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'PPP to adopt aggressive stance'
The Pakistan People Party (PPP) has decided in principle to shed its policy of reconciliation and adopt an aggressive stance, said the PPP Punjab Parliamentary Leader Hasan Muratza on Tuesday while also hinting at a possible mass contact drive.
“Now the PPP will not show flexibility no matter what. It is not just our responsibility to make compromises to save the system. Other stakeholder shoul... |
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Pakistan brokers Taliban-US talks in UAE
Pakistan arranged crucial peace talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, in a latest push to end the 17-year-long conflict in Afghanistan. Representatives from Pakistan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia also attended the talks.
Just ahead of the parley in the UAE, the Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said Pakistan is committed to peac... |
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Army chief pays tribute to APS martyrs
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday said that Pakistan has bravely faced challenges at heavy cost to come out successful.
Paying tribute to the martyrs and bereaved families of the Army Public School attack, DG ISPR Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said on Twitter that the nation remembers its martyrs.
“We stay united & steadfast to carry forward Pakistan to its rightful destination ... |
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Pakistan, China and Afghanistan sign MOU on anti-terrorism cooperation
Pakistan, China and Afghanistan on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding vis-a-vis anti-terrorism cooperation in Kabul on Saturday, Radio Pakistan reported.
The MOU was signed by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani.
The signing of the MOU was witnessed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
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Underperforming ministers to be sent packing, warns PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that strict action will be taken against ministers who are found taking their responsibilities for granted and who do not perform their duties with honesty.
“I will eventually come to know which ministers are not spending full time at their offices and those found violating rules will be sent packing,” said the premier while addressing a ceremony to mark... |
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Govt concedes PAC chairmanship to Shehbaz Sharif
The government and the opposition on Thursday broke the deadlock over the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and agreed to appoint Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif, Express News reported.
Qureshi announced the decision in the lower house, bringing to end months of an impasse between the government and the opposition which had hampered the legislative process.
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Govt sends notices to big landlords for tax evasion
ISLAMABAD:
The federal government has started sending tax notices to big landlords including politicians as it has come to know that three out of every four persons who declare agriculture as the source of income actually do not pay tax on agriculture income in provinces.
A former prime minister of Pakistan from Balochistan is among those who have been sent tax notices after he was apparently... |
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Saad Rafique arrested in Paragon City case
PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique was arrested on Tuesday in a case pertaining to Paragon City.
The senior PML-N leader was arrested after his bail extension was refused by the court.
Saad Rafique is also facing National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiries in connection with railways and Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing scheme scandals. His brother is also under investigation by NAB in the case.
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NAB summons Zardari, Bilawal on Dec 13
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday summoned Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) supremos Asif Zadari and Bilawal Bhutto on December 13.
According to NAB spokesperson, Zardari and Bilawal have been called at NAB office in Rawalpindi on the aforementioned date.
Sources say that Bilawal has been called in the capacity of shareholder of a private firm.
PPP leader Farhatullah Babar co... |
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US pushed Pakistan away, we are not your hired gun: PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan reflected on the tumultuous bilateral relationship between Islamabad and Washington and said it was the “United States which basically pushed Pakistan away”.
In an interview with The Washington Post, the premier stressed on two-dimensional ties. “Our relationship with China is not one-dimensional. It’s a trade relationship between two countries. We want a similar relat... |
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