Politics
‘Neutral’ Switzerland helped CIA spy on Pakistan, others?
Outraged commentators warned on Wednesday that the CIA and Germany’s intelligence service had for decades used a Swiss encryption company...
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Most of our politicians are spending their Valentine’s Day with one man
Valentine's Day 2020 is on a Friday and we asked a few politicians what they are planning to do on...
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Slugfest in parliament as Bilawal says ‘Imran owes his career to an ISI chief’
The session of the Lower House was marred by verbal duels as lawmakers belonging to both the treasury and opposition...
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Conviction: Hafiz Saeed sentenced to jail for terror-financing
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Wednesday convicted banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases,...
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REBUTTED: Gen Bajwa, ex-ISPR chief meet Sharif family in London
A report in The News has rebutted claims regarding Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and former...
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PTI to reintroduce patwari system in Punjab experiment
After vilifying it over the past couple of years and turning the term 'patwari' into a slur for leaders and...
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Dr Firdous reveals her favourite makeup brand
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has a tough schedule. Apart...
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Lt Gen (r) Amjad Shoaib under fire for defending prime accused of APS massacre
Lt Gen (r) Amjad Shoaib, who is among the 26 former military officers allowed by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...
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Naya Pakistan: Govt to set up 50,000 shops to sell daily-use items on subsidised rates
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has reportedly decided to provide jobs and daily-use items to people on subsidised rates under...
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‘India offered to evacuate Pakistani students from coronavirus-hit China’
India had offered to evacuate Pakistani students from China's Wuhan -- the epicentre of deadly coronavirus --, Minister of External...
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