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Covid restrictions extended to 27 cities

| NCOC says decision taken amid increasing pressure on healthcare system | Commercial activities, except essential services, to stay open till 8pm with two-day weekly closure | Indoor dining at restaurants banned: Educational institutions to remain open for three days a week: Offices to remain open with normal timings with 50pc attendance:. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3ztToQ4
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Senate body to be briefed on law, order, refugees influx today

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Interior and other concerned departments will brief the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on maintaining law and order and national security with special reference to influx of illegal immigrants and Afghan refugees due to the war-like situation in the neighbouring country as the Senate body holds. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3yqr67F
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AJK PM seeks UN role to resovle Kashmir issue

MIRPUR (AJK) - Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi Sunday appealed to the United Nations (UN) to play its role for resolving the longstanding Kashmir dispute in accordance with its agreed resolutions for establishing lasting and durable peace in the region. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3kxXqR3
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Eight members “Faisalabad Master Plan Committee” constituted

FAISALABAD - On the directions of Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA), Director General Dr Faisal Azim, eight members “Faisalabad Master Plan Committee” has been constituted to examine the proposed draft of Faisalabad Master Plan 2021-2041 and the proposals/suggestions, complaints, grievances and applications. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2WtE3ko
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Services Hospital MS removed over poor performance

LAHORE - The Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department has removed Dr Mohsin Jawad Siddiqui from the post of Medical Superintendent of the Services Hospital and asked him to report to the Health department immediately on the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3zn9nzs
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PM Imran Khan will accept calls from public on Sunday

Prime Minister Imran Khan will be accepting phone calls from the general public on Sunday, August 30, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill Wednesday announced Shahbaz Gill that Prime Minister Imran Khan will once again interact with the public via telephonic calls. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3jfYwSj
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Govt disburses soft loans over Rs22 billion among youth: Farrukh Habib

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday said that the government had so far disbursed soft loans amounting to over Rs22 billion among more than 18,000 young people under the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) of Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP). from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3ko0Tlh
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FAFEN, UNDP briefed about EVMs’ working

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz held a meeting with representatives of Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) and UNDP in Ministry of Science and Technology and they were given detailed demonstration of Electronic Voting Machine’s (EVM) working and its role in the electoral process. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3kmgpOm
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Three cops dismissed from service

RAWALPINDI - City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younas Monday dismissed three police officers from service including two Sub-Inspectors and an Assistant Sub-Inspector while charge sheet was also issued to four other Sub-Inspectors on different charges. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/38auzMR
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Pakistan working with Afghans to ensure Taliban uphold rights promises: Asad Khan

WASHINGTON - Pakistan is working with the Afghans and the extended “Troika”, which includes United States, Russia, and China, to ensure that the Taliban live up to the promises and declarations about upholding human rights that they have made to the international community, Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan said on Sunday. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3gI1sp9
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NAB summons Shehbaz in metro bus beautification case

ISLAMABAD - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday on the allegations of illegal award of contract for beautification and horticulture work in Rawalpindi-Islamabad metro bus project to the company of Mustafa Kamal, brother of PML-M leader Ahsan Iqbal, The Nation has learnt. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/385xnuY
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‘Unilateral’ electoral reforms, use of EVMs against Constitution: Khaqan Abbasi

ISLAMABAD - PML-N leader and former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday rejected the government’s proposed electoral reforms, including the use of electronic voting machine (EVM), calling such measures “unilateral” and “in contradiction with the Constitution and laws”. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2UHc8MQ
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Govt willing to amend PMDA ‘draft law’: Fawad

ISLAMABAD - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday said that the government was ready to make amendments in Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) draft law, except the clauses about the right of media workers to approach media tribunals to enforce the agreement with their respective organisations and. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3zclUp0
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Outrage over mob assault on female Tiktoker at Minar-e-Pakistan

LAHORE - Four days after the shameful incident of groping of a woman at Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore, the Punjab government sprang into action to investigate the embarrassing occurrence taking place in broad daylight with the police turning a blind eye to the distress calls by the hapless victim. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3k8aXPe
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Negotiated political settlement in Afghanistan only way forward: FM Qureshi

A delegation of senior Afghan leaders met with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the capital Islamabad on Monday to discuss the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan, including the transfer of power and establishment of an inclusive government in the war-torn country. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/37NTWns
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Cabinet to discuss amend in ICT local govt act today

ISLAMABAD - The federal cabinet on Tuesday (today) will dicuss 19-point agenda in its meeting including amendment in Islamabad capital territory local government act in conformity with the Election Act, 2017 and issuance of revised notification regarding determination of number of union councils in Islamabad capital territory. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3jZFkr5
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Kashmiris observe India’s I-Day as black day

MIRPUR (AJK) - Kashmiris dwelling on both sides of the Line of Control and rest of the world including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK) observed India’s Independence Day as black day to protest against long forced and illegal occupation of a large part of Jammu and Kashmir state by India and to. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/2VWryxj
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US based company accuses Huawei of spying on Pakistan, stealing intellectual property

Chinese tech company Huawei, one the world's leading providers of telecom equipment, has been consistently accused of industrial espionage and technology theft by the US government, as the latter added the former to a blacklist in 2019 amid a trade war between Beijing and Washington. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3CPtpEQ
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Doha talks demand political settlement, immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan

Islamabad - Three days of intensive talks on Afghanistan peace and reconciliation with different platforms concluded in Qatari capital Doha which called on the Taliban and the Kabul government to build trust, accelerate efforts to reach a political settlement and immediate ceasefire by both sides. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3g4eU6l
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PM to inaugurate new 66 NADRA offices today

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will inaugurate 66 new offices of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and new mobile applications for issuance of identity cards and work permits to foreigners and for verification of COVID-19 vaccination certificate today. from The Nation - National https://ift.tt/3iHqRk5
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