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PPP members oppose Aitzaz Ahsan's withdrawal from presidential poll: source

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) members have opposed withdrawal of party candidate Aitzaz Ahsan from the forthcoming presidential election, sources.

August 28, 2018
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Pakistan to peruse water issue with India seriously, Mazari tells Senate

The firm and strong decisions will be taken regarding the water issues with India as water is our lifeline and there will be no concession on the issue, Minister For Human Rights Shireen Mazari said…

August 28, 2018
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DG ISPR says sacrifices of martyrs should be honoured on Defence Day

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said the nation’s martyrs and their families will be remembered and honoured on Defence and Martyrs Day 2018.

August 28, 2018
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Bilawal adamant on Aitzaz as PPP’s presidential candidate

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is adamant on Senator Aitzaz Ahsan for the party’s presidential election candidate, sources.

August 28, 2018
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Finance Minister Asad Umar says no decision yet to approach IMF

Finance Minister Asad Umar speaking on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday said the government has not made a decision to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package.

August 28, 2018
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Pakistan desires to improve ties with US: FM Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan desires to improve relations with the United States.

August 28, 2018
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Traffic warden suspended for knocking over motorcycles to clear path for Sheikh Rashid’s protocol

A traffic warden, who knocked over illegally parked motorcycles to clear the path for vehicles part of Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid’s protocol, was suspended on Tuesday.

August 28, 2018
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PM Imran meets Pakistan Navy Chief Admiral Zafar Mahmood

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday met Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi.

August 28, 2018
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FIA requests SC to form JIT to probe money laundering case

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to form a joint investigation team to probe an ongoing money laundering case.

August 28, 2018
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Shehryar Khan Afridi to be appointed minister of state for interior: sources

The federal government on Tuesday decided to appoint Shehryar Khan Afridi as minister of state for interior.

August 28, 2018
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Cabinet form taskforce to oversee reforms in civil, Accountability laws

The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved a taskforce to oversee reforms in civil law and National Accountability Bureau laws, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said.

August 28, 2018
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Federal cabinet slated to approve structural reforms in FBR

The federal cabinet is expected to give a go-ahead to major structural reforms in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) when it meets for its third session today.

August 28, 2018
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Fazl meets Zardari for opposition's consensus presidential candidate

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday called on Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in an attempt to bring a consensus presidential candidate by the opposition parties.

August 28, 2018
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Curbing corruption, retrieving country's wealth biggest challenges: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that curbing corruption and retrieving wealth of the country, amassed through illegal means and laundered abroad, were among the biggest challenges for the government.