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Cabinet to decide fate of TLP today: Rashid


July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is set to decide the fate of outlawed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Tuesday. This was disclosed by Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed while speaking at a press conference here on Monday. He said a panel had already heard the TLP’s plea against its proscription and its report would be placed before the cabinet for a final …

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Ban on people’s entry to Neelum angers tourism industry


July 13, 2021

MUZAFFARABAD: In view of reported spike in Covid-19 cases as well as decisions of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government, the administration in Neelum valley has slapped a ban on the entry of tourists from July 19 to July 29. A notification to this effect, issued by Deputy Commissioner of Neelum …

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Cloudburst-induced flood destroys 30 houses in Neelum Valley, couple goes missing


July 13, 2021

Around 30 houses were destroyed and a couple went missing following a cloudburst triggered flash flood in the Salkhala area of Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday night, officials said. “I have just talked to DC Nelum [sic]. He has confirmed 2 persons missing other 2 have been hospitalised, ppl living nearby have been evacuated rescue …

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Govt won’t defend controversial clauses of poll reform bill: minister


July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday showed its readiness to withdraw some of the clauses of the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2021 on which the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the opposition parties had raised serious objections as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan told a Senate body that the government would not defend and pursue anything unconstitutional …

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SC berates KP over delay in submission of probe reports


July 13, 2021

  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has berated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government over belated submission of investigation reports, regretting that failure to meet deadlines ‘for no ostensible reasons’ was a sign of bad governance. “Belated submission of investigation reports, for no ostensible reasons, undermines the rule of law and is a good indicator of bad governance,” observed Justice Qazi Faez Isa …

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Politicians blame themselves for lack of civilian supremacy


July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD: There was unanimity of views among lawmakers belonging to the treasury and opposition in the National Assembly on Monday that politicians were mainly responsible for the lack of civilian supremacy in the country, but they toed their respective party lines and hit out at each other while explaining reasons for it. The main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was …

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Texas Senate panel advances transgender sports bills, though their fate remains uncertain


July 13, 2021

hl AUSTIN — A Texas Senate panel late Monday voted to advance bills that would require public-school and many collegiate athletes in Texas to compete in sports that align with the sex designated on their original birth certificate rather than with their gender identity. With House Democrats fleeing the state to block consideration of a contentious elections bill, it’s unclear …

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Health experts remain wary of Dallas County’s herd immunity as delta variant continues to spread


July 13, 2021

As coronavirus hospitalizations rise again and variant cases of the disease increase, some area health experts are wary of the announcement that Dallas County has reached herd immunity. The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, which has tracked Dallas County’s coronavirus numbers since the start of the pandemic, announced that the county reached the threshold — meaning 80% of the population had antibodies …

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What you need to know about coronavirus


July 13, 2021

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …

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