Pakistan
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Pakistan court rejects Imran Khan’s plea for immediate suspension of jail trial
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Monday turned down a request of former prime minister Imran Khan seeking immediate suspension of his jail trial in a contempt case initiated by the country’s top…
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Not easy to bring Pakistan back on track, says former PM Nawaz Sharif
Peshawar: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party supremo Nawaz Sharif on Monday said it would not be an easy task to bring Pakistan’s economy back on track. Nawaz’s remarks come as major political…
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Election Commission of Pakistan releases list of nominees for Feb 8 polls
New Delhi: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finally released the list much-awaited list of contesting candidates, media report said. As per the Pakistan ECP, Jan 12 was the last date for…
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Imran Khan warns of further instability in Pakistan in absence of fair polls
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has sought a level playing field for his party in the run-up to the February 8 general elections, saying a lack of fairness in…
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Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Iran’s province
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that the country’s air force struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Siestan-Balochistan province, a day after Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran in the wake of Iranian missile…
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Cash-strapped Pakistan receives $700m tranche from IMF
Islamabad: Ahead of the next month’s elections, cash-strapped Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed that it received over USD 700 million second tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under an existing USD 3…
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Pakistan polls: Imran Khan claims his party to spring ‘surprise’ on Feb 8
Islamabad: With just three weeks to go for the general elections in Pakistan, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has said his party will spring a surprise on February 8 through its…
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Pakistan warns Iran over ‘violation of its airspace’
Lahore: Pakistan on Wednesday issued a strongly worded condemnation of Iran’s “violation of its airspace”, during which Tehran claimed to have targeted two bases belonging to the Jaish al-Adl militant group. It…
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Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi indicted in ‘un-Islamic’ marriage case
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were indicted by a local court in the “un-Islamic” nikah (marriage deed) case on Tuesday, a media outlet reported. Imran,…
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Feb 8 polls can’t be postponed: Pak election commission tells Senate
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Monday rejected a resolution passed by the Senate earlier this month seeking a delay in the February 8 general election, stating that all arrangements have been completed…
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Imran Khan’s PTI loses poll symbol ‘bat’
Islamabad: Ahead of the February 8 general elections, the Supreme Court in the country has upheld the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) , and nullified Imran Khan-led PTI’s intra-party…