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UK ready to discuss former PM Nawaz Sharif’s extradition but no deportation

British Home Secretary Priti Patel has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s adviser on accountability Shahzad Akbar pointing out that the UK government is subject to international law in the case of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently residing in London and who the Pakistani government wants sent back from London

DNA report in Daniel Pearl murder case submitted to SC

A senior counsel representing the parents of slain Wall Street Journal’s South Asia bureau chief Daniel Pearl on Tuesday submitted a DNA report in the Supreme Court to establish the fact that a body found in Karachi after the journalist’s murder in 2002 was that of the son of Judea and Ruth Pearl

Pakistan may introduce C-IVIG therapy as Covid continue to spread

Pakistan is on the threshold of becoming the first country to carry out research, mandatory to introduce intravenous immunoglobulin (C-IVIG) therapy at a mass level as ‘severe’ patients under treatment for coronavirus, have 100% recovery rate

Four in five Pakistanis believe country heading in wrong direction

According to a survey conducted by Ipsos, four in five (77 percent) Pakistanis continue to worry that the country is heading in the wrong direction for the last one year

Terror plot foiled in Pakistan, 3 militants arrested

Police in Pakistan's Punjab province foiled a terror plot to attack the Islamabad Stock Exchange and other important government installations in the capital and arrested three militants, officials said

PIA clears 110 pilots: Pakistan SC informed

The Pakistan Supreme Court was informed that the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has cleared 110 pilots out of the 141 whose licences had been suspended in the wake of the fake degrees controversy

President approves anti-rape ordinance in Pakistan to ensure speedy trial, strict punishments

Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020 that will ensure speedy trial of rape cases with women and children as victims and will also allow for chemical castration of those convicted of such offences

Pakistani opposition intensifies movement, but still may fall short of tilting scales

Just as Lahore was getting ready on Sunday for the sixth power show of the 11-party Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) opposition alliance at the Minar-i-Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Instagram, posting photos with his dogs Sheru and Tiger on a sunny Sunday morning at the sprawling garden of his residence in Islamabad's Bani Gala

PM Imran Khan says PDM’s anti-govt drive buried in Lahore

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday declared Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) rally at Minar-i-Pakistan a ‘flop power show’ and said the opposition’s three-month-old anti-government movement was buried in Lahore on Sunday

No plan to allow private sector to import Covid vaccine: Pakistan health ministry

Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services on Monday refuted media reports that it had allowed the private sector to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for those individuals that can afford to pay for them

40% Pakistanis wary of coronavirus vaccine

Some 40% of Pakistanis are reluctant to get vaccinated against Covid-19 while only 4% of respondents in a national survey blamed opposition for the spread of coronavirus, highlighting challenges to the future immunisation efforts and the government’s communication strategy

Pakistan's private sector allowed to import Covid vaccine

Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Sunday revealed that the government had allowed the private sector to purchase the coronavirus vaccine for the people who can pay through the nose

PM Imran Khan lauds Pakistan Navy's efforts for defence of maritime frontiers

Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded the efforts of Pakistan Navy in defending the country's maritime borders, providing security to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, including Gwadar port, and for regional peace

Opposition PDM announces long march on Islamabad

Marred by mismanagement, the much-hyped Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally at Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan monument concluded on Sunday without presenting a clear action plan for taking the anti-government movement to its next phase

25 injured in Rawalpindi blast

At least 25 people were injured after a blast hit a market area in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city, police said