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Quorum becomes order of day for National Assembly


September 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Quorum has become an order of the day for the National Assembly as Friday was the fifth consecutive day when the chair adjourned the sitting without taking up any agenda item after an opposition member pointed out lack of quorum soon after recitation from the Holy Quran and playing of the national anthem. A minority member of the main …

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Asad Umar says Sindh govt never shared Green Line flaws


September 25, 2021

KARACHI: As several parts of the metropolis remained submerged by rainwater on Friday after Thursday’s light-to-moderate rains, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government made it clear that it was primarily the responsibility of the provincial authorities to fix flaws, if any, in the infrastructure of the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project that could have damaged the Central district’s drainage and …

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‘Sextortion’ accused also hacked Snapchat accounts of two other US women


September 25, 2021

PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday said that the initial investigation had revealed that the young man from Peshawar, who was arrested on the complaint of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about the coercion of a US-based minor girl into ‘sextortion’ (webcam blackmail), had hacked the Snapchat accounts of two other US women as well. On Wednesday night, the …

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Cryptocurrency trade platform set to launch


September 25, 2021

LAHORE: The country’s first cryptocurrency trading platform “Rain” is all set to be launched, as arrangements have been completed in this regard. Rain claims to be the first cryptocurrency exchange to earn a regulatory licence in the Middle East and a member of an “elite group of exchanges internationally”. The Bahrain-based company will allow Pakistanis to buy and sell cryptocurrencies …

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Restrictions on inbound travellers extended till Oct 31


September 25, 2021

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has extended restrictions on inbound travellers to Pakistan till Oct 31 as they will be subjected to testing and quarantine stipulations as per procedure. However, inbound travellers from 12 category C countries will only be allowed subject to exemption by committee as per procedure in vogue. A notification issued by the CAA on Friday …

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Govt approves removal of 22 level crossings in KCR project


September 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Friday approved elimination of 22 level crossings for the loop section of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) to facilitate free movement of trains. At a meeting chaired by Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin, Ecnec considered and approved a summary presented by the Planning Commission about construction of infrastructure …

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Govt-opposition clash over EVMs reaches Senate


September 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The war of words between the government and opposition over introduction of electronic voting machines (EVM) continued in the Senate on Friday, with the treasury members terming EVMs inevitable for holding transparent elections while the opposition calling them ‘rigging machines’. A debate on EVMs started after Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan, while winding up discussion …

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Pakistan concerned about Afghan terror threat: PM Imran


September 25, 2021

KARACHI: While expressing the desire to promote a comprehensive, not selective, approach to neutralising terrorists’ threats from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has highlighted the need for international community’s cooperation to help in stabilising the country by addressing humanitarian crisis and supporting its economic recovery. Afghanistan faced a difficult transition from the past 20 years of a US-Nato supported governance …

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Meghan Trainor sheds light on ‘finally being ready’ for more children


September 25, 2021

Meghan Trainor recently wore her heart on her sleeve and addressed her growing desire to have another child. The singer got candid about it all during her interview with People magazine for their weekly issue and was also quoted saying, “The biggest change is that anytime I walk into a room with him in it, it’s the biggest smile and the most …

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