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Senate by-elections on 6 vacant seats to be held today

Polling for by-elections on six vacant Senate seats will be held on Thursday.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, polling will be held at the National Assembly, Islamabad as well as at Sindh and Balochistan assemblies.

Source: Radio P…

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Pak-China friendship serves as anchor for regional peace, development: President

President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his commitment to work closely with Chinese President Xi Jinping to deepen practical cooperation, strengthen the all-weather partnership, and foster a shared community for the benefit of the two countries.

In …

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Pakistan to strengthen bilateral ties with Vietnam

Pakistan is keen to strengthen bilateral ties with Vietnam in all spheres of mutual interest.

The desire was expressed by the Ambassador of Pakistan to Vietnam, Samina Mehtab during her farewell meeting with President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong in Hano…

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ECP rejects rumours about CEC being appointed ambassador

The Election Commission of Pakistan has rejected the misleading rumour about the Chief Election Commissioner that he is being made an ambassador in a foreign country.

The commission in a statement today termed the rumour as totally baseless.

It said…

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Govt to start work on five new economic corridors: Ahsan

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal has directed to expedite the implementation on CPEC project as no further hindrance will be tolerated.

He was chairing a meeting to initiate work on the five new corridors in the…

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Info Minister congratulates Yusuf Raza Gilani on his election as Senator

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has congratulated Yusuf Raza Gilani on his election as senator.

In a felicitation message today, he said Yusuf Raza Gilani is a senior and seasoned politician and his election as a senator is …