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Activists splash red paint to protest junta bloodshed in Myanmar


April 7, 2021

YANGON: Myanmar activists daubed roadways with red paint Tuesday to protest against the junta’s bloody crackdown on protests, as an online fundraising drive to support the movement neared the $10 million mark. The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, rocked by daily clashes between protestors and authorities that …

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FM Qureshi holds delegation-level talks with Russian counterpart at Foreign Office


April 7, 2021

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday for delegation-level talks on a number of important issues from enhancing bilateral cooperation to the Afghan peace process. “Building multi-dimensional relations with Russia is a key priority for Pakistan and we believe a strong relationship contributes to regional stability and global security,” …

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PML-N senators ask Sanjrani to treat them as independent group


April 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senators, who had formed a separate group on the opposition benches, on Tuesday met Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and asked him to treat them as “independent opposition”. According to an official handout issued by the Senate Secretariat, the PML-N delegation, headed by Azam Nazeer Tarar, informed the Senate chairman that their group comprised 27 …

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Three more PIA flights arranged to transport Pakistani migrants to UK


April 7, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has arranged three more flights to transport Pakistani migrants to the United Kingdom before April 9. PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said the airline has added two more flights to meet the demand for flights to the UK before the ban; these flights are in addition to the three morning flights. Both flights will take off …

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WHO to help strengthen healthcare services in capital


April 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given assurance that it will take all possible steps to strengthen healthcare services in the federal capital. The assurance came at a meeting attended by WHO Country Director Dr Palitha Mahipala and Director General Health Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) Dr Hasan Orooj at the WHO headquarters on Tuesday. It was decided that Dr …

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61 SHOs with ‘tainted record’ removed across Punjab


April 7, 2021

LAHORE: In what appears to be an unprecedented move, 61 station house officers (SHOs) with alleged criminal record have been suspended from service and also removed from their posts across the province. Most of the SHOs are from Faisalabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura and Kasur. Of the 61 officers, the list of 48 was generated and forwarded by the Central Police Office …

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Ex-judge again urges SC to suspend removal notification


April 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Former judge of the Islamabad High Court Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Tuesday again requested the Supreme Court to adjudicate on his plea against the Oct 11, 2018 notification under which he was removed. In a six-page application, the former judge also requested the apex court to suspend the notification. The once outspoken judge was removed from the high judicial …

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Woman sent to judicial lock up for threatening judge in Rawalpindi


April 7, 2021

RAWALPINDI: A woman, who allegedly threatened and used abusive language against a civil judge, landed in the judicial lockup at Adiala jail after she was arrested on terrorism and other charges while the proceeding of a case was in progress at the district court premises on Monday. The woman, who was complainant in a cheque dishonour case (489 F), got …

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Opposition offered unlimited time for debate in NA


April 7, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Four days after the opposition blocked the government’s move to present a resolution in the National Assembly seeking formation of a parliamentary committee on electoral reforms, Speaker Asad Qaiser on Tuesday invited the opposition parties to have the floor of the house for “unlimited days” to discuss key national issues. The offer came from the speaker while addressing the …

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