Religious practice is no excuse for not shaking the hands of a teacher, says the Swiss regional authority on Wednesday after a Muslim student refused to shake a teacher’s hand. It has become a wary matter for school’s exempting Muslim Students from touching the opposite sex. It has now been notified that parents of students […]
May 27 2016 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s name has not been removed from the Panamagate inquiry, contrary to what was being said before. According to the latest clarification given by the opposition parties, Nawaz Sharif’s name has not been removed from the proposed Terms of Reference (ToRs) which have been formed for the Panamagate inquiry. This […]
May 27 2016 | Posted in
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The United States of America has hopes from the new Taliban leadership to engage in peaceful talks rather than using terrorism as a weapon. The US State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner expressed the government’s wishes for peace talks with the Taliban during the daily media briefing on Thursday. During the news brief, Toner said […]
May 27 2016 | Posted in
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is on a hunt to retrieve all illegally encroached land and in this matter, Bahria Enclave has come up on top of the list. According to the details provided, PAC asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday to demarcate and retrieve land worth Rs 2.3 billion in Kurri Village, […]
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Six Afghan agents who were allegedly involved in different terrorist activities, have been arrested from different parts of Balochistan. The Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti held a press conference on Thursday, in which he told reporters about these six militants. “The arrested militants came to Balochistan to carry out targeted killings and bomb attacks,” said […]
May 27 2016 | Posted in
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Film stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have decided to end their marriage according to the latest reports. The couple got married last year in February and after just fifteen months of staying together, they called it quits. According to the reports, it was Amber Heard who filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court […]
May 26 2016 | Posted in
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The Foreign Office of Pakistan confirmed the death of Taliban leader, Mullah Mansour on Thursday in a US drone strike near the Pak-Afghan border. Mansour was killed on Saturday by the US forces, and his death has been reported to Pakistan only after it had taken place. Initially, government representatives did not confirm the Taliban […]
May 26 2016 | Posted in
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A new bill prepared by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) gives husbands the liberty to ‘lightly beat’ their wives in order to discipline them. The CII comprises of Pakistan’s top clerical body and if the proposed bill is passed and legislated into law, it will hold women accountable for many things, while also giving […]
May 26 2016 | Posted in
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Interior Minister, Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan said on Wednesday that the Interior Ministry has decided to carry out the verification of all Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) of Pakistanis again. The decision comes after the Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike and a Pakistani CNIC and passport were recovered […]
May 26 2016 | Posted in
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif recently met up with the United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale and conveyed his grave concern over the US drone strike in Balochistan. The strike resulted in the death of Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour. Both the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif and […]
May 25 2016 | Posted in
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A private school in Lahore was attacked by protestors after it was learnt that one of the teachers at the school, allegedly raped a boy. According to the details provided of the case, a teacher at the Baggrian Chowk school, molested an eight-year-old boy and later fled from the scene. When the parents of the […]
May 25 2016 | Posted in
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Transgender Alisha who was rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar after getting shot eight times, has passed away after being unable to sustain her injuries. According to reports, Alisha was shot by a disgruntled customer, who was also trying to extort money out of her. Alisha’s case got highlighted as she was badly […]
May 25 2016 | Posted in
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