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‘Will expedite steps to curb terror financing’

Islamabad, Feb 24: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday — a day after Pakistan avoided ending up on a terror watch list by a global task force — said that the government will expedite steps to curb terror financing and money laundering. Pakistan’s performance in the war against terrorism was better than others’, but it […]

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Calls for training JK youth in micro, small, medium enterprises

Abdul Haq calls on Union Minister Giriraj Singh

NEW DELHI, FEBURARY 24 – Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan today called on Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh to discuss support of the Ministry in training the youth of the state in various skills. The Minister was accompanied by Mission […]

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Akram terms PSL one of the biggest cricket brands

DUBAI: Multan Sultans Director Wasim Akram has termed Pakistan Super League (PSL) one of the biggest cricket brands in the world. Akram spoke with Geo.tv following Multan Sultans 43 run win against Lahore Qalandars and praised the PSL management for organizing such a professional tournament. “I want to congratulate Najam Sethi and the entire team. […]

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DGP sanctions over 2.44 lac rupees as scholarship for wards of police personnel

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 24: Director General of Police, Dr. S.P Vaid has granted scholarship of Rs. 2.24 Lakh in   favour of 29 wards of police martyrs. Among the 29 wards of the personnel, who laid their lives in different militancy related incidents, eleven wards are reading in Graduation/ post graduation and the remaining eighteen are in […]

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South Africa’s Klaasen gets Test call-up

JOHANNESBURG: Uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder were named in South Africa´s 15-man test squad on Saturday for the first two of the four-match series against Australia. Klaasen proved swashbuckling with the bat in both the one-day International and Twenty20 series against India over the last month and selector Linda Zondi said, “we […]

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DC Ganderbal reviews functioning of Revenue deptt

GANDERBAL FEB 24:- Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Dr. Piyush Singla today convened a meeting to take stock of functioning of the revenue department. Holding threadbare discussions on various issues, the DDC issued several directions for improving the functioning of the Department at the baseline. Instructions were also issued for early completion of land acquisition cases, […]

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Fix accountability within 60 days in bank frauds case: Cong to PM

New Delhi, Feb 24 :  Demanding a thorough probe by the RBI into the alleged Rs 11,400-crore PNB fraud, the Congress today said the prime minister should assure the nation that accountability of the finance ministry, the Reserve Bank of India and the management of defaulting banks would be fixed within 60 days. Senior Congress […]

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Neymar already world’s best, says Pele

Rio de Janeiro : Neymar has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the world’s best player, according to Brazilian football great Pele. Pele believes the 26-year-old is ready to take that form into this year’s World Cup, to be played in Russia from June 14 to July 15. “Neymar has changed the way he […]

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Secy Transport reviews progress on CM’s directions for traffic management

JAMMU, FEBUARY 24 – Secretary, Transport Department M. Raju today chaired a meeting to review the action taken on the directions issued by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti for reducing the traffic congestion in the state especially in twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The meeting discussed various short term and long term measures that […]

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Kasatskina upsets Muguruza to reach Dubai final

DUBAI: Unseeded Daria Kasatskina upset Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza 3-6, 7-6 (13-11), 6-1 on Friday after a dramatic fightback in their semi-final at the Dubai Championships. After dropping the opening set and falling a break behind in the second, the 20-year-old Russian turned the tables, leaving the world number three gasping and completely out of […]