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ISLAMABAD: The president of the United States of America did not give any response to a letter sent by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif about the release of Dr Afia Siddiqui from a US jail.  This information was revealed by an official from…

ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has called on authorities to take immediate action to increase the size of Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) on cigarette packaging. Currently covering only 60% of…

SUKKUR: Six persons have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of JUI-F leader Khalid Soomro in Sukkur, Sindh. Soomro was shot dead on November 29, 2014, in Sukkur. The trial of his murder was conducted…

KARACHI: Rice exported to the European Union was recently found polluted, leading to an immediate stoppage of shipment of the commodity by the EU food control authority. According to media reports, with the detection of the spoiled and…

Mumtaz Hussain  NEW YORK: An annual interfaith event was organized by the American Cultural Alliance (ACA) in New Jersey to promote the importance of interfaith harmony and cultural understanding. Clergy members, elected officials,…

MIRPURKHAS: An anti-terrorism court in Mirpurkhas has issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of six senior police officers in the murder case of a doctor who was killed by police in a fake encounter case. Dr Shahnawaz was earlier…

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday approved the inclusion of tier-4 in the portfolio of the Prime Minister’s Youth Business and Agriculture Loan Scheme under which loans will be term loans only…

THE HAGUE: Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination. "This policy, inflicted as part of a…

ISLAMABAD: The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) has emphasized the urgent need for Pakistan to strengthen its legal and policy frameworks to combat human smuggling and prevent  tragedies in which a large number of illegal…

PESHAWAR: The main road between Peshawar and Parachinar, the headquarters of the tribal Kurram district of Khyber Pakthunkhwa, remains closed for the last 72 days with no end to the tension between two warring tribes. As a result of the…