Author Archives: Dunya

BCCI threatened to scrap NZ series

India’s cricket board BCCI said it may be forced to cancel the series after Lodha Committee directed banks to freeze BCCI accounts. India lead the three-match series against New Zealand 2-0 with the third and final Test slated to start on Saturday in Indore. The series has a Test match and five ODIs remaining. The Board also said that it ...

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Political tensions squeeze Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Thousands of Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan and facing an uncertain future in a country many left decades ago. After almost 40 years of war in Afghanistan, Pakistan has some 1.5 million registered refugees, one of the largest such populations in the world, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). More than a million others are estimated ...

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Lost Two Years of Life

Author:    Saeed Ahmad Sandhu Lahore is a world famous city and capital of the Punjab province in Pakistan. It has a lot of historical cultural heritage related to the Mughal, the Sikh and the English emperors. Especially Shahi Qila (Lahore Fort) the Badshahi mosque and the Jahangir tomb are some of the highlights of cultural heritage of the Mughal ...

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PSX-100 Index Ends High To Close At 40986.31 Points

Pakistan Stock Exchange bench mark psx-100 index ended high and closed with 40986.31 points at the end of trading day. PSX-100 index gained 444.50 points during the regular trade. The highest index of the day remained at 41131.35 points while the lowest index of the day remained at 40541.81 points.

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No Surgical Strike: Modi Admits

In an indirect reference towards claim of surgical strike in Pakistan’s territory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has never attacked any other country nor “coveted” anyone’s territory. The Indian Prime Minister’s statement has contradicted Indian army’s claim of surgical strike inside Pakistan. According Indian media, in his recent statement during a ceremony in New Delhi, Narendra Modi has completely ...

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COAS Visits Strike Corps HQS Mangla

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif,visited Headquarters of Strike Coprs at Mangla and reviewed Operational preparedness of the Army. Commander of the strike corps briefed the Army Chief regarding preparedness of the force. Commanders of Lahore Corps, Gujranwala corps, Peshawar Corps and DGMO were also present.

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PM Chairs Parliamentary Heads’ Meeting

Meeting of heads of parliamentary parties begins in Islamabad to discuss situation on line of control and Occupied Kashmir. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is chairing the meeting. The representatives of all the major political parties are attending the meeting. The parliamentary leaders will be briefed on the situation in Occupied Kashmir and on the line of control. The meet will ...

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Clinton Denounces Racism In Visit To Flashpoint City

Hillary Clinton denounced racism as she waded into one of the latest flashpoints of anger over Fatal Police shootings of blacks in America. The Democratic Presidential Candidate’s gesture came at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina where protests erupted over the September 20 killing of Keith Lamont Scott by Police trying to serve an arrest warrant on someone else. Clinton ...

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Egypt Wins International Squash Championship

Egypt has won Chief of Army Staff International Squash Championship beating Malaysia in Islamabad. Omar Abdel Meguid of Egypt defeated Avan Yuvan of Malaysia by 8-11, 5-11 and 4-11. Army Chief General Raheel Sharif distributed prizes among the players. Championship was organized by army sports directorate in collaboration with Pakistan Squash Federation. Besides Pakistan, world ranking players from Egypt, France, ...

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Taliban fighters enter northern Afghan city of Kunduz

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan,  Taliban fighters attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz overnight, entering urban areas and threatening a repeat of the assault in which they seized the city exactly a year ago.   The fighters appear to have slipped through a defensive security line set up around Kunduz, entering the city itself before clashes broke out, witnesses in the city ...

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