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Gujarat fisherman held for sharing sensitive information with Pak agent
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 21-year-old fisherman for allegedly sharing sensitive information about the Indian Coast Guard with Pakistan-based agents, an official said on Thursday, May 23. Jatin…
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Imran hints at launching street agitation; instructs supporters to wait for his call
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s founding chairman and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday hinted at launching a street agitation to protest what he called “political persecution” of his party workers and…
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Pakistan plans to privatise state-owned enterprises to boost economy
Karachi: Pakistan plans to offload dozens of state-owned enterprises, including the ailing national flag carrier, as the cash-strapped country seeks another bailout package from the IMF to bolster the economy that has…
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Amnesty chief criticises military trial of civilians in Pakistan
Karachi: Military courts in Pakistan should not try more than 100 people for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed former premier Imran Khan’s arrest on…
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Rahul, Kejriwal have more supporters in Pakistan than in India: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have more supporters in Pakistan than in India. Addressing an election…
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Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan, others acquitted in two vandalism cases
Islamabad: In a relief to beleaguered Imran Khan, a district and sessions court in Pakistan on Monday acquitted the jailed former prime minister and other leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in…
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Pakistan, IMF to hold talks on fresh bailout package
Islamabad: Pakistan, seeking a fresh USD 6 billion to USD 8 billion loan package from the IMF, will hold talks with officials from the Washington-based lender to discuss the terms of the…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s wife expresses ‘lack of confidence’ in judge
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi on Friday expressed a lack of confidence in a judge hearing an alleged corruption case at an accountability court, a media…
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Geeta, hearing & speech impaired woman brought home from Pak, to appear for Class 8 exam
Indore: Geeta, a hearing and speech impaired woman who returned to India from Pakistan in 2015, is all set to appear for her Class 8 examination to be conducted by the Madhya…
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Ahead of T20 WC, Misbah says Pakistan has ‘mental block’ against India
New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes his country will find it difficult to edge past India when the two sides clash in next month’s T20 World Cup as there seems to…
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Govt should raise issue of atrocities on PoK at UN: J-K BJP chief
Jammu: BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina on Tuesday urged the central government to raise at the United Nations the issue of “atrocities by the Pakistan army” on the people…
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Pakistan to privatise all SOEs, except strategic enterprises: PM Sharif
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, including the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday, May 14, broadening the government’s initial plans to make only loss-making…
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Pak election body suspends 77 lawmakers elected on reserved seats
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top election body on Monday suspended 77 lawmakers who were elected on reserved seats amidst a legal and political row. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was forced to revoke…