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Iraq rocket attack kills foreigner, wounds several US contractors


February 16, 2021

A volley of rockets targeting an airbase in Iraq’s Kurdistan region killed a foreign civilian contractor and wounded five others and an American soldier, the United States-led coalition said. The attack late on Monday was the first time in nearly two months that Western military or diplomatic installations have been targeted in Iraq, after a string of similar incidents. US …

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PTI disowns its official’s statement in funding case


February 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has disowned the statement of its central finance secretary claiming the receipt of donations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the accounts of four of its paid employees. During the brief proceedings of the ECP’s scrutiny committee, the PTI submitted a written response to petitioner Akbar S. Babar’s application seeking investigation into ‘front …

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Top NAB prosecutor reappointed through ordinance


February 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has issued an unprecedented two-liner ordinance to reappoint prosecutor general of the National Accountability Bureau Syed Asghar Haider for an indefinite period, drawing criticism from the opposition that claimed the person-specific ordinance had made NAB even more controversial. The ordinance was promulgated on Feb 9 and its gazette notification was made public on Feb …

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Two JITs set up to probe cases against lawyers


February 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Two joint investigation teams (JITs) have been constituted to probe cases registered against lawyers under Anti-Terrorism Act and Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), sources told Dawn. Chief Commissioner Islamabad Amer Ahmed Ali issued separate notifications in this regard. The cases against the lawyers were registered in the Ramna and Margalla police stations in connection with their attack on Islamabad High Court …

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Nadra blamed for delay in vaccination of capital’s heathcare workers


February 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Despite efforts by the health department to expedite the process of vaccination and supply ample quantity of doses to the federal capital, only around 700 healthcare workers got themselves vaccinated against Covid-19 during the last two weeks. Those who got the shots blamed National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and lack of awareness for the delay. Though 14 adult …

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PBC vice chairman asks SC to rethink order on Justice Isa


February 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) vice chairman Khush Dil Khan on Monday urged the Supreme Court to review its Feb 11 order of barring Justice Qazi Faez Isa from hearing cases concerning Prime Minister Imran Khan. It is in the larger interest of the smooth functioning of the Supreme Court and for safeguarding the independence of its judges for discharging …

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PDM parties reach agreement on Senate polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa


February 16, 2021

PESHAWAR: Opposition parties in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have worked out a formula for the distribution of tickets for the March 3 Senate elections under which they will get one ticket each. The Jamaat-i-Islami has been excluded from the process. The decision was made during the meeting of the provincial leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 10 …

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Vaccine registration for people over 65 years opens


February 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: With 37,289 healthcare workers having been inoculated against Covid-19 across the country since the launching of the vaccination drive, the government on Monday opened registration for people aged 65 years and above. On the other hand, the country reported another 1,048 cases and 26 deaths in a single day. Meanwhile, the represen­tative body of doctors, Pak­istan Medical Association (PMA), …

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Differences among PTI leaders over Senate poll ticket issue still persist


February 16, 2021

QUETTA: Differences among Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders over the issue of award of party ticket to Syed Zahoor Agha for the Senate elections in place of business tycoon Muhammad Abdul Qadir could not be removed on Monday. The son of Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, the parliamentary leader of PTI in the Balochistan Assembly, Sardar Khan Rind, filed his nomination papers …

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Govt taking measures to develop blue economy, says Qureshi


February 16, 2021

KARACHI: The three-day International Maritime Conference (IMC-21) organised on the theme of ‘Development of Blue Economy under a Secure and Sustainable Environment: A Shared Future for Western Indian Ocean Region’ by the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) under the auspices of Pakistan Navy culminated here on Monday. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi was the chief guest at the …

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