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Islamabad, June 17 -- Tourism is a rapidly growing industry the world over but Pakistan is almost a forgotten destination on the world tourism map thanks to the indifference of past governments towards this sector. We have not paid serious attention to facilitate domestic tourism. A large number of Pakistanis want to explore their homeland but poor tourism...
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Islamabad, June 17 -- THERE CANNOT BE TWO opinions that the performance of the Pakistani cricket team in the Champions Trophy left much to be desired. Neither our bowlers nor our batsmen left any impact on the cricket audience with the result that they had to cut a sorry figure in their matches which they lost. Had they gone down fighting no body would have blamed...
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ISLAMABAD, JUNE 17 -- Former Pakistan bowling coach Aqib Javed has said that despite the team's heartbreaking performance in the series, it was not a panic situation at all and instead sensible decisions are required by the board....
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ISLAMABAD, June 17 -- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the federal budget has been prepared with the objective to give maximum relief to the common man and to stabilize the country's economy....
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Islamabad, June 17 -- It is not a well-guarded secret that most of the West and Israel will want Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to go. Till a few years back Turkey was regarded as a dependable ally of Israel in the Middle East. But Erdogan's Pro-Arab and pro-Islam policies changed everything....
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Islamabad, June 16 -- It was wrong on the part of the federal finance minister not to give a nominal increase to the government servants in their pay in the national budget.Small wonder there was a severe reaction from them and now it seems that the government will have to increase their pay in the current budget.Granted that the country's economy is under severe...
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RIYADH, June 16 -- Saudi Arabia has cut back the number of pilgrims that may perform the hajj this year due to construction work aimed at expanding the holy site of Mecca, the hajj minister said. The authorities had decided to reduce by half the number of pilgrims coming from within Saudi Arabia, and by about 20 percent those from abroad, said Bandar Hajjar."This is...
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Islamabad, June 16 -- Hamid Mir, the country's premier anchorperson, is sold to the idea that behind every act of terrorism, treason, mischief, massacre, abduction and lawlessness in Balochistan, there may always be a hidden hand belonging to Pakistan's Security Forces. He goes to lengths arguing that Baloch insurgency shouldn't be compared with any other insurgency...
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KARACHI, June 16 -- Pakistan's controversial former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar wants the PCB to appoint Australia's Tom Moody as the coach of the national team, which has faced a torrid time in the ICC Champions Trophy, failing to win a single match in three appearances....
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KARACHI, June 16 -- In the aftermath of the crushing defeat to India, former skipper Aamir Sohail has launched a scathing attack on one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers, Imran Khan, saying the World Cup-winning captain is responsible for the current state of sport in the country....
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