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Website launched to highlight Pakistan's contributions towards global peace
Never Forget Pakistan launches 'tribute' website for Pakistani UN Peacekeepers
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Nisar responds to Bilawal's 'failed attempt to become PM' comment
Interior minister says the cabinet is working efficiently while PM Nawaz is away for treatment
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Fire erupts at PIA engineering facility in Karachi
PIA spokesperson says as per preliminary investigation fire was caused by short circuit
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Hosting comforts a worry for ICC
Stark contrast in home and away Test wins unsettles cricket governing body
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Govt announces 10% hike in salaries, pensions
Minimum wage set at Rs14,000; several lower posts upgraded to higher pay scale
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Govt draws up aggressive tax package
New measures to make life miserable for filers, non-filers alike
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Pakistani activist presented Atlantic Council award
Nighat Dad joins Malala Yousafzai as second Pakistani to win the award
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Heart surgery: Doctors remove tubes from Nawaz’s chest
US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed good wishes for the health and complete recovery of the prime minister.
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Rs863m go to presidency, PM secretariat gets Rs881m
Rs1 million have been allocated under the discretionary grant for the premier’s as well as the president’s office
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ECP receives over Rs2.25b
National Assembly gets Rs3.4b, Senate Rs1.98b
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Assets concealment: PM’s son-in-law asked to respond by June 15
Salahuddin claims that Safdar has not mentioned the properties his wife Maryum Nawaz owns outside the country
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Revised upwards: Interior division wins 39.2% increase in allocation
Up to Rs11.554b set aside for interior division in PSDP.
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Rs1.8 trillion earmarked to service mountain of debt
This spending is close to half of the federal budget outlay of Rs4.394 trillion.
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Status-quo: Pot of cash for education largely unchanged
HEC receives a total of Rs21.4b for its 122 projects.
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Reducing poverty: Baitul Mal, BISP funds get major boost
Grant for Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund lowered.
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Meals free of charge: Another Bahria Town Dastarkhwan opens in Islamabad
The free-food facility of the construction giant offers respectable ambiance for the poor to dine in
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Rise from the ashes
Smoking is basically a senseless activity in which many intelligent people are engaged in
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Hajj corruption case: Ex-minister Hamid Kazmi handed 16-year jail term
The convicts said they would appeal the decision in a high court
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11% hike in defence budget maintained
Government allocates Rs860.1 billion for defence in 2016-17, shows increase of Rs85 billion from outgoing fiscal year
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Development outlay pegged at Rs800b
Govt slashes CPEC allocations by Rs9b
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Deficit budget unveiled: Growth targeted sans reform
Incentives proposed for agriculture and industries in Rs4.4 trillion federal budget
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Opposition: PTI rejects ‘anti-poor’ budget
Sarwar said the new fiscal plan had again burdened people with taxes
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Mangla Dam Refurbishment: Plea against contract disposed of
Ali Javed Dogar, a concerned citizen, had moved the petition
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Contemporary Challenge: Cyber crime on the rise, says FIA
The FIA functionary also briefed those present on the work of the agency’s cyber crime wing
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Housing scam: NAB arrests PIA’s cargo chief
Khosa has been serving as PIA’s cargo chief in Multan
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Preparing for: Ramazan Security to be tightened in Hangu
IGP Nasir Durrani added the police will patrol the city in the evening and no one will be allowed to carry weapons
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Fasting with diabetes: Doctors urge patients to take extra care
He stated that around 40 to 50 million Muslims with diabetes around the world fast during Ramazan
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Missing file: CDA chief told to lodge FIR against officials
The PAC had also ordered the sealing of the CDA record room
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Almost Rs25b allocated for health
Most projects are in Islamabad.
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Police stations, prison get Rs 600m
Another Rs40 million has been set aside houses for SPs
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Human Rights Division budget focus on salaries, perks
No significant funding for projects, National Commission on Human Rights
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Illegal wildlife trade: Call for enforcing laws to curb trade
The environment day is marked every year on June 5.
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SC non-development budget up 31 per cent
Almost all new schemes relate to IHC, Islamabad-based offices
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Plagiarised PhD thesis: COMSAT pro-rector’s petition challenging probe dismissed
IHC Chief Justice observes petition is ‘devoid of merits’.
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Almost Rs10 billion PSDP spending marked for capital
Two-thirds of CDA development budget allocated to improve parliamentarians’ housing
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Quarrying In Margallas: Federal, K-P govts put on notice
The court issued notices to attorney general of Pakistan and K-P advocate general
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Snatching: Man deprived of van, cash
He told the police that they also snatched Rs600,000 cash and mobile phone from him
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Raids Nine suspects held, weapons sized
The Sihala police arrested Attaur Rehman and Said Wali with two 30-bore pistols
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District-wide: NADRA mobile schedule announced
A NADRA mobile team will remain in Khairpur, Ghotki and Sukkur till June 10
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Maalik controversy: SHC adjourns hearing against ban on film
The hearing was adjourned as the additional attorney-general was not present in the court
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In the clear: NAB denies inquiries against traffic AIG
There was same sort of propaganda against Sindh IG Allah Dino Khawaja, the statement added
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Improving quality: Training workshop concludes at SALU
The workshop was organised by the department of teacher education in collaboration with the Higher Education Comission
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Interrogation: Rangers detain four political workers
The paramilitary force claimed to have 'credible information' of the suspects' involvement in criminal activities
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Four killed, seven injured during scuffle at PTI rally
Scuffle broke out between workers of Awami National Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Hoti Ala Dad Khel
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Budget 2016-17: Going all-out to support agriculture sector, says Dar
New budget strikes a balance between fiscal consolidation imposed by IMF and some incentives for the industrial sector
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Federal PSDP budget Rs100b higher
Still seems less given CPEC’s financing requirements
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ICC conducts dope tests on four Pakistanis
Team manager confirms Yasir, Misbah, Azhar, and Junaid were tested by cricket's governing body
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PM orders inquiry into Met Dept’s ‘failure to predict storm’ in twin cities
Notice says thunderstorm was clearly visible even to the naked eye in Islamabad at 4:00 pm on June 1
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Will contest elections in 2018 if party elders want me to: Maryam Nawaz
The PML-N government will complete its tenure and come in power again, says premier's daughter
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Encroachments, hurdles: Municipal heads warned of contempt proceedings
Rawal and Potohar towns officials told to remove encroachments