Pakistan expresses ‘strong solidarity’ with Turkey after massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake
Abdul Gh Lone 30 October 2020 0 COMMENTSPakistan expressed “strong solidarity” with the people of Turkey after a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed four, injured more than 100, and destroyed several buildings throughout the country. “Extremely anguished by news of earthquake in Izmir, #Turkey, and people reportedly trapped in demolished buildings. Like always, people of #Pakistan are in strong solidarity with their Turkish […]
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Punjab’s 10pm rule doesn’t apply to home deliveries, pharmacies
Abdul Gh Lone 30 October 2020 0 COMMENTSPakistan has decided to close all markets, shopping malls, wedding halls, and restaurants in its 11 major cities by 10pm to control the number of coronavirus cases. The health department of Punjab released a notification on Friday on which it listed the shops that have been given an exemption from the 10pm rule. There are […]
READ MORESupreme Court reduces sentence of woman convicted of smuggling cannabis
Abdul Gh Lone 30 October 2020 0 COMMENTSThe Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of a woman who was convicted of smuggling cannabis with her accomplice. The two women were caught carrying 10 kilogrammes of cannabis each in Jacobabad in 2014 and sentenced to jail. Sughra had filed an appeal in the top court for a reduction in her sentence. She said […]
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Pakistan registered a 26-run win over Zimbabwe in the opening game of the three-match ODI series in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Babar Azam’s side have a 1-0 lead and will be eyeing a series win in the second game on Sunday. Update: Pakistan defeat Zimbabwe win the series opener by 26 runs after dismissing the side […]
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The PML-N has accused the Imran Khan government of pressurising its leaders ahead of Gilgit-Baltistan polls to change loyalties and openly violating the code of conduct to influence the election there this month. “We have strong reservations on the code of conduct violations and the use of the federal government’s machinery for the Nov 15 […]
READ MORECase registered against Ayaz Sadiq over controversial remarks
Abdul Gh Lone 30 October 2020 0 COMMENTSA case has been registered against PML-N MNA Ayaz Sadiq at Lahore’s Civil Lines police station over his controversial remarks about the Pakistan Army. The complainant, identified as Furqan, has said that the MNA is a traitor as he tried to spread false propaganda against the Pakistan Army. He said that he is a patriot […]
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Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
Abdul Gh Lone 30 October 2020 0 COMMENTSA strong earthquake of a magnitude of around 7.0 struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, local and international observatories said. People flooded to the streets in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir after the earthquake, witnesses said. Footage from Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber showed a collapsed […]
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Tens of thousands of Muslims protest over Macron’s Islamophobic remarks
Abdul Gh Lone 30 October 2020 0 COMMENTSTens of thousands of Muslims protested in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Palestinian territories on Friday after the republication of blasphemous caricatures in France and the Islamophobic remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron. In Pakistan, police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators marching towards the French Embassy in Islamabad, with some protesters trying to break […]
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The government on Thursday approved a fertiliser subsidy of Rs5.4 billion for farmers, two days after a ruckus in the federal cabinet over increasing inflation and the lack of a coordinated response to tackle it. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet approved a subsidy of Rs1,000 per 50kg bag of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) […]
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