Pakistan
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PML-N led ruling coalition sweeps Senate elections in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s ruling coalition swept the Senate elections as the results of 19 seats were announced after the election process to fill 48 vacant seats of the upper house of the bi-cameral…
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Pak: Ex-PM Imran Khan claims wife Bushra Bibi poisoned in sub-jail
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said his wife and former first lady Bushra Bibi was poisoned while incarcerated at his private residence here which was turned into…
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Indo-Pak relations could be improved after Indian elections: Defence min Asif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has expressed hope for the betterment of ties with India after the general elections in the neighbouring country. Asif’s comments came days after External Affairs Minister…
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Pak court suspends Imran Khan’s 14-year jail term in corruption case
Islamabad: In a temporary relief to jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, a high court on Monday suspended the 14-year sentence handed out to him and his wife Bushra Bibi in…
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Pak witnessed 245 terror attacks, counter-terror operations in 2024 so far: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan witnessed as many as 245 incidents of terror attacks and counter-terror operations during the first quarter of 2024, resulting in 432 fatalities and 370 injuries among civilians, security personnel and…
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif bans red carpets at official events
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned the use of red carpets at government events, reserving them exclusively for diplomatic receptions, as part of austerity measures to cut down unnecessary expenditures…
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Imran Khan agrees to SOPs with authorities for meeting at Adiala Jail: Report
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has agreed with the authorities on certain conditions to govern his meetings with his party leaders at the high-security Adiala jail where he is…
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Pakistanis brace for another petrol price hike ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr
Islamabad: Even as the cash-strapped economy of Pakistan has taken a massive toll on the lives of its citizens, adding up to their struggles, miseries and sufferings with consistent rise in inflation,…
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Aseefa Zardari elected member of parliament on seat vacated by Asif Ali
Islamabad: Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who is her lookalike, was on Friday elected unopposed as a member of the parliament. Aseefa had filed a nomination…
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Joe Biden assures Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif of continuous support
Islamabad: Marking the first official communication with a Pakistani premier in years, US President Joe Biden has dashed off a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressing continuous support and highlighted that…
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No change in trade policy with India: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday clarified that it has no plan to resume trade relations with India which has been “non-existent” since 2019 after the Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution…
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6 Pak HC judges allege intelligence agencies’ interference in judicial matters
Islamabad: In an unprecedented move, six judges of the Islamabad High Court sought intervention by the Supreme Judicial Council against the alleged interference in the working of the judiciary by Pakistan’s powerful…
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Six Pak high court judges allege intelligence agencies’ interference in judicial matters
Islamabad: In an unprecedented move, six judges of the Islamabad High Court sought intervention by the Supreme Judicial Council against the alleged interference in the working of the judiciary by Pakistan’s powerful…
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Pakistan PM says cash-strapped country has to seek another IMF bailout
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his government is planning to approach the IMF for “another programme”, days after the cash-strapped country struck a staff-level agreement with the global…