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China tells world to respect Pakistan's anti-terror fight
09-Sep-17BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday asked the international community to acknowledge Pakistan's efforts in countering terrorism, and reiterated Beijing's continuing and firm support for Pakistan's fight against terrorism. Addressing a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif at the State Guest House, he said, "The government and people of Pakistan have made huge sacrifices in th ...
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NAB files four corruption references against Sharif family and Ishaq Dar
09-Sep-17ISLAMABAD: Meeting the deadline set by the Supreme Court in Panama Papers case verdict, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday filed four interim graft references against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his three children and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the accountability court of Islamabad. The references were filed with the Islamabad Accountability Court Registrar Office by a NAB prosecution team hea ...
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NA-120: Imran asks people to thank SC by voting against corrupt
09-Sep-17LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, while addressing an election rally on Jail Road on Friday, said that NA-120 by-election was not a normal election, as it would decide the future of Pakistan. “You should thank the Supreme Court (SC) by voting against the corrupt in NA-120, as earlier only small thieves were jailed but now a decision has been given against powerful doctors.” He said ...
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Country’s fifth nuclear power plant opens
09-Sep-17CHASHMA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday inaugurated Pakistan’s fifth Nuclear Power Plant C-4, having a capacity of generating 340MW of electricity. The plant would be operational on a trial basis and would pass through various functional and safety-related tests at full power. Personnel of the China Zhongyuan Engineering Company (CZEC) and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) performed t ...
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Army chief confirms death sentences of 4 terrorists
09-Sep-17ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentences of four hardcore terrorists. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Friday that the convicts were involved in offences of terrorism, including killing of innocent civilians and attacking law enforcement agencies/armed forces of Pakistan. On the whole, they were involved in killing of 16 persons and injuring ...
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Stokes strikes half century as England claim lead
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