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NCOC increases number of flights to bring back Pakistanis


July 14, 2021

ISLAMABAD: While the country has administered over 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday decided to increase the number of flights by 30 per cent to bring back on a daily basis around 3,000 Pakistanis stranded in different countries. According to a statement issued by the NCOC, over 20m doses of vaccine …

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6 Chinese engineers among 10 killed in ‘attack’ near Dasu hydropower plant


July 14, 2021

At least 10 persons, including six Chinese engineers and two Frontier Corps personnel, died and several others were injured on Wednesday in an “attack” near the Dasu hydropower plant in the Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Initial reports from officials appeared conflicting; however, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan on the floor of the National …

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PM Imran launches succession certificates initiative for Punjab


July 14, 2021

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the Letter of Administration and Succession Certificates Initiative for Punjab. According to Radio Pakistan, under the Letter of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, legal heirs can get succession certificates from the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) within fifteen days without approaching the courts. Addressing the launching ceremony in Islamabad, the premier said the …

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Blasphemy suspect injured in firing en route to court in Multan


July 14, 2021

MULTAN: A man accused of blasphemy was injured after the brother of the complainant allegedly opened fire on him while he was going to attend the hearing of the case lodged against him. As per police, the man, a resident of Chah Loharanwala in Mauza Jhok Lashkarpur, was going to attend the hearing of a blasphemy case lodged against him …

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Nadeem Nusrat survives ‘assassination attempt’ in US


July 14, 2021

KARACHI: Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement convener and head of US-based advocacy group Voice of Karachi Nadeem Nusrat has survived an “assassination attempt” in Houston, his party said. A statement received here stated that Mr Nusrat hosted an event in Houston on Sunday afternoon and left with VOK leader Shahid Farhad in a car. It said that while travelling on Highway …

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Peshawar police use tear gas, water cannon to disperse officers’ protest


July 14, 2021

PESHAWAR: The police broke up a protest rally of the officers of the provincial government’s 34 directorates and attached departments here on Tuesday by using tear gas and water cannon and held 16 protesters for more than six hours. The detainees were released in the evening. The Attached Departments Officers Associations (ADOA) had given the call for the rally to …

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PML-Q gets second ministry in federal cabinet


July 14, 2021

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), an important ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led coalition government, has finally got a second ministry in the Centre under the agreement both parties had at the time of 2018 general elections. Moonis Elahi, the scion of the Chaudhry family of Gujrat, was inducted into the cabinet as federal minister for water resources. Before him, …

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Sindh to ban indoor dining, close schools after uptick in Covid cases


July 14, 2021

The Sindh government on Wednesday decided to reimpose coronavirus restrictions with indoor dining and schools set to close again due to a resurgence in Covid-19 cases in the province. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Coronavirus presided over by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. The ban on indoor dining would begin from …

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Taliban say do not want to fight inside Afghanistan’s cities


July 14, 2021

The Taliban do not want to battle government forces inside Afghanistan’s cities and would rather see them surrender, a senior insurgent leader said on Tuesday, as the militants also warned Turkey against extending its troop presence. The hardline Islamist group has swept through much of the north as foreign troops complete their withdrawal, and the Afghan government now holds little more than …

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‘Do more’: PM Imran asks developed countries to help poor nations with ‘unutilised IMF quota’


July 14, 2021

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday called upon the developed countries to mobilise adequate financial resources to enable developing countries meet the triple challenge of Covid-19 recovery, implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and realisation of environmental objectives. Delivering a keynote address at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development through a video message, Imran Khan …

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