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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has sworn in Zafarul Haq Hijazi as the new Federal Tax Ombudsman at a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.  Later, Hijazi had a meeting with President Zardari. The President congratulated him on assuming the…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has reaffirmed that Pakistan will continue its fight against all forms of terrorism. In a statement issued on the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Army Public School (APS) Peshawar, the FO paid…

SYDNEY: New details have confirmed that the attackers involved in the Bondi Beach incident in Australia were of Indian origin, countering earlier claims that attempted to link the attack to Pakistan. According to a report published by…

BAJAUR: At least two people, including a police official, were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire on an anti-polio vaccination team in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. According to police officials, the incident…

Muhammad Irshad Ullah PESHAWAR: The 11th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on Army Public School (APS) Peshawar, which claimed the lives of more than 140 people mostly school children, is being observed on Saturday on Monday.…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States have showed interest in strengthening cooperation in the regulation and development of digital assets. The move came at a meeting between Pakistani representatives led by Ambassador to the US…

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). He alleges the publicly funded broadcaster edited footage of his January 6, 2021 speech in a misleading manner that…

KARACHI: Leaders of the PPP Labor Division and the People’s Unity of PIA Employees have vowed to challenge the privatization of PIA in an international court. At a joint press conference held at the Karachi Press Club, Hidayatullah Khan,…

KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will address a major rally in Lyari Karachi on December 21. A spokesperson for the JUI-G also announced plans to hold a "Tahaffuz-e-Madaris" (Protection of Religious Schools)…

ISLAMABAD: In a gesture to mark the Christmas celebrations, the federal government has decided to pay the December salaries and pensions in advance to Christian employees and pensioners. All federal government employees and pensioners…