Earthquake jolts Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

ISLAMABAD: A moderate earthquake shook parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Friday. According to reports, the temblor was felt in Islamabad, Malakand, Chitral, Peshawra, Swabi, Malakand Agency, Kohat and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. There is not report of any damage to life or property as a result of the quake. According to reports, people rushed out of their homes and  shops and other building. 

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PIA asks customers to report 5 hrs prior to departure at new Islamabad Int?l Airport

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has asked its customers to report at least five hours prior to departure time for their international flights at new Islamabad International Airport.In a statement shared on its twitter handle on Thursday, PIA said in light of the traffic congestion due to strict security checks at entry points of the new Islamabad Airport, the valued PIA customers are requested to report at least 5 hours prior to departure time for their international flights.On May 01, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated new Islamabad International Airport.The airport is slated to be one of Asia's major aviation hubs and destinations. Islamabad International Airport is designed by French company Aéroports de Paris Ingenierie and CPG Corporation of Singapore. It is built on 4,238 acres of land and consists of 4-level passenger terminal building, 2 runways, taxiways, apron, parking bays for wide-body aircraft.The airport is connected to Islamabad and Rawalpindi via the Kashmir Highway and Motorway via Thallian interchange with the link to the proposed ring road. A four-lane highway has also been constructed by NHA to cater cargo traffic. The Islamabad Metro bus project is also being expanded to connect the airport but the work is still underway on the project.It took almost 11 years to build the new Islamabad International Airport after the ground breaking in April 2007. The 4-level passenger terminal building is 190,370 square metres specifically designed to facilitate passengers and stakeholders and is completely high-tech and fully computerised with integrated systems of international standards.

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Punjab announces early summer vacations for schools

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced summer vacations for schools. “Private and public schools will close for summer vacations from May 17,” Education Minister Rana Mashhood announced on Thursday.The schools will reopen on August 10, he said.The schedule of vacations has been changed due to the fasting month of Ramazan which is likely to begin on May 17.Sindh has already announced that summer vacations will be observed from May 14 to July 17. 

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Defence Minister says India fanning terrorism in Pakistan through Afghan soil

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said India is fanning terrorism in Pakistan through the Afghan soil.The minister was speaking to media here Thursday.Dastgir said spreading fake news through media is also one of the strategies of India against Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported.The Defence Minister went on to say New Delhi is committing ceasefire violations and targeting the innocent civilians at the Line of Control due to its vested interests. He said Pakistan Army is befittingly responding to the Indian unprovoked firing at LoC.The Defence Minister said that defence cooperation between Pakistan and China is rapidly increasing.He said said our civilians and armed forces have rendered unrivalled sacrifices in war on terror.Now we have to reaffirm our commitment that no one will be allowed to reverse the gains in countering the terrorism, he asserted.Also, Participating in the debate on the budgetary proposals for the next fiscal year in the National Assembly, Dastagir criticized NAB for launching the money laundering probe against Nawaz Sharif.He questioned NAB’s actions and said that it’s clear they were targeting Nawaz.Dastgir demanded a probe against NAB’s internal workings and processes of determining investigations such as this one. 

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PTI cancels Waziristan jalsa due to ?some highly important reasons?

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced the cancellation of its Waziristan’s jalsa due to “some very highly important reasons.” The opposition party was scheduled to hold a public meeting at Mir Ali Ground in South Waziristan on May 11. In a press statement issued by the Central Media Secretariat, PTI said that Mir Ali jalsa has been cancelled due to some highly important reasons. No further details were given.Imran Khan was to address the jalsa in Waziristan before traveling to Karachi on May 12. 

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Bilawal Bhutto visits Ahsan Iqbal, seeks probe into assassination bid

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called on the government to launch a probe into an assassination attempt on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.The interior minister was shot and injured in a gun attack during a visit to his constituency in his native Narowal last Sunday. A 21-year-old man, who identified himself as Abid Hussian, was arrested along with the firearm. The suspect, a member of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, confessed to involvement in the shooting in his police statement. Bilawal visited the interior minister at Lahore's Services Hospital earlier today, where Ahsan Iqbal is recovering from his gunshot wounds. Speaking to the media outside the hospital, Bilawal condemned the attack and called for a detailed probe into the assassination bid. "Incidents such as [the attack on Ahsan Iqbal] should not happen. Be it government or opposition, we all need to unite against politics of hate so that we can fight extremism," said Bilawal. He also condemned the release of "terrorists" arrested over their involvement in assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto."We submitted a request when the five terrorists were acquitted," Bilawal said. "Even DNA tests carried out at a laboratory abroad proved their involvement in the assassination, despite that bail was granted."The PPP leader said such a move did not send a positive message across.

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CJ seeks report on lawyers holding fake degrees

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday took suo motu notice on lawyers holding bogus degrees and directed bar councils across the country to furnish a report on it within a month.He took the notice while hearing a suo motu notice in connection with fake degrees of pilots.The chief justice also directed the Higher Education Commission to provide assistance in this regard.He observed that there were so many people who neither had license of bars nor degrees of Bachelor in Law and Legislation but appearing before the courts.

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General Bajwa claims spot in Forbes World's Most Powerful People list

 Chief of the Army  Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has claimed a spot on the Forbes 'most powerful people in the world' list. General Bajwa was ranked 68 among 75 people as per the magazine.General Bajwa is Pakistan’s 10th army chief and recipient of Nishan-e-Imtiaz and Hilal-i-Imtiaz. He is one of the 17 newcomers on the list, along with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and French President Emmanuel Macron, among other notable people. What is more commendable, however, is the fact that he is the only Pakistani to feature on the prestigious list. “Out of the 75 members, 17 are newcomers. Among them there are presidents, billionaires, heads of organisations, CEOs, and one special counsel. One commonality: Their words and actions impact a large number of people, businesses, and even entire economies,” said Forbes. China’s President Xi Jinping came in the first spot on the list, indicating he is the most powerful person.Other people who have made it to the list are Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd spot), US President Donald Trump (3rd spot) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (4th spot).Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked on number nine on the list.Forbes' World’s Most Powerful People  list features men who ‘make the world turn’."There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 75 men and women make the world turn. Forbes' annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most," the magazine said.It should also be noted that  Pakistan’s then army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI chief Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam also made it to the Forbes Most Powerful People List in 2012.

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General Bajwa claims spot in Forbes World's Most Powerful People list

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has claimed a spot on the Forbes 'most powerful people in the world' list. General Bajwa was ranked 68 among 75 people as per the magazine.General Bajwa is Pakistan’s 10th army chief and recipient of Nishan-e-Imtiaz and Hilal-i-Imtiaz. He is one of the 17 newcomers on the list, along with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and French President Emmanuel Macron, among other notable people. What is more commendable, however, is the fact that he is the only Pakistani to feature on the prestigious list. “Out of the 75 members, 17 are newcomers. Among them there are presidents, billionaires, heads of organisations, CEOs, and one special counsel. One commonality: Their words and actions impact a large number of people, businesses, and even entire economies,” said Forbes. China’s President Xi Jinping came in the first spot on the list, indicating he is the most powerful person.Other people who have made it to the list are Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd spot), US President Donald Trump (3rd spot) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (4th spot).Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked on number nine on the list.Forbes' World’s Most Powerful People  list features men who ‘make the world turn’."There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 75 men and women make the world turn. Forbes' annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most," the magazine said.It should also be noted that  Pakistan’s then army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI chief Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam also made it to the Forbes Most Powerful People List in 2012.

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