Pakistan
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Maryam Nawaz slams Imran for using women as shield
Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday censured Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for “hiding in a bunker” and using “women as a shield”, media reports said. The…
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Pak Defence Minister acknowledges country has already gone bankrupt
Sialkot: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif suggested on Saturday that one-fourth of Pakistans debt could be paid off if only two golf clubs built on expensive government land are sold, media reports…
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Karachi attack triggers nationwide red alert, travel advisories & investigation
Islamabad: The terror attack on the Karachi Police Office (KPO) has raised many questions over the security situation and immediate response capabilities of security personnel as the country goes into a red…
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Imran Khan announces to launch ‘Jail Bharo’ movement from next week
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced that the “Jail Bharo” movement will start next week Wednesday from Lahore, Geo News reported. “We will fill jails, they [authorities] will have…
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Two militants killed in gunfire amid attack on Karachi police headquarters
Karachi: At least two terrorists were killed during an ongoing exchange of fire in and outside the office of the Karachi police chief as militants stormed the building located on Sharea Faisal,…
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Pakistan: Terrorists attack police chief’s office in Karachi city
Karachi: Unidentified armed terrorists on Friday attacked the police chief’s office in Pakistan’s most populous city, Karachi, ensuing heavy firing between paramilitary rangers, police and the attackers. According to sources, the number…
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Maryam Nawaz distances herself from govt led by uncle Shehbaz Sharif
Lahore: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has apparently distanced herself from the coalition government led by her uncle and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying that her party is not responsible for its…
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Pakistan’s rights body finds spike in rights violations against Ahmadi community
Lahore: A fact-finding mission led by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has reported an alarming uptick in the persecution of the minority Ahmadi community in the country’s Punjab province. The…
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Pak govt drops another inflation bomb; petrol up by Rs 22
Islamabad: The Pakistan government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif dropped another bomb of inflation on the masses on Thursday as it jacked up petrol price by Rs 22.20 per litre and increasing…
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Even ICC won’t be able to do anything in front of BCCI: Afridi on Asia Cup
New Delhi: Pakistan’s former flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi feels “even the ICC won’t be able to do anything in front of the BCCI” as far as hosting the 2023 Asia Cup in…
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Pakistan govt calls emergency session of parliament; introduces bill to raise Rs 170 billion taxes
Islamabad: The cash-strapped Pakistan government on Wednesday introduced a money bill in parliament to raise Rs 170 billion in taxes by June this year as part of conditions by the IMF to…
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Pak court cancels bail of ex-PM Imran Khan in election commission protest case
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court here on Wednesday rejected the bail of former prime minister Imran Khan for failing to attend the court hearing of a case linked to protests outside the…
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Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil servant posted as Assistant Commissioner in Punjab
Lahore: A doctor who is said to be Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil servant is now the assistant commissioner and administrator in Punjab province’s Hassanabdal city, the first in the town’s history,…
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Another shock as milk price reaches Pak Rs 210 a litre in Karachi
Karachi: In uncertain economic conditions, consumers in Karachi continue to receive severe price shocks following an unchecked hike in the prices of daily use items. Loose milk, which has been increased to…
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Nawaz Sharif wants me sent to jail before agreeing for elections: Imran Khan
Lahore: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday claimed that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s condition for agreeing to hold elections is to first disqualify him and send him to jail, media…