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Islamabad IGP wants legal options available for ASI arrested on charge of spying


December 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: All legal options available to the general public should also be available to the assistant sub-inspector (ASI), who was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for allegedly sharing sensitive information with a diplomat. This was said by Inspector General of Police Islamabad (IGP) Ahsan Younas while talking to journalists on Wednesday. Furthermore, over 60 crime pockets were identified …

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FIA recovers Rs1.2bn from suspects of financial crimes this year


December 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Inves­ti­gation Agency (FIA) has recovered Rs1.273 billion from 422 suspects in 335 cases of financial crimes during the current year in compliance with the action plan for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Pakistan has been on the grey list of the FATF since 2018. The FATF had in its October 2021 meeting acknowledged “good progress” made …

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First wife alone can challenge husband’s second marriage: LHC


December 30, 2021

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that only the first wife can challenge the second marriage of her husband if contracted without her permission. Justice Muhammad Amjad Rafiq issued the ruling quashing a first information report (FIR) against a man registered on an application by his brother-in-law for contracting a second marriage allegedly without the mandatory permission from his …

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Centre, Punjab, State Life ink MoU for health insurance


December 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) and the federal and Punjab governments to ensure up to Rs1 million annual health insurance for the population of Islamabad and Punjab. National Health Services Secretary Aamir Ashraf Khwaja, Chief Executive Officer of Punjab Health Initiatives Management Company …

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Supplementary finance bill set to be presented in NA after cabinet grants approval: Fawad


December 30, 2021

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday announced the cabinet’s approval of supplementary finance bill — or the mini-budget as the opposition calls it — paving way for the bill to be presented in the National Assembly (NA). “The cabinet has approved the finance bill, which will now be introduced in the National Assembly,” the information minister tweeted.   The bill …

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Karachi set for another spell of winter showers in first week of Jan: Met official


December 30, 2021

Karachi is expected to receive a second spell of winter rain in the first week of January, according to an official of the Pakistan Meteorological Department on Thursday. Dr Sardar Sarfaraz, chief meteorologist at the Met department, told Dawn.com that Karachi was likely to receive rain on Jan 5 and 6. He said moderate to heavy rainfall was expected with thunder and …

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Drew Barrymore shares a peek into her self-care ‘wellness first policy’


December 30, 2021

Drew Barrymore recently took to social media with hints and sneak peeks into her personal wellness first life philosophy. The host shared her personal health and wellness philosophy over on Instagram as part of a lengthy post. The post featured a photo of her personal scale as well as a yellow post-it note that contained a message of self-love and …

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Khloé Kardashian ‘wanted Christmas to be different’ with Tristan Thompson this year


December 30, 2021

Khloé Kardashian was reportedly taken aback by Tristan Thompson’s paternity scandal and thought that “Christmas would be different” this time around. This report comes shortly after news of the third child’s paternity was plunged into the public domain. However, Khloe’s intentions for the Holidays did not change despite Tristan’s actions. According to sources close to InTouch Weekly, “Khloé put on her best …

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David Beckham to receive knighthood honour by the Queen


December 30, 2021

David Beckham is very close to becoming a ‘Sir.’ The 46-year-old is reportedly being nominated for the official recommendations list to be honoured with a knighthood. The former England captain was red-listed after his name came up in a tax avoidance scheme. comes ten years after he was embroiled in a tax-avoidance scheme. 10 years later, the taxman has now …

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British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of sex trafficking


December 30, 2021

NEW YORK: British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty in New York on Wednesday of recruiting and grooming young girls to be sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell faces spending the rest of her life behind bars after the 12-person jury convicted her on five of the six counts she was facing, including the most serious …

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