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Pakistan Tele­vi­sion chairman Arshad Khan, six directors of the PTV board and the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) were sacked by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on September 17, 2020.

Asper the notification, Information Secre­tary Akbar Durrani has been given the charge to look after the PTV board till the appointment of a regular chairman.

Updated on September 18, 2020

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Spinner Iftikhar Ahmed grabbed a maiden five-wicket haul while Babar Azam notched a half-century as Pakistan thumped Zimbabwe by six wickets to win the second one-day international in Rawalpindi on November 1, 2020.

Ahmed spun a web around Zimbabwe’s batsmen with figures of 5-40 to wreck them for a paltry 206 before Azam knocked an attractive 74-ball 77 not out to chase down the target in 35.2 overs.

Zimbabwe needed early wickets, but a solid opening stand of 68 between Imam-ul-Haq (49) and Abid Ali (22) ensured Pakistan were set up nicely.

Updated November 5, 2020

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Imran Khan is the current Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan.

PM visited Karachi on September 05, 2020.

This is a historic package for Karachi.

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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) released its three-year performance report, showing a total recovery of Rs487 billion.

The total recovery of NAB, since its inception in 1999, is said to be Rs714bn.

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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) released its three-year performance report, showing a total recovery of Rs487 billion.

The total recovery of NAB, since its inception in 1999, is said to be Rs714bn.

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Out of 2743000 tax fillers 104000 tax fillers did not pay the tax for the year 2018.

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PTI Win 9 seats out of 10 from Punjab

12 seats allocated to the Kashmiri refugees settled in Pakistan in AJ&K assembly (10 Punjab +  01 Sindh + 01 KPK)

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NGOs stand for Non-governmental Organizations.

Zartaj Gul is the current state minister for climate change.

The drive was launched on September 2, 2018.

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Here is a list of Pakistani scientist and researchers from around the world that pulled off an impressive performance in 2020.

1. Professor Shazia Sadiq

He has been selected by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) to be a part of its advanced STEM research team.

2. Dr Asifa Akhtar

Pakistan-born scientist Dr Asifa Akhtar has been selected as a recipient for the prestigious 2021 Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for her outstanding work in cell-biology on mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation.

2.    Dr Naqeeb Khalid

he is a Toronto-based Pakistani doctor who has introduced an instant Covid-19 diagnostic test using a smartphone, according to Radio Pakistan.

4. Sanaa Khan

The 29-year-old Sanaa Khan is a programme manager at Google, where she supervises the market strategy and hardware planning for the company’s gaming service Stadia.

5. Sumail Hassan Syed

In February, 20-year-old Sumail Hassan Syed was listed as one of the top-earning esports players with around $3.6 million earnings to date.

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 Pakistan has repatriated 1,200 prisoners from the UAE in recent months as part of the country’s “humanitarian efforts” amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Overseas Pakistanis said on Saturday night.