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Army says military courts finalized 546 cases out of 717 since establishment2018-12-16
The News International: RAWALPINDI: Since establishment of military courts cases of 717 suspected terrorists were sent to them by the federal government and out of these 546 cases have been finalized. According to the details issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on...
Pakistan is split into two – Flashbacks from 19712018-12-16
The News International: KARACHI: As we mark another anniversary of the breakup of Pakistan in 1971, we talked to a few victims of the tragedy who narrated gruesome details of the violence, terror and shock they endured.Kunri, Tharparkar “General Niazi Marhaba! General Niazi...
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Waheeda Farooqi2018-12-16
Cedar Rapids Gazette: WAHEEDA FAROOQIMount VernonWaheeda Farooqi of Mount Vernon, Iowa, died Dec. 13, 2018. She was 85.Waheeda was born March 23, 1933, in Jalandhar, India. Her family emigrated during India's partition to the new Islamic state of Pakistan when she was 14. She...
Nagarjunasagar may get water aerodrome facility2018-12-16
The Times of India: HYDERABAD: The Union ministry of civil aviation has identified Nagarjunasagar as one of the 10 locations for setting up water aerodromes, as part of Phase 3 of UDAN, a regional airport development scheme. Minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha...
Due process of law be followed in accountability, says CM2018-12-16
Dawn: PETARO: Chief Minister Syed MuradAli Shah has said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership and other political figures are not afraid of accountability but they insist is that no one should be victimised on political grounds. Due process of law must...
HISTORY: THE LAST DAYS OF EAST PAKISTAN2018-12-16
Dawn: After the 1970 elections, President Gen Yahya Khan announced Shaikh Mujibur Rehman to be the next prime minister of Pakistan. Bhutto did not like the idea and, on his asking, the date for the National Assembly session was changed from March 3, 1971 to March...
Gas supply to Karachi CNG stations to be stopped at 08pm for 36 hrs2018-12-16
The News International: KARACHI: The gas supply to Karachi’s CNG sector would be stopped once again today at 08:00 pm for the next 36 hours, Geo News reported Sunday. There were no details as to why the supply is being suspended again only 24 hours later after the CNG stations...
TV rights bidders for PSL fall well short of PCB’s target of $42m2018-12-16
Dawn: LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started receiving bids for the next three years’ media rights for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) but they are certainly not as attractive or handsome as compared to the bids received for the first two PSL editions...
Counterterrorism cooperation MoU signed with Beijing, Kabul2018-12-16
Dawn: KABUL: Afghan Foreign MinisterSalahuddinRabbani (centre), Foreign MinisterShah Mehmood Qureshi and their Chinese counterpart Wang Yi join hands after a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in fighting terrorism was signed on Saturday.—Reuters...
THE SLUMPING MARKET2018-12-16
Dawn: Samosas are a great leveller and perhaps an even better ice-breaker. As young Murshid Hasan walks into a bakery on Karachi’s Sindhi Muslim chowrangi with two girls in tow, a slender 40-something man is arguing with the baker over new samosa prices. “Do you...
Afghan border fence to be ready by Dec 2019: ISPR2018-12-16
Dawn: KARACHI: The Pakistan Army announced on Saturday that work on fencing along the border with Afghanis­tan was going apace and that the project would complete by next December. Pakistan and Afghanistan share a long porous border and Islamabad believes it could...
‘Persianate space offers fresh ground for rethinking the shared memories’2018-12-16
Dawn: Dr AbbasAmanat.—White Star KARACHI: “The world around us is changing, and not, by many standards, for the better,” said Professor of History and Director of Yale Programme in Iranian Studies at Yale University Dr Abbas Amanat, setting the course for his...
Met dept sounds alarm about water stress2018-12-16
The News International: Islamabad : The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned the authorities of water stress in some areas of the country due to scanty rainfall. Water stress is a situation which happens when the demand for water exceeds its available supply during a...