Pakistan
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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…
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4 militants killed in attack at Pak navy station in Balochistan
Karachi: Armed Baloch militants tried to infiltrate one of the main naval air bases in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, but security forces foiled the attack and killed all four terrorists. The attack…
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6 Chinese killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan
Islamabad: At least six Chinese nationals were killed on Tuesday when an explosive-packed vehicle rammed into their bus in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said. The Chinese were working on…
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Pakistan to ‘vigorously’ seek US waiver for Iran pipeline project: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to plead “vigorously” and seek exemption from potential US sanctions against the planned construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline to import cheap gas from neighbouring Iran, the petroleum…
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Imran Khan’s party demands EU report on Feb 8 polls be made public
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Monday demanded the European Union’s report on the February 8 general elections to be made public. PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan,…
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Pak to launch second phase of repatriation, send back 1M Afghans
Islamabad: Pakistan has started preparations to launch the second phase of its repatriation drive to send nearly one million Afghans back to their homeland, the media reported. Instructions had been issued to…
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Pakistan: Married woman, paramour killed in suspected honour killing
Peshawar: A married woman with five children and her alleged paramour were murdered by her husband and his brothers in a suspected honour killing in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, police said on…
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‘Long-term IMF bailout plan would be an economic disaster for Pakistan’
Islamabad: Pakistan’s crippling economy is in emergency need of another bailout plan from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) through its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to save it from a suspected meltdown. However,…
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Imran Khan’s PTI denied permission to hold protest rally in Islamabad
Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities on Sunday rejected a request of jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to hold a protest rally in Islamabad against the alleged rigging in the February 8…
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Pakistan to ‘seriously’ consider restoring trade ties with India: Foreign min Dar
Islamabad: Pakistan will “seriously” consider restoring trade ties with India that remained suspended since August 2019, Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said, indicating a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards the…
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Demand to re-open Bhagat Singh’s case to give him justice in Pakistan
Lahore: Observing the 93rd death anniversary of independence war heroes — Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukh Dev — here on Saturday, their supporters and followers demanded to reopen the case to…
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Imran Khan’s party to hold protest against alleged rigging in Feb 8 polls
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party would hold a protest against the alleged rigging of the February 8 elections in Islamabad on March 30, according to a media report…
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2 soldiers killed, 15 injured in suicide attack in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two soldiers were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, March 21, official sources confirmed. The incident happened in Dera…