ATA 1997 is an anti-terror law under which the federal government may, by order published in the official Gazette, list a person as a proscribed person in the fourth Schedule on an ex-parte basis, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that such person is— (a) concerned in terrorism; (b) an activist, office bearer on […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has again been declared as the best travel destination of current year. This time, a recent article in an American-based magazine – Forbes – has enlisted Pakistan in its ‘The Not Hot List: 10 Best Under-the-Radar Trips for 2020.’ Last year, the country’s tourism potential was also recognized by some global players of
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PESHAWAR: A single-member judicial commission probing the 2014 Army Public School carnage on Monday began in-camera proceedings and recorded statements of three people about the terrorist attack on campus, which had killed 144 people, including 122 students. Ajoon Khan along with wife Shahana, and Ahmad Ali, whose sons were killed in the attack, recorded statements.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday inaugurated the Pakistan Citizens\’ Portal — set up at the Prime Minister Office with an aim to \”timely address the problems of the people and get their feedback.\” The portal will be available to citizens in the form of a cellphone app, but they will also be able
LAHORE: In the wake of the details released concerning the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that it ‘regrets the Pakistani government’s failure to take an appropriate stand on the incident.’ In a statement issued today, HRCP has said it also
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ISLAMABAD: After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills of the Hindu Kush has become a test of Pakistan’s ability to rethink the signature Chinese ‘Silk Road’ projects due to debt concerns. The rail project linking Karachi to Peshawar is China’s biggest Belt
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), which is often criticised by Pakistani scientific community for not being on par with its Indian or Chinese counterparts, sent two satellites in space from a launching facility in China this July. A surprise as it may be, one of the satellites launched the PakTES-1A, which
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Published in Dawn.com ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday defended a leading international academic appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Economic Advisory Council after a vicious online campaign, saying that Pakistan \”belongs to minorities as much as it belongs to the majority\”. PTI ✔@PTIofficial معاشی مشاورتی کونسل کے رُکن عاطف میاں کے
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will now carry the portrait of Markhor, a mountain goat found in Chitral and other areas, on the wings of its aircraft, highlighting its commitment to preserve the endangered species. The redesigned aircraft may debut at the inauguration of the New Islamabad International Airport on April 20, 2018.
PESHAWAR: After allegations of corruption in the PTI-led government’s billion tree tsunami project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the country’s corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau, has started investigations. A statement issued by NAB KP said a team of officers had been constituted to probe alleged embezzlement of funds in the project. A briefing was given by
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