Indian MPs pass contentious citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
AFP India’s lower house passed on Tuesday legislation that will grant citizenship to members of certain religious minorities but not
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Day: January 9, 2019
Pakistan bans ‘bed scenes’ and ‘intimate moments’ from TV
Pakistani dramas and soap operas, many of which seek to challenge the deeply patriarchal country’s conservative taboos, are immensely popular.
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As Lahore chokes on winter smog, Pakistan moves to cut air pollution
Rina Saeed Khan LAHORE At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air
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PM sacks heads of gas utilities over energy crisis
REUTERS Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday sacked the chiefs of Sui Natural Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) and Sui
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Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic share the Australian Open record with six wins
AFP Thirtysomethings Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic share the Australian Open record with six wins, but either could make history
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Licences of 16 pilots revoked over fake degrees
Civil Aviation Authority officials told Supreme Court of Pakistan that the licences of 16 pilots and 65 crew members have
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Cricket star Pandya’s ‘misogynist’ comments on women spark anger
Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya, who was in the squad that beat Australia for the first time in an away Test
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Setbacks for May as MPs debate Brexit deal before historic vote
AFP British MPs on Wednesday begin five days of debate ahead of a historic delayed vote on Prime Minister Theresa
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S. Korean Olympic champion accuses coach of sex assault
Olympic athlete Shim Suk-hee’s former coach is already in jail for beating her over the course of many years AFP
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2pc of students regularly using drugs, QAU survey finds
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the claims of the minister of state for interior about excessive drug use by students in the
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Deadline for registration of mobile phones extended
Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD: As per a directive given by the federal government, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended the
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Bank deposits record slowest growth in decade
KARACHI: Deposit growth of the banking system stalled in 2018 despite one of the largest interest hikes of 4.25 per
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PIA abolishes protocols for govt officers
Muhammad Asghar RAWALPINDI: In order to put an end to the VIP culture, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) scrapped all protocols
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Human trafficking takes horrific dimension: UN report
Nearly a third of human trafficking victims are children; The ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018’ from the UN
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