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- Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism: police The Australian is currently in a high-security prison undergoing tests to determine if he’s mentally fit to stand trial.
- NAB to grill Nawaz Sharif over ‘illegal’ use of 20 bulletproof cars Says 20 out of 34 bulletproof cars, imported by the govt for a Saarc meeting, were added to Sharif’s personal caravan.
- Premium phone call scam ‘Wangiri’ does the rounds in Pakistan FIA official says it is not possible for callers to hack sims through phonecalls.
- Family protests 10-year-old girl’s abduction, murder and alleged rape in Islamabad; 2 arrested Postmortem examination result awaited to confirm if girl was sexually assaulted before being murdered.
- Qureshi to discuss US-Iran rift with Chinese, Russian counterparts in Bishkek The foreign minister is attending a two-day SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ moot in Kyrgyzstan.
- Five reasons why many Indians voted for Modi’s BJP Voters from four states share their views on why they favoured the BJP and the Modi.
- Eid expected to fall on June 5 according to new lunar calendar: Fawad Calendar sent to CII for review; religious ministry calls moon sighting meeting on June 4.
- Dollar climbs to Rs153.50 in open market Greenback’s value rises to Rs152.25 in interbank market.
- For PayPal, operating in Pakistan isn’t a sound business decision — here’s why Ever wondered why there are no international payment gateways in the country?
- PM considering proposal to allow low-grade petrol for motorcycles Bike assemblers, oil marketing companies strongly oppose the idea.
- Badin police arrest man accused of blackmailing girl who died by suicide 18-year-old wrote in suicide note that she wanted to live, but her tormentors had made her life miserable.
- Minister for Narcotics Control Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Meher passes away 52-year-old minister passed away due to heart failure.
- Saudi says Yemen rebels launch new drone attack It was not clear if there were any injuries.
- Iran shrugs aside Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts’ “Never threaten an Iranian. Try respect — it works!” tweets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
- Hundreds protest ban on abortion in Alabama The demonstration comes days after Governor Kay Ivey signed the most stringent abortion law in the nation.
- Doctors in KP threaten to resign over hospitals’ privatisation plan The doctors didn’t attend patients at out-patient-departments in hospitals across the district on Monday.
- Polio programme introduces reforms after rise in cases Pakistan is one of the last two countries, alongside Afghanistan, where poliovirus cases are being reported.
- PTI lawmakers object to PPP leader’s presence in NA body meeting PPP senator Farhatullah Babar’s presence becomes bone of contention in Human Rights Committee meeting.
- Expected budget cuts will cause funding issues for universities, NA body told Required higher education budget estimated at Rs103.55bn, sector allocated recurring grant of Rs58.5bn for 2019-20.
- Woman subjected to gang rape, acid attack in Layyah The woman was admitted to Fatehpur THQ Hospital where she was said to be stable.
- Procurement of ‘surplus’ hepatitis C drugs baffles health authorities Medicine was purchased at a cost of Rs1.5 billion for 180,000 patients visiting 17 teaching hospitals of the province.
- 35 more HIV cases surface in Larkana The blood tests of 633 persons were conducted at the taluka hospital and out of them 23 turned out to be HIV-positive.
- Sindh imposes ban on interprovincial movement of wheat Pakistan Flour Mills Association South Zone apprehensive about depletion of wheat stocks in Sindh.
- FBR notifies rules for amnesty scheme Rules have four main pillars — manner, conditions, payment, payment of tax under other laws and revision of declaration.
- Morin testifies before PSX board PSX CEO Richard Morin gave a hearing on the show-cause notice served to him for alleged breach of employment contract.
- Bulgaria to import rice, cotton Bulgarian ambassador to Pakistan offered cooperation in animal’s medicines of which Bulgaria is quite famous for.
- Industry leaders shocked by rate hike, blame decision on ‘IMF pressure’ “I think there was no need for any further interest hike as food inflation was quite under control in April than March.”
- PPP expresses reservation over hike in interest rates Sherry Rehman says the government is implementing the IMF terms before signing a deal with it.
- Chinese envoy, army chief discuss regional security Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan is likely to visit Pakistan in the next few days.
- ‘Facilitator’ of Data Darbar suicide blast captured The facilitator (Mohsin), handler and the suicide bomber stayed in a house in Bhati Gate area before hitting the target.
- Firdous slams ‘convict’ Maryam for chairing meetings of lawmakers PM’s special assistant warns opposition parties against using force during their protest against the government.
- Nawaz seeks release from jail on medical grounds The petition will be taken up by an IHC bench today.
- In a first, ex-serviceman acquitted of graft charges posthumously The deceased was a retired army officer, Col Iftikhar Awan, convicted by the accountability court of Lahore.
- PM okays appointment of 18 ambassadors Moeen-ul-Haq to be high commissioner in India; five women and two retired generals among nominees.
- Post-arrest bail plea dismissed Afzal Khaliq, alias ‘Double Shah’, is facing NAB references pending before an accountability court in Peshawar.
- Life imprisonment awarded to Karachi man for kidnapping, killing minor girl in 2012 Five-year-old Erum had gone missing while playing outside her house on May 1, 2012; her body was found a month later.
- SBP warns of higher inflation next fiscal year Policy rate hiked by 150bps to 12.25pc; govt borrows Rs4.8tr from SBP in first three quarters.
- Budget to make no changes in amnesty scheme: Zaidi FBR chairman says he had issued orders for “no raids” on business premises.
- India feel confident before ‘most challenging’ World Cup, says Kohli Despite the challenge posed by the format, Indian captain says his team’s balance and form can see them through.
- Mercurial Pakistan pin World Cup hopes on rising generation Pakistan stole a march on their rivals by arriving early in England to play a five-match one-day series.
- Arthur confident Pakistan will be better after England rout England, the world’s top-ranked ODI side, triumphed by 54 runs in Sunday’s finale at Headingley.
- ‘Gagged’ Junaid Khan shares cryptic photo after being axed from World Cup squad Pacer says “I don’t want to say anything [because] truth is bitter” but deletes the tweet after PCB takes notice.
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