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BAGHDAD (Reuters): Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values. However, the law was condemned by rights advocates as the…

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here said Pakistan is keen to benefit from the reform policies adopted by the government of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. He said these reform policies would…

WASHINGTON: The tech industry of Pakistan has witnessed an exponential growth during past few years with our IT products and services making their way to the United States and other parts of the developed world, said Pakistan’s Ambassador…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while taking notices of complaints from farmers has directed the federal government to immediately start purchasing wheat from them. In order to resolve the issue, the prime minister increased the…

PESHAWAR: The district and sessions judge of South Wazirstan was on Saturday kidnapped by armed men and taken away to unknown place, according to the police of the area. A senior police officer said that the judge, Shakirullah Marwat, was…

Irshadullah Khan CHITRAL: Renowned journalist Gul Hamaad Farooqi passed away at about 4am on Saturday due to cardiac arrest. According to the family, he was rushed to DHQ Hospital Chitral after complaining of chest pain at about 2am,…

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to establish a special force for the protection of foreigners working in the federal capital territory. The decision was taken in the wake of frequent attacks on foreigners, especially Chinese workers…

ISLAMABAD: A two-day conference on ‘Social Entrepreneurship in Pakistan’ organized by Accountability Lab with the support of U.S. Mission in Pakistan in partnership with Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) concluded here. “With more than…

RAWALPINDI: Police in Rawalpindi have arrested a youth along with his two friends for staging a drama of his kidnapping for ransom. The father of the boy lodged a case in Nasirabad police station about kidnapping of ransom of his son…

Aqib Ullah There’s a popular song in Khowar: ‘Ma gilasa oogh tip no ko boyan’, which translates to ‘Why isn’t the water in my glass filling up?’ Now, it seems to me that the above-mentioned song has been written for the blue-eyed crow of …