300 injured after earthquake paralyses Hokkaido in latest disaster to hit Japan
Abdul Gh Lone 7 September 2018 0 COMMENTSThe death toll from the 6.7-magnitude, pre-dawn quake was likely to rise as rescuers searched houses buried by landslides
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Governor House is open to the public from 6am to 10am every day and 4:30pm to 6:30pm on Sundays
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Govt asks economist Atif Mian to step down from Economic Advisory Council
Abdul Gh Lone 7 September 2018 0 COMMENTSThe Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has asked Princeton University economist Atif R. Mian to step down from the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Economic Advisory Council (EAC), PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan announced. According to a Friday morning tweet by Javed, Mian has agreed to give up his position on the council. A replacement will be […]
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Pentagon official toasts Pakistan’s sacrifices on Defence and Martyrs Day
Abdul Gh Lone 7 September 2018 0 COMMENTSThe United States has high hopes for a respectful and better bilateral relationship with Pakistan, a Pentagon official said Thursday night, especially after the visit of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo and US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford. Randall G. Schriver, the assistant defence secretary for the Department of Defence’s (DoD) Asian […]
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LGBTQ community: Abandoned by netas, saved by Supreme Court
Abdul Gh Lone 7 September 2018 0 COMMENTSThe political class has skirted any discussion on the LGBTQ minority, wary of a backlash from their conservative support base. The Modi government decided to leave the decision on whether Section 377 should be decriminalised to the SC. While the government took its stand, BJP kept a low profile on the issue.
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Chinese foreign minister becomes third official to visit Pakistan in 10 days
Abdul Gh Lone 7 September 2018 0 COMMENTSChina’s state councilor and foreign minister is scheduled for a three-day visit to Pakistan
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At the peak of his career, Reynolds was one of the most bankable actors in the film industry, reeling off a series of box-office smashes until a career downturn in the mid-1980s
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Section 377 verdict: A wrong is righted, now for the rights
Abdul Gh Lone 7 September 2018 0 COMMENTSIn what is being hailed as a historic move, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual unnatural sex, saying it violated the rights to equality.
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Dilbagh Singh, the Director General of Prisons, has been directed to hold the charge of police chief additionally, an official order said. The order issued by the principal secretary (Home) said SP Vaid, a 1986-batch IPS officer, was transferred and posted as the transport commissioner.
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JIT formed to investigate fake accounts case involving Asif Zardari
Abdul Gh Lone 7 September 2018 0 COMMENTSThe Supreme Court has formed a joint investigation team to probe the money laundering case involving Rs35 billion funneled through fake bank accounts at three local banks. Additional Director General of the FIA Ehsan Sadiq will head the team. The other five members are Tax Commissioner Imran Lateef, State Bank’s Majid Hussain, ISI’s Brigadier Shahid…
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