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GAZA (Reuters): The chief of Hamas in Tuesday said his group was near a truce agreement with Israel, even as the deadly assault on Gaza continued and rockets were being fired into Israel. Hamas officials are "close to reaching a truce…

PESHAWAR: A meeting with caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (Retd) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah in the chair discussed financial issues of the province, specially of the  merged districts related to the federal government, and…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Commission in collaboration with UNICEF, Islamic Relief and Special Education Complex Hayatabad celebrated the Universal Children’s Day under the theme "For every child, every…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Court held a meeting here on Monday and took up complaints against two sitting judges of the Supreme Court. Chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the SJC dismissed a complaint filed by…

CANADA (APP): Pakistani doctor Zulfiqar Bhutta has received the Friesen Prize 2023 in Canada in recognition of his work on maternal and child health. Laureate Bhutta was awarded at a ceremony held in Ottawa, which was attended by Canadian…

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday reprimanded investigation officers while hearing a petition filed for the recovery of nine missing persons. It warned the IOs that if progress wad not made in the case they would be considered as…

ANKARA: A Turkish cargo ship, along with its 12 crew members, has disappeared mysteriously in Black Sea where there was a severe storm. Turkish authorities said that communication with the cargo ship was disconnected after the crew…

CHITRAL: A group of laborers working on the construction of Chitral-Booni road allegedly attacked a senior journalist for making video of the poor quality work.  Chitral police have registered a first information report (FIR) on the…

SRINAGAR: Wrong policies of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have created chaos and miseries for the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, said Vikar Rasool Wani, the president of occupied Jammu and Kashmir chapter of Indian National…

LAHORE: As smog engulfed more and more areas, the caretaker government of Punjab made wearing of facemasks mandatory for one week in the smog-hit districts from Monday.  A notification issued by the government stated that the condition of…