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‘Karachi has lost an educated voice’, Sattar on Abidi’s murder

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Disgruntled MQM-Pakistan leader Faroq Sattar on Wednesday told said that slain Ali Raza Abidi had been receiving life threats before his murder. Abidi, a former MQM-P lawmaker, was shot outside his residence in DHA on Tuesday. Unknown assailants shot the former MNA as he disembarked from his vehicle outside his residence. Abidi was shifted to […]

‘Quaid’s Day’ should not be a holiday: CJP Nisar

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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar expressed his displeasure over government officials for observing a holiday instead of working on the birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. While hearing a case related to the legal status of private universities in the country, CJP lashed out at the government ministers who failed to […]

SC sets date for amendment to NAB law

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The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday set the date for the amendment in the “National Accountability Bureau (NAB) plea bargain law”. Justice Azmat Sayed resumed the hearing of “suo motu notice” and said that the “plea bargain law of NAB” should be amended till February 2019 otherwise the court had right to set aside the […]

SC hears federal hospitals case

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A Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar heard a petition on Friday related to transfer of federal government hospitals to provinces under the 18th Amendment. A counsel informed the bench that the case has been pending with the Lahore High Court (LHC). The lawyer of Sindh government argued that the court had […]

PPP’s Shaukat Basra joins PTI

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Veteran Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Shaukat Basra on Thursday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and announced to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). PTI leader Jahangir Khan Tareen, who had invited former member of the Punjab Assembly Shaukat Basra to join the ruling party, was also present on this occasion. Earlier in August, three […]

Biggest foreign investment package from Saudi Arabia soon: Asad Umar

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Finance Minister Asad Umar on Thursday said that the incoming Saudi Arabia’s bailout package, which appears to be the “biggest foreign investment in Pakistan’s history”, would be announced soon. Addressing an event in the federal capital, Asad said that the announcement related to the package would be made following the cabinet’s approval. The minister added, […]

Syed Sardar Ahmed quits MQM-P

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Former leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly (SA) Syed Sardar Ahmad on Thursday bid adieu to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). In a statement, he said he was resigning as member of the party and its Coordination Committee. Mr Ahmad said that he would not join any other political party and vowed to […]

Five bike lifters held; several bikes recovered

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Ramana police have arrested five motorbike bugles and recovered several motorbikes from their custody, a police spokesman said on Sunday. On the directives of Islamabad Police Inspector General Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, SSP (Operations) Islamabad Waqar Ud Din Syed has asked all police officers to start a crackdown on criminals involved in auto-theft cases […]

Sattar calls for probe into cracker attack on MQM-P’s gathering

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Former convener of Mutahida Qumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Faroq Sattar termed cracker bomb on MQM-P’s Milad program an ‘open act of violence.’ The former MQM-P politician went to a private hospital to inquire about the health of the victims and spoke to a group of journalists afterwards. He demanded that law enforcement agencies (LEAs) investigate […]

Karachi mayor promises to support residents of Orangi Town

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Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar said that the residents of Orangi Town were facing many problems including water and sewerage. He said that water and sewerage did not directly pertain to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) but it had solved the problem by installing a sewerage line in the area. He said this while speaking in a […]