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Pak Minister directs PIA management to develop restoration plan for airlin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Minister for Planning and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said directed Pakistan International Airlines's (PIA) senior management to develop a comprehensive two-year plan for its restoration by January 26.
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Judge greenlights $50m settlement in wage-fixing suit against Dreamworks A
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): A federal judge recently gave a preliminary approval for a settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by animation workers against DreamWorks Animation.
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Paul McCartney files lawsuit to get Beatles songs back
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 19 (ANI): Musician Paul McCartney filed a federal lawsuit against music publishing company Sony/ATV, reclaiming the copyright ownership on the songs that he wrote with the English rock band Beatles.
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It is responsibility of Pak govt. to give freedom of expression to all: Ne
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 15 (ANI): Expressing concern over disappearance of Pakistani bloggers, Netherlands Ambassador to Pakistan Jeannette Seppen has said it is the responsibility of the federal government to ptovide freedom of expression to every journalist and blogger.
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Pakistan denies presence of terrorist safe havens in FATA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 (ANI): Pakistan has reiterated that it does not allow its soil to be used by radical elements to launch terror attacks on other countries and denied the presence of safe havens in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), as alleged by Afghanistan.
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Pakistan remains committed to peace efforts in Afghanistan, says Foreign O
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 13 (ANI): Rejecting allegations of offering safe havens to terrorists in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan' Foreign Office said Friday that Islamabad remains committed fostering to peace in and with Afghanistan.
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FBI, Justice Department to be investigated over handling of Clinton's
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jan. 13 (ANI): The U.S. Justice Department Inspector General has announced to launch a probe into the department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.
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Sindh CM opposes proposal to fund CPEC security from NFC Award
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 12 (ANI): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has opposed the proposal for allocating funds from the federal National Finance Commission (NFC) Award for the security of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and said that the move would be 'unco
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How long will Pak govt. use military as a crutch, questions PTI leader
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 11 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the federal government was using the military as a crutch.
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Pak govt. approves 24th Amendment Bill, as opposition cry foul
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 11 (ANI): Despite the opposition rejecting the timing of the amendment, when Panama Papers case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is being heard by the Supreme Court, the federal government has approved the twenty-fourth Amendment Bill in the National Assembly St
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Gen. Raheel Sharif sure to fulfil obligations before joining Islamic coali
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 10 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said he believes that Gen (Retd.) Raheel Sharif would consult the federal government and fulfil all his legal and constitutional obligations before taking up the role to head the 39-nation Islamic coalition force fo
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23 injured in Sri Lanka in violence over port deal with China
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan. 8 (ANI): At least 23 people have been injured in clashes between protestors and government supporters at the launch of Southern Development Project, a special industrial zone in Hambantota which many see as federal government's initiative to sell the port and t
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