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Senator Ali Zafar to defend Imran in defamation case


March 30, 2021

LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan has engaged Senator Barrister Syed Ali Zafar as his new counsel to defend him in the Rs10bn defamation suit filed by Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. Additional District & Sessions Judge Yasir Hayat on Monday resumed hearing of the suit, an associate filed the power of attorney of Barrister Zafar on behalf …

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China warns companies against politicising actions regarding Xinjiang


March 30, 2021

BEIJING: Chinese officials on Monday said Sweden’s H&M and other foreign companies should not to make rash moves or step into politics after the companies raised concerns about forced labour in Xinjiang, sparking furious online backlash and boycotts. H&M, Burberry, Nike and Adidas and other Western brands have been hit by consumer boycotts in China since last week over comments …

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$800,000 raised for slain Pakistani immigrant’s family in US


March 30, 2021

WASHINGTON: Amer­icans have raised almost $800,000 for the family of a Pakistani immigrant, killed during a carjacking last week, although the family had sought only $100,000. Police have charged two teenage girls — aged 13 and 15 — with murder, felony and carjacking in this case that seems to have generated a wave of sympathy for the immigrant’s family. The …

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26 cities record over 8pc positivity rate


March 30, 2021

• President, defence minister test positive • PM’s aide advises provinces to procure vaccine • 4,525 new patients detected, virus claims 41 lives in single day ISLAMABAD: With President Dr Arif Alvi and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak joining the list of dignitaries having contracted Covid-19, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday identified 26 cities with over eight …

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Water supply to Islamabad from Rawal Dam restored after three decades


March 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: After a gap of three decades, the supply of water from Rawal Dam to Islamabad has been restored. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday started receiving two million gallon per day (mgd) which is being stored in a treatment plant near the sports complex. “We are very happy today as finally the supply of water from Rawal Dam …

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Three names shortlisted for HEC body’s member


March 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Three days after chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr Tariq Banuri was removed from his post, the commission on Monday proposed three names for a vacant position in its regulatory body. The virtual meeting of the commission on Monday shortlisted Dr Attaur Rahman, Dr Mukhtar Ahmed and Dr Javed Laghari, all of whom were former HEC chairmen, for …

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Interior secretary earns SHC’s ire in missing persons’ case


March 30, 2021

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday expressed serious resentment with the interior secretary for repeatedly flouting its directives by not submitting the details of the missing persons kept at internment centres. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Agha said that apparently the interior secretary was least interested in compliance with the court orders despite the fact …

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Hospitals in Islamabad asked to increase capacity for Covid-19 patients


March 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The District Health Office on Monday asked private and state-run-hospitals to increase the capacity for Covid-19 patients, including provision of high flow oxygen, after 856 people were diagnosed with the disease on Monday. This is the highest number of cases reported in the capital since the outbreak of the disease in March 2020. The positivity rate in the city …

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IHC overturns cabinet’s decision on appointments in NCHR, NCSW


March 30, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday reversed the federal cabinet’s decision regarding appointment of chairpersons of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) and National Commi­ssion on Status of Women (NCSW) and directed the Ministry of Human Rights to comply with the legal provisions. The federal government under Section 4 of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) Act …

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