Year: 2023

Azerbaijan envoy hosts victory day reception

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ISLAMABAD: Azerbaijan ambassador Khazar Farhadov has reminded that during the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh by Armenia and 44 days of the war, brotherly Pakistan supported Azerbaijan morally and diplomatically. Addressing a victory day reception here Tuesday evening, the ambassador paid rich tributes to the people of Pakistan and government for their continuous support. “It is no coincidence that the Pakistani flags are waved along with the Azerbaijani and Turkish flags in Azerbaijan by the common people in the country as a sign of respect and gratitude to the Pakistani brothers and…

COAS attends 43rd central meet of Army Rifle Association

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RAWALPINDI: The concluding ceremony of the 43rd Pakistan Army Rifle Association (PARA) Central Meet was held at Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Jhelum on Tuesday. General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), was chief guest on the occasion. The mega shooting event was conducted from October 03 to November 07. Over 2000 firers from Army, Navy, Air Force, civil armed forces, including Rangers (Sindh & Punjab), Frontier Corps and Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts, as well as civilians participated in the competition. The COAS and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief…

Over Rs 4bn power dues recovered in Peshawar

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PESHAWAR: The Provincial Task Force on Power has recovered more than Rs.4 billion in two months from electricity dues defaulters and imposed Rs 240 million fines on power thieves. The successful campaign has led to a cut in duration of loadshedding in several areas in the light of the successful campaign. The information was shared during the fifth meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Power chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Home & Tribal Affairs Abid Majeed. Divisional commissioners, regional police officers, secretary Energy & Power Nisar Ahmad Khan, representative…

WhatsApp to allow users to create and share polls in channels

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In order to enable its users to create and share polls in channels, WhatsApp, the Meta-owned social messaging platform, on Sunday announced that it is rolling out a new update for its Android version, WABetaInfo reported. According to the app-tracking website, WhatsApp is working on a feature to share polls in channels, and it will be available in a future update of the app. Currently, the feature is under development, so it’s not ready for beta testers. The new feature will make users enable to create and share polls in channels in…

Will India meet Pakistan in World Cup semi-finals?

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DUBAI: Pakistan’s win over New Zealand has brightened the semi-final chances for Babar Azam’s team and a possible meeting with Asian neighbours and hosts India, according to the Gulf News. For Pakistan, a situation like this is not new. In 1992, when they were almost down and out, the team led by legendary all-rounder Imran Khan. His motivational talk asking the players to fight like cornered tigers helped Pakistan win their first World Cup title. Currently, the team’s in the same boat. Their performance against New Zealand backed by a…

Kakar orders action against dealers supplying drugs in capital educational institutes

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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday ordered the police authorities to take strict action against the drug dealers supplying drugs and narcotics in and around the educational institutions in the federal capital. Chairing a meeting regarding issues related to Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) here, he said protection of life and property of the citizens was the primary responsibility of the state. The meeting discussed in detail the ICT’s administrative issues, law and order situation and anti-narcotics’ issues. He also directed the concerned authorities to take special measures for…

Stocks at PSX cross 54,000 mark during intraday trade

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish run for the third consecutive session on Tuesday as the KSE-100 index crossed the 54,000 mark on hopes of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) review among other factors.  The KSE-100 index continued its bullish run for the third consecutive day and gained 417.69 or 0.78% during the intraday trading to reach at 54,278.05 points. Pakistan-Kuwait Head of Research, Samiullah Tariq, told Geo.tv: “Expectations of monetary policy’s rate cut and the strong profitability of the companies are among the driving forces that shored up…

CIA director visits Israel

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WASHINGTON: William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, arrived in Israel on Sunday for discussions with leaders and intelligence officials, the first stop in a multicountry trip in the region, according to U.S. officials. According to US media, the visit comes as the United States is trying to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses in the fighting for aid to enter Gaza and do more to avoid civilian casualties. A U.S. official briefed on Burns’s trip said he planned to reinforce the American commitment…