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Swiss player wins giant slalom event at Malam Jabba


January 25, 2021

SWAT: Swiss player Victor Rojer clinched first position in the giant slalom category on the final day of Pakistan International Snowboarding Championship at the scenic Malam Jabba ski resort in Swat. More than 44 national and international players, four women among them, and fans of snowboarding from different countries including Switzerland, Belgium, France and Afghanistan participated in the event. Senator …

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Buzdar says no one will be allowed to thwart progress


January 25, 2021

usm LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar says no one will be allowed to create hindrance in the process of development and progress being carried out under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. “There is transparent and honest leadership on the one side but the former rulers being a symbol of disgrace on the other side,” he said. In a …

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Govt, opposition meet today to lower political temperature


January 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: All eyes will be on the Parliament House on Monday (today) where a crucial government-opposition meeting is scheduled to take place in an effort to lower down political temperatures in the country. Besides, a meeting of the parliamentary group of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) will be held and it was likely to be attended by party’s vice president …

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Govt launches massive operation against PML-N’s Khokhars in Lahore


January 25, 2021

LAHORE: In a day-long operation, the Punjab government on Sunday demolished several structures around houses of the PML-N leaders MNA Afzal Khokhar and former MPA Saiful Malook Khokhar and their relatives near Johar Town, retrieving 38 kanal land from the ‘illegal occupants’. The PML-N sees the move as one of the extreme actions to punish those supporting the Pakistan Democratic …

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‘One PDM, multiple narratives’: Shibli assails opposition for differences in anti-govt plan


January 25, 2021

Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Monday said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance was “making its way back to the Parliament after being rejected from the masses”, while referring to differences between the PML-N and PPP over ways to oust the government. “One PDM and multiple narratives,” remarked Faraz in a tweet. “Bilawal’s insistence on no-confidence [motion], Ahsan Iqbal’s …

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At UN conference, PM Imran suggests further debt relief for stressed countries


January 25, 2021

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday called for further debt relief for stressed countries amid a surge in the coronavirus pandemic around the world and the detection of the new Covid-19 variants, saying “much more needed to be done” to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the 2030 target. Addressing the fourth session of the United Nations Conference on …

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Govt ready to review social media rules, IHC told


January 25, 2021

ther The government is ready to review new social media rules introduced last year and will consult all stakeholders in this regard, Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) during a hearing on Monday. IHC Chief Jus­tice Athar Minallah was hearing a petition by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) against social media …

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Brief morning rain, then sunshine returns today


January 25, 2021

As a cold front moves through a line of thunderstorms is moving through North Texas. The main threat with any strong storms is marginally severe hail and perhaps damaging wind gusts. Locally heavy rain is possible, but widespread severe weather is not expected. As the system moves east, Monday will bring clearing skies, with sunshine and highs in the upper …

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Thunderstorms tonight


January 25, 2021

Sunday began cloudy and foggy with areas of drizzle and spotty light rain showers. By mid afternoon, the first round of thunderstorms rolled across DFW. It didn’t produce any severe weather. But parts of north Dallas County and Collin County saw some pea to dime sized hail, along with heavy rain As the storm system moves across North Texas later …

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What’s the status of the sexual assault cases against ‘Girl in the Closet’ Lauren Kavanaugh?


January 25, 2021

Two years after the arrest of “Girl in the Closet” Lauren Kavanaugh, three sexual assault charges are still pending against her. Kavanuagh, who faced horrific abuse by her family from ages 2 to 8, was arrested in December 2018 by Lewisville police after they were alerted to a sexually explicit Facebook conversation she had with a teenage girl. Historical cemetery …

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