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Pak delegation reaches Paris for 2-day FATF meeting

Islamabad/Paris: A Pakistani delegation, headed by Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar, has reached Paris to attend a crucial two-day session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) set to commence on Monday. According to sources, the FATF meeting would discuss a report on the steps taken by Pakistan till April 2019 and a decision would […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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4-Year-Old Pakistani Girl Becomes Youngest Microsoft Professional

Karachi: Arish Fatima, a 4-year-old prodigy from Karachi, made history by becoming the youngest Microsoft professional. At the age of four, Arish Fatima has set a unique example by scoring…

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Pakistan To Remain On FATF Grey List Till February

Paris: The Finan­cial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to put Pakistan on its grey list till next February and directed Islamabad to take “extra measures” for “complete” elimination of terror financing and money laundering. An FATF meeting in Paris on Tuesday reviewed the measures that Islamabad has already taken to control money laundering and […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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15 killed, 16 injured in clash between two rival gangs in northwest Pakistan

Peshawar: At least 15 people were killed and 16 others injured in a clash between two rival gangs in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at Mulazai Amakhel area in Tank district bordering South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Members of Inam Marwat group opened indiscriminate firing at a van on Daraban […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
Pakistan sent two F-16 fighter planes last month to intercept a SpiceJet flight to Kabul

New Delhi: Pakistan last month scrambled two F-16 jets in its airspace to intercept a SpiceJet plane, assuming it to be a military aircraft, which was heading to Kabul from Delhi with around 120 passengers, a senior government official said. The incident came in the backdrop of tension between India and Pakistan that had escalated […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
FATF warns Pakistan of blacklisting if terror funding not controlled by Feb 20

Paris: Putting Pakistan on notice, the international terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday warned it will be blacklisted if it does not control terror funding by February next, voicing serious concern over that country’s failure to deliver on most of its 27 targets. The Paris-based FATF gave the warning to Pakistan […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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After Erdogan's Kashmir comments, Modi cancels Ankara visit

New Delhi: With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly raising Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly and his country backing Pakistan at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meet in Paris, India has decided to give the cold shoulder to its ties with Turkey – cancelling a two-day official visit to Ankara by Prime […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Pakistan to ban Ansar Ul Islam, a JUI-F outfit

Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to ban militia Ansar ul Islam, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) outfit that has announced ‘freedom march’ to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has banned the organisation on grounds of challenging the government authority. According to a report in Pakistani media, members of Ansar ul Islam wear yellow dresses and […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Pakistan shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to heavy mortar shelling on civilian areas and forward posts in two sector along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, an Army official said. This came a day after the Indian Army in a major counter-offensive after Pakistan’s unprovoked firing carried out heavy artillery […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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India, Pakistan Sign Kartarpur Corridor Agreement

New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Thursday signed the operationalising modalities agreement for the Kartarpur Corridor to allow Indian pilgrims to visit the holy shrine throughout the year. The agreement paves the way for the inauguration of the Corridor next month ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Kartarpur Pilgrims Can Carry Maximum Rs 11,000, One 7Kg Baggage

New Delhi: Pilgrims who wish to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan will be allowed to carry a maximum of Rs 11,000 and a 7-kg bag, and will not be allowed to venture beyond the shrine. According to the “do’s and don’ts” issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, children below 13 […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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US Seeks Roadmap To Political And Economic Normalcy In Kashmir

Washington: The United States on Thursday sought from India a “roadmap” to political and economic normalcy in Kashmir and immediate release of all political detainees as it asked Pakistan to take “sustained and irreversible” steps against militants and terrorists in its territory. Most of the top-level and second-rung separatist politicians of Jammu and Kashmir have […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
Sharif granted bail in 2nd corruption case till Oct 29

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted bail on medical grounds to ailing former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds in the Al Azizia corruption case till October 29. The IHC’s move on Saturday came a day after the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday granted bail to Sharif also on medical […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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India Takes Up Pak's Denial Of Airspace Use To PM's Aircraft With Intl Body

New Delhi: India has taken up Pakistan’s denial of use of its airspace to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flight with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, government sources said on Monday. Modi is travelling to Saudi Arabia later in the day on a bilateral visit. India has sought overflight clearance from Pakistan for the prime minister’s […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Pak Hindu Student Death: Male DNA Found On Nimrita's Body

Larkana: In a shocking revelation in the mysterious death of Nimrita Chandani, the forensic team has collected the DNA sample of a male suspect from the Hindu medical student’s body and clothes. As per a report by ‘Roznama Pakistan’, the DNA facility at Jamshoro provided details of the DNA report of the final year student […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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