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IHC seeks response from health, interior ministries on petition challenging MDCAT results


October 12, 2021

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the Ministry of National Health Services, the Ministry of Interior, the Pakistan Medical Council (PMC) and others on a petition challenging the results of the recently-held Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Tests (MDCAT). The petition was filed in accordance with the last will of late scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. …

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Sindh rejects plan to revisit 1991 water accord


October 12, 2021

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday told federal Minister for Water Resources Chaudhry Moonis Elahi that the provincial government would not accept the so-called three-tier formula or any other water-sharing scheme except the 1991 Water Accord. The chief minister also called for taking concrete measures to strengthen the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) so that it …

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Harassment case: audio call exposes duo’s plan


October 12, 2021

LAHORE: The Greater Iqbal Park harassment case took another twist when a new alleged audio call of Aysha Ikram and her arrested partner Amir Sohail alias Rambo got leaked and went viral on social media. In the alleged mobile phone audio call leak, both of them were discussing some options to blackmail the suspects in Ayesha’s case for money. Ayesha …

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UN chief slams Taliban for ‘breaking’ promises made to women


October 12, 2021

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday slammed the Taliban for “breaking” promises to Afghan women and girls, and urged the world to donate more money to Afghanistan to head off its economic collapse. The comments came on the heels of the first face-to-face talks between the United States and the Taliban since the Islamists took control of the country, at which …

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Afghan Taliban minister wants good relations, needs more time on girls’ education


October 12, 2021

Afghanistan’s foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on Monday but avoided making firm commitments on girls’ education despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to go back to school. Almost two months after the former Western-backed government collapsed and insurgent forces swept into Kabul, the new Taliban administration has pushed to build relations with other countries …

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Talks with Taliban candid and professional, says US


October 12, 2021

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Monday that the weekend talks with the Taliban were candid and professional. During the weekend, the Biden administration held their first face-to-face meeting with the Taliban in Doha since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in late August. On Monday, a State Department official told journalists in Washington that on Oct 9 and 10, an …

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5 Indian soldiers among 7 killed in occupied Kashmir


October 12, 2021

SRINAGAR: At least five Indian soldiers and two armed men were killed on Monday in a series of gun battles in India-occupied Kashmir, where security forces have stepped up operations after several civilian killings in recent days. In the deadliest incident for Indian forces in the Himalayan region this year, a military spokesman said four soldiers and one officer died …

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Short camp for T20 World Cup starts


October 12, 2021

LAHORE: Cricket is in full swing in Lahore as the Pakistan team’s training camp for the ICC T20 World Cup also started on Monday at the LCCA ground, located just a few hundred yards away from the Gaddafi Stadium where the National T20 Cup is also in progress. The first day of the short camp saw interim head coach Saqlain …

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PLL gets no bid for eight LNG cargoes for winter


October 12, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Amid unprecedented skyrocketing global LNG prices, no bidder responded to Pakistan LNG Ltd (PLL)’s tender for eight cargo deliveries in peak winter — four each in December and January — leaving a shortfall of about 400 million cubic feet each month. This puts the government in a politically delicate situation as to how to ensure sufficient gas pressures in …

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SBP eases terms for renewable energy financing


October 12, 2021

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed all Renewable Energy Investment Entities (RE-IEs) to avail financing on easy conditions to remove growing electricity shortage in the country. The SBP on Monday said that to promote investment in RE solutions by companies, the central bank has eased the conditions for renewable energy solution providers under its Refinance Scheme for …

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