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Daily Archives: February 20, 2021

Opposition seeks debate on recent ordinances in NA


February 20, 2021

• Govt blames past set-ups for electricity crisis • PML-N leader calls for reopening of trade with India • Ex-PM Ashraf says people unhappy over inflation • Production of Khursheed Shah sought for Senate polls ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the National Assembly on Friday raised the issues of price hike and inflated power bills, criticised the government move to reappoint …

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Five soldiers martyred in South Waziristan attack


February 20, 2021

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Five soldiers were martyred and another was injured when terrorists attacked a security check-post in the Sara Rogha area of South Waziristan tribal district late Thursday night. Police said that the martyred soldiers belonged to 223 Wing of Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force which has been fighting militants in the tribal districts. Officials said that terrorists used light …

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Lawyers gather today to devise strategy in wake of IHC storming


February 20, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers from all over Pakistan are gathering in Islamabad on Saturday (today) to devise a collective strategy to counter action being taken against members of the legal fraternity for storming the Islamabad High Court (IHC). About 150 lawyers stormed the IHC on Feb 8, damaged the Chief Justice Block and also briefly detained the chief justice as well as …

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PTI claims victory in NA-75 by-poll even as ECP suspects election results falsified


February 20, 2021

Federal ministers from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Saturday declared victory in the NA-75 by-polls even though the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that the results may be falsified. In a statement released earlier today, the ECP said that it suspected results of 20 polling stations had been falsified in the by-election for the NA-75 (Daska) constituency as the …

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PM to meet 3-member representative committee of missing persons: Mazari


February 20, 2021

Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari disclosed on Saturday that Prime Minister Imran Khan would meet a three-member representative committee of the families of missing persons — who have been protesting in the capital for more than a week — in March. In a tweet, Mazari said she met the protesting families of the missing persons at Express Chowk, Islamabad, …

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Proportionate representation puts no bar on alliances, SC told


February 20, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Senator Raza Rabbani of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) told the Supreme Court on Friday that the concept of proportionate representation of political parties in the Senate did not restrict major parties from accommodating smaller parties in the elections. “The political exigencies are altogether different where a political party can go for seat adjustments with smaller parties for the …

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‘The need is great’: Dallas City Council members help residents affected by winter storm


February 20, 2021

Adam Bazaldua drove to Warren United Methodist Church in South Dallas on Friday, his car loaded with groceries from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. He asked for help at the church’s makeshift distribution site to deliver the food to residents reeling from snowstorms and power outages. Volunteers fanned out to deliver the groceries to 47 different homes, said Bazaldua, …

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Two kids rescued after falling through icy pond in McKinney


February 20, 2021

Two children were rescued Friday after falling through the ice at a pond near Lake Forest and Highland drives in McKinney. Mayor George Fuller posted about the incident a day after he warned residents about the danger on his Facebook page. “Today, our McKinney Fire Department and Police Department arrived on the scene after two kids fell through the ice on a …

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Hurst police arrest man suspected of making bombs inside apartment


February 20, 2021

Hurst police arrested a man Thursday after he was suspected of making bombs inside his apartment. Police said they learned Wednesday that 37-year-old Nicholas Lloyd Nelson had been reportedly manufacturing explosive devices at the Valley Oaks Apartment complex in the 100 block of East Pipeline Road. After obtaining a search warrant for Nelson’s apartment, police said detectives began surveillance and …

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