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New law proposes 14-year jail, Rs 50m fine for cyber terrorism
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday approved the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2016, which proposed 14-year imprisonment or Rs50 million fine or...
Exim Bank of US has renewed interest in Pakistan
KARACHI: It is rare for the head of a large American bank to visit Pakistan. Rarer is a visit by the president of a bank...
Italian company keen to explore oil, gas reserves in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Former vice prime minister of Italy and current Vice President of ENI, a reputed Italian oil and gas company, Lapo Pistelli, called...
Bill Gates sees eradication of polio in Pakistan by ’17
DOHA: Bill Gates said on Wednesday that “with any luck” polio would be eradicated by 2017 in the last two countries where it remains...
Mamnoon, Erdogan agree to address challenges jointly
ISTANBUL: President Mamnoon Hussain and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday urged the need of joint efforts to tackle challenges confronting Muslim Ummah.
The...
Pakistan, Turkey vow to fight terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey have reiterated their resolve to wiping out terrorism from the face of the earth.
The two sides expressed their desire when...
First cargo from China to reach Gwadar this year: Gen Raheel
QUETTA: Army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Tuesday that the first cargo from China would reach Gwadar deep seaport this year.
“Insha Allah this year,...
RAW involved in destabilising Pakistan, says General Raheel
GWADAR: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, speaking at the Peace and Prosperity seminar on Tuesday, said Indian intelligence agency RAW is actively...
Pakistan concerned at rising Islamophobia in the West
ISLAMABAD: Amid growing Islamophobia in the west, Pakistan has voiced deep concerns at what it called a “sharp rise in hate speech, discriminatory acts and...
Zarb-e-Aahan under way against criminal gangs in south Punjab: IG
LAHORE: Inspector General of Police, Punjab, Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera, has said the Operation Zarb-e-Aahan is progressing under a planned strategy against criminal gangs, dacoits,...