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Severe heatwave predicted from 8th

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday forecast \”severe heatwave conditions\” across Pakistan during the next week, stating that high pressure was likely to grip the upper atmosphere from Sunday (May 8). \”Due to this high pressure, day temperatures are likely to increase gradually in most parts of the country from Sunday,\” the department said. […]

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Staging a fightback

Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan After having hit the lowest ebb of popularity while in government, Imran Khan is gaining popularity again after his dethronement. His ouster has come as a blessing in disguise for him.  The popular perception about Imran Khan is that he is an invincible fighter and as repeatedly said by him

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Shahzada Mohiuddin – an obituary

Shahzada Mohiuddin, a scion of the royal family of Chitral, who was elected as Member of the National Assembly four times, passed away in Islamabad in the early hours of 27th April, 2022. Shahzada Mohiuddin was born on 5th August 1938 to Shahzada Amiruddin, son of His Highness Sir Shujaul Mulk, the Mehtar of Chitral

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The echoes of slaps

Nadeem F. Paracha The day after the former opposition parties managed to oust Imran Khan as prime minister through a no-confidence vote, social media was rife with ‘news’ of the military chief or one of his senior officers having slapped him. According to some on social media, as Khan was playing havoc with court orders and

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