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PESHAWAR (Web Desk) A delegation of the Russian armed forces called on Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood at Corps Headquarters, Peshawar, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on Thursday. The six-member delegation was headed by Vice Admiral Osipov lgor Vladimirovich, Deputy Chief of General Staff of …

Kulalampur (Web Desk) Prime Minister Imran Khan has found his newest fan in the Malaysian first lady. As the premier wrapped up his two-day official visit to Malaysia on Wednesday, a lighter moment emerged when Malaysian first lady, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, asked him during a photo op: “Prime minister, …

Islamabad (Web Desk) Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has warned India over its continuous ceasefire violations and war rhetoric. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Gen Qamar visited the Line of Control (LoC). “The COAS said that lately there has been increase in Indian CFVs [ceasefire violations] and …

London (Web Desk) Pakistan informed the United Nations (UN) on Thursday of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative for an international campaign against defamation of religions. Speaking at the Eighth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, said the premier had made …

LAHORE (Web Desk) An accountability court in Lahore on Thursday approved the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) request for a seven-day transit remand of PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif, enabling the leader of the opposition to attend Friday’s parliament session. Shehbaz is in custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for his alleged …

Islamabad (Web Desk) As the country celebrated Eid-i-Miladun Nabi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the nation to make a “firm pledge that it will follow [the] life of Holy Prophet (PBUH) in true spirit whilst rising above any petty interests”. “He [PM Khan] urged countrymen to promote unity, …

Islamabad (Web Desk) The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said that thousands of Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Pakistan for Baba Guru Nanak’s 549th birth anniversary celebrations, set to commence in Nankana Sahib. This year, Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary coincides with Eid-i-Miladun Nabi — the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) …

Kulalampur (Web Desk) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday unveiled his government’s four-pronged strategy to pull Pakistan out of its “quagmire of loans”. The prime minister, while addressing the Pakistani community in Malaysia where he is currently on a two-day official visit, said that the government was committed to uplift …

Islamabad (Web Desk) Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who is in the United Kingdom for a week-long visit, has said that construction of dams is imperative for Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. The chief justice while, talking to British parliamentarians of Pakistani origin in London, said …

Lahore (Web Desk) Noted poet and prose writer Fahmida Riaz passed away on Wednesday evening in Lahore. She was 72. The eminent progressive writer, who was also hailed by many as the pioneer in feminist literature, had been suffering from illness for the past few months. Her funeral will be …