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Govt finalises draft policy for locally assembled mobile phones – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Engineering Development Board (EDB) on Tuesday finalized a draft of the Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy that focuses on replacing imported phones with locally assembled and manufactured phones. In addition, the council was directed by an advisor to the prime minister to decide the policy for next month. During a board briefing for Abdul […]

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Govt asks SC to reject Justice Isa’s challenge to reference – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reject the challenge of Judge Qazi Faez Isa to the presentation of a reference against him, since it was presented legally and in no way undermines the independence of the judiciary. A 45-page reply, provided by the government through Attorney General Anwar Mansoor in

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Opposition rejects CPEC body formation through ordinance – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The main opposition parties, the Muslim League of Pakistan-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP), have rejected the government's act of establishing the CPEC Authority through a presidential ordinance and qualified it of "illegal" movement. violation of the recommendations of the corresponding parliamentary commission. PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal during a press

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Interior minister sees no threat to govt – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: By calling those who plan to march on the enemies of Islamabad in the country, the retired Interior Minister, Brig Ijaz Ahmed Shah, has ruled out any threat to the government. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the ICT Facilitation Center of the ICT (Territory of the Capital of Islamabad) on Tuesday, he said that

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Chinese firm investing in Gwadar gets 23-year tax exemption – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister of Maritime Affairs, Ali Haider Zaidi, announced that the government has granted a tax exemption to the China Holding Company of Overseas Ports (COPHC) for 23 years to facilitate the establishment of its industrial units in the Port from Gwadar. Accompanied by COPHC Executive President Zhang Baozhong and Economic Affairs Minister

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Justice Isa reference can hurt entire judiciary: SC judge – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: Judge Umar Ata Bandial has said that the sinister inference that can be drawn from the presidential reference against a judge in the exercise of the Supreme Court will not only harm this judge but also the entire institution of the judiciary. Judge Bandial approved these comments as he addressed an SC bank throughout

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PPP, PML-N to thrash out role in march today – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: While opposition parties at a Rahbar committee meeting on Tuesday discussed strategies for their participation in the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) anti-government march in Islamabad, the Pakistan-Nawaz Muslim League and the Popular Party of Pakistan decided to convene meetings of their main leaders to finalize the modalities. Hours after the Rahbar opposition committee meeting, PPP

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Hundreds of temperature records broken over summer

Image copyright Getty images Image caption The skeleton of the fish is in the dry part of the Loire Riverbed in western France. According to thermographic analysis, almost 400 high temperatures were set in the northern hemisphere during summer. The record was destroyed in 29 countries from May 1 to August 30 this year. One

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Chennai groundwater level as of October 2019 – Did the September rains improve ground water in Chennai? Read below

There was a significant amount of rain in Chennai in September 2019, and the groundwater level in Chennai was significantly improved due to rainwater collection conducted by the Metro Water Authority. Buying a water tanker in several regions in Chennai is a good sign for the next few months because it can solve the water

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