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Women MNAs demand public hanging of rapists


July 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Almost all women lawmakers of the National Assembly, both from treasury and opposition benches, on Friday unanimously demanded public hanging of all rapists to curb rising cases of harassment and abuse of women and children in the country. The demand was made in the National Assembly by women members of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan …

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Active Covid-19 cases in country cross 60,000 mark


July 31, 2021

RAWALPINDI: The number of active Covid-19 cases in the country crossed the 60,000 mark on Friday as 4,537 more people tested positive for the deadly virus while 86 patients died during the last 24 hours in the country. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday decided to take all possible measures to assist the government in combating spread …

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Alarm bells as cases of Covid’s Epsilon strain emerge in Lahore


July 31, 2021

LAHORE: The Punjab health authorities have generated another threat alert after five cases of California “Epsilon” strain of Covid-19 virus have been detected in Lahore. The health department confirmed the presence of the new strain saying 23 samples were processed in a reference lab of the Punjab government. Of them, it said, five were confirmed to be positive for California …

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FIA told to stop misuse of cybercrimes law


July 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday sought a report from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to stop misuse of the cybercrimes law and directed the agency to consult representative organisations of journalists on the matter. The directive came as IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah resumed the hearing of a case …

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Govt responsible for utilising taxpayers’ money judiciously: PM


July 31, 2021

in ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the government was responsible for judicious utilisation of taxpayers’ money, especially on development projects, and stressed the need for digitising departments to curb the menace of corruption. “It is the government’s prime responsibility to ensure correct utilisation of taxpayers’ money and implementation of electronic systems to help eliminate corruption,” the prime minister …

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PTI says intra-party polls due next year


July 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: A day after being issued a show-cause notice over ‘failure to conduct intra-party elections within the stipulated period’, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaf (PTI) on Friday said it had not missed the legal deadline. PTI’s information secretary Ahmad Jawad said the last intra-party elections of the party took place in June 2017 and the five-year term of the elected …

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PBC’s hard line on SHC judge’s elevation to SC forced JCP into immediate action


July 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Com­mission of Pakistan (JCP) could have deferred its deliberations on the elevation of Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar to the Supreme Court for a second time on July 28 had the premier bars avoided a threatening posture, said an informed source while talking to Dawn on Friday. The JCP had put on hold deliberations over the matter during …

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Zahir Jaffer’s polygraph, other tests conducted at Punjab forensic lab


July 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Zahir Jaffer, the alleged killer of former diplomat’s daughter Noor Mukadam, underwent a couple of tests, including polygraph, at the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA), Lahore, on Friday to verify his statements and evidence collected in connection with the murder. Besides, samples taken from the victim’s body during the autopsy were also submitted to the agency for tests. Earlier, …

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‘Global censure of Indian atrocities continues’: FO welcomes EU parliamentarians’ letter on IOK


July 31, 2021

Pakistan has “welcomed” a letter written by a group of European parliamentarians to the European Commission on the “humanitarian situation” in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK), calling it “yet another demonstration of the global censure” of India’s human rights violations in the valley. Sixteen European lawmakers had addressed a letter on Friday to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Vice President Josep …

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Court rejects FIA’s application for extension in PTI MPA Nazir Chohan’s physical remand


July 31, 2021

A district court in Lahore on Saturday rejected the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) request for another extension in the physical remand of PTI MPA Nazir Chohan, who was arrested earlier this week in connection with a complaint registered by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar. Chohan was presented in the district court of Judicial Magistrate Yousuf Abdul …

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