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‘Great pressure exerted over last two years to find him,’ Trump on Hafiz Saeed’s arrest
Geo News, citing sources, said the arrest was made when Saeed was travelling to Gujranwala from Lahore to appear before an anti-terrorism court. The Mumbai 26/11 mastermind has been moved to an undisclosed location, it said.
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Pakistan anti-terror court grants pre-arrest bail to Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Masood, Ameer Hamza, and Malik Zafarhave been granted bail from arrest till August 31 against surety bonds of Rs 50,000 each. JuD's counsel told that court that the outfit was not using any piece of land illegally.
Fake polio markers highlight risks to Pakistan vaccination drive
Local officials say parents suspicious of mass immunization campaigns have been getting hold of special markers, used by health workers to put a coloured spot on the little fingers of children who have been vaccinated.
Pakistani mafia using bribe, blackmailing to put pressure on Judiciary: Imran Khan
Imran Khan's statement came after a video surrounding the trial of Sharif was leaked by PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz.
Islamabad HC to hear pleas of Nawaz Sharif, NAB in Al-Azizia and Flagship cases on Sept 18
The court set the date for the hearings, a day after the law ministry relieved accountability court judge Justice Arshad Malik, who sentenced Sharif in the Al-Azizia steel mills case, from his position on the recommendation of the IHC.
Pakistani traders strike over IMF austerity measures
Not all business associations joined the strike, but the move underlines the pressure facing Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, which came to power last year promising millions of new jobs and welfare measures to help the poor.
Pakistan will not open airspace until India withdraws fighter jets from forward airbases: Official
Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist training camp in Balakot following the Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir.
Pakistani judge who jailed former PM Nawaz Sharif sacked over blackmail claims
Sharif's PML-N party leaders last week presented a video apparently showing Malik saying he had been pressured into ruling in favour of Conviction by individuals with compromising footage against him.
Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz’s interview ‘forcefully’ taken off air, alleges TV anchor
Taking to Twitter, Pakistani journalist and Hum News anchor Nadeem Malik said, "Just came to know Maryam Nawaz Sharif's interview has been stopped forcefully just [a] few minutes after it started live."
Pakistan foreign minister Qureshi heckled in London over media freedom
The move came as the Pakistan government decided to curtail the space given by the press to jailed politicians like Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Zardari.
FIA employees at airports found involved in theft of data of pilgrims: Report
The Committee observed that the stolen information and travel documents such as passport and identity card numbers that are needed to register mobile phones are being used in the open market to unblock non-customs paid mobile phones for Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000, the report said.
Convicted people will not be allowed media space: Pakistan govt
A Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to fulfil its “responsibility” to discourage airing of such programmes by the electronic media.
Pakistan: 14 killed, 79 injured in train collision
The Quetta bound Akbar Express collided with the stationary freight train at the Walhar Railway Station in Sadiqabad Tehsil of the province, Dawn quoted officials as saying.
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