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Shah Mahmood, US senator discuss Afghan peace process

United States (US) Senator Lindsey Graham called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Office in Islamabad on Sunday.

January 20, 2019
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Sahiwal incident is very painful: President Alvi

President Dr. Arif Alvi lamented the tragic incident of Sahiwal and termed it “very painful.”

January 20, 2019
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Egyptian investor Naguib offers to build 100,000 houses in Pakistan: report

A billionaire from Egypt, Naguib Sawiris, has come up with a proposal offering to build 100,000 houses in Pakistan to help government of the Muslim country to materialize its housing plan, according to report in…

January 20, 2019
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Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Jungle law imposed in country in the name of Naya Pakistan: Bilawal

Condemning the Sahiwal incident, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday lambasted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led government for what he said turning Punjab into a “police state.”

January 20, 2019
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Sahiwal ‘shootout’: Case registered against CTD officials under terror law

Sixteen officials of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) have been booked under terrorism charges for their involvement in Saturday’s alleged shootout that killed four people, including a husband, wife and their teenage daughter.

January 20, 2019
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Call attention notice in PA terms CTD inquiry in Sahiwal

A call attention notice was submitted in the Punjab Assembly (PA) on Sunday seeking briefing to legislature about inquiry into encounter by Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Sahiwal that killed four including three of the…

January 20, 2019
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Sheikh Rasheed asks railway officers’ to be ‘well-mannered’ with passengers

Federal Minister for Railways, Sheikh Rasheed, has ordered immediate removal of encroachments from outside Multan railway station.

January 20, 2019
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Pervaiz Rasheed files review plea on SC order in Qasmi’s appointment case

Former federal information minister Pervaiz Rasheed has filed a review petition on the Nov 8, 2018 judgement of the Supreme Court (SC) in the case pertaining to the appointment of famous playwright Ataul Haq Qasmi…

January 20, 2019
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Sahiwal ‘encounter’: Swift action to be taken in light of JIT report: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed swift action against the personnel of the Counter-Terrorism Department if found guilty by a joint investigation team formed to probe Saturday’s alleged encounter in Sahiwal that left four people dead.

January 20, 2019
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CM Punjab promises exemplary punishment to cops involved in Sahiwal shootout

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has vowed to award exemplary punishment to those involved in an alleged police encounter in Sahiwal on Sunday.

January 20, 2019
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PM Imran will visit to Qatar tomorrow

Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a two-day visit to Qatar from Monday (Jan 21) on the invitation of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hammad Al Thani.

January 20, 2019
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