Manzoor Ali PESHAWAR: The cybercrime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a man on the charge of blackmailing a woman and extorting money from her. The FIA on Wednesday said Fazle Hadi, son of Fazle Rehmat, was arrested from Chitral after an FIR was registered against him under section 21 and 24 […]
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ISLAMABAD: Sacked government employees restored on Friday by a larger bench of the Supreme Court. The apex court had earlier this year terminated the over 16,000 employees by striking down a 2010 law. However, all review petitions in the case were dismissed by the apex court bench in a 4:1 majority decision. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali
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A Nasa spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced the news on Tuesday during a meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft’s eighth close approach to the sun. Scientists said it
PESHAWAR: Two formidable footballing sides — DFA Chitral and Muslim Club Chaman — clashed for glory at a jam-packed Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Peshawar in the Super Final of Ufone 4G Football Cup 2021 here on Sunday. Chitral wins super final of football tourney by defeating Muslim Club to clinch the title. Chitral and Muslim
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Manzoor Ali PESHAWAR: A joint investigation team has cleared a senior civil judge in Lower Dir district of a rape charge. Judge cleared of rape charge. In a related development, the accused, Jamshed Kundi, was granted bail by district sessions judge Shoaib Khan on Saturday. On Nov 25, the Lower Dir police had arrested the
ISLAMABAD: Skardu airport in Gilgit-Baltistan has been elevated to international status and will begin operations under the new identity from Dec 2, the Civil Aviation Authority announced on Wednesday. Skardu airport all set to operate international flights. The agency said the airport\’s initial operations will be conducted under the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) only. Under
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Female television anchors in Afghanistan have been directe by the Taliban government to wear hijab among other orders to the media. The instructions, comprising eight points, were read out by the Minister for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Maulvi Muhammad Khalid Hanafi during a meeting with journalists on Sunday. According to Afghan
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LOS ANGELES: An armoured truck spilled huge wads of cash across a California freeway on Friday, prompting chaotic scenes as drivers stopped to scoop up banknotes. Cash on California freeway. But motorists hoping to line their pockets with an unexpected pre-Thanksgiving windfall were thwarted, as police cracked down and arrested two people. “There’s a lot
KARACHI: Microfinance borrowing has recorded significant increase across Pakistan, taking the number of such borrowers to over 8.2 million. According to the latest data released by the Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) — the national association for retail players in the microfinance industry — as many as 161,318 customers joined the ranks of active borrowers in
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ISLAMABAD: Former chief judge of the apex court of Gilgit-Baltistan Rana M Shamim has stated in a notarized affidavit that he was a witness to the then CJP Saqib Nisar’s direction to a high court judge not to release Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz on bail at any cost before the 2018 general elections. According
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