Lal Haveli residence sealed over ‘illegal occupation’


January 30, 2023

The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) on Monday sealed former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid’s Lal Haveli residence in Rawalpindi over “illegal occupation”. According to ETPB Deputy Commissioner Asif Khan, two units of the Lal Haveli and five adjoining units were sealed after teams of the board along with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrived …

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17 killedRemove term: 83 injured in blast at Peshawar Police Lines mosque 83 injured in blast at Peshawar Police Lines mosque


January 30, 2023

At least 17 people were killed and 83 injured in a blast at a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area on Monday afternoon, officials said. Mohammad Asim, a spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital (LRC), confirmed the casualties, adding that some of the injured persons were in critical condition. Dawn.com’s correspondent at the blast site said the explosion took place at …

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Contempt power not a tool to execute decrees: SC


January 29, 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the power to initiate contempt jurisdiction, vested with the superior judiciary, is not a substitute to execute or implement decrees passed by the courts earlier. “It is undesirable,” noted Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan on Saturday while deciding an appeal by the National Highway Authority (NHA) against the Jan 26, 2017 and March 30, 2015 …

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At least 10 children dead as boat capsizes in KP’s Tanda Dam lake: rescue official


January 29, 2023

At least 10 children died when their boat capsized in the Tanda Dam lake in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat on Sunday, according to rescue officials. Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Faizi told Dawn.com that six bodies have been recovered so far, while 17 children and a teacher were rescued. “Four children are in critical condition. They have been moved to the District Headquarters Hospital …

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PTI vows to ensure Imran’s security amid arrest fears


January 29, 2023

LAHORE: PTI leaders in Lahore have vowed to protect party chief Imran Khan at any cost amid fears of his arrest, insisting that he was their red line. In a meeting chaired by PTI Secre­tary General Asad Umar, party representatives in the city decided to ensure Mr Khan’s security and duties were assigned to leaders in this regard. Earlier on …

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6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Islamabad


January 29, 2023

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Islamabad on Sunday afternoon. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the depth of the earthquake was measured at 150 km with the epicentre being Tajikistan. It occurred around 12:54 pm and had a longitude of 69.65 East and a latitude of 38.65 North. However, the US Geological Survey said the earthquake’s magnitude was …

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41 dead as passenger coach falls into ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela: official


January 29, 2023

At least 41 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela on Sunday morning, according to officials. Lasbela Assistant Commissioner Hamza Anjum, while confirming the incident, told Dawn.com that the vehicle, with nearly 48 passengers on board, was travelling from Quetta to Karachi. “Due to speeding, the coach crashed into the pillar of a bridge while …

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Pakistan ‘in the strongest words’ condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Denmark


January 28, 2023

The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday condemned “in the strongest terms” the act of desecration of the Holy Quran by Danish politician Rasmus Paludan a day before, according to an official statement. Having strongly condemned recent such incidents in Sweden and the Netherlands, Pakistan today termed the abhorrent act done in Denmark “senseless and deeply offensive” while declaring Paludan an Islamophobe. In the …

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Maryam Nawaz returns to Pakistan today to ‘reorganise’ PML-N


January 28, 2023

PML-N senior vice president Maryam Nawaz returned to Pakistan today (Saturday) after a nearly four-month sojourn in London. Upon her arrival at Lahore Airport, she tweeted: “Pak sar zameen shad bad.”     Earlier, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said Maryam was returning to begin the “reorganisation of the party”. She had left Pakistan for London in October last year, just a day after …

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KP governor links polls with law and order


January 28, 2023

PESHAWAR/LAHORE: Hinting at a possible delay in holding elections, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali on Friday linked fresh polls with improvement of the province’s security and economic situation. Talking to journalists, Mr Ali also said political forces should focus on finding solutions to fix the financial and security situation and not the elections. While referring to terrorist attacks in the …

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