Pakistan
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ICC ODI rankings: Aussies dislodge Pakistan from top rank, India in 3rd place
Dubai: The Australian men’s ODI team, after being briefly dislodged by Pakistan, is back at the top of the ICC rankings following its second successive win over South Africa in Bloemfontein. Fine…
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Imran Khan moves Pak SC against amendments in Official Secrets Act & Army Act
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the changes made to the Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act. Khan, the 70-year-old chairman of…
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Bilawal Bhutto calls for prompt polls in Pakistan within 120 days
Karachi: Former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called for prompt elections in cash-strapped Pakistan within 120 days, if not possible in the constitutionally mandated 90-day period, a media report said on Friday.…
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Russia promises to strengthen bilateral defence ties with Pakistan
Moscow: Russia on Friday assured Pakistan that it was committed to further strengthen and expand the bilateral defence ties. This assurance to Islamabad was given by Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Colonel Alexander…
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Afghan weapons in terror hands, Pakistan warns of regional instability
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday drew the world’s attention toward the danger posed by the weapons abandoned by the US following its hasty withdrawal from war-torn Afghanistan, saying the weapons have reached terrorists.…
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Pakistan: Arches of Ahmadi worship place destroyed by cops in Punjab
Lahore: The arches of a worship place of the Ahmadi community were destroyed by the police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday, in defiance of a high court order banning such actions…
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Pak making efforts to woo more Sikh, Hindu pilgrims from India: Minister
Lahore: Pakistan’s caretaker Religious Affairs Minister Aneeq Ahmed on Thursday said the country has initiated efforts to increase the number of Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India as their numbers have dwindled…
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Watch: LED lights in Pakistan bride’s lehenga turn heads
A video of a newlywed couple from Pakistan went viral on social media for embedding a unique element into their wedding attire. With an aim to make his bride ‘shine brighter’, a…
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Is Pakistan eyeing ‘India’ name?
Amid the ongoing row that was triggered after Rashtrapati Bhavan (the President’s House) sent out invites for a G20 dinner on September 9 in the name of the President of Bharat instead…
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Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi moves Lahore court against her possible arrest
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking a stay on her possible arrest, The News…
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Pakistan: Hindu community protests against kidnappings, lawlessness
Islamabad: The Hindu community in the Kashmore district of Pakistan’s Sindh province has had enough of the continuous lawlessness, kidnappings for ransom and failure of authorities to recover the victims. The continued…
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Pakistani woman stoned to death over adultery
Islamabad: A woman was stoned to death in Pakistan’s Punjab province for allegedly committing adultery, police said as quoted by media sources. The incident took place in Rajanpur district of Punjab, nearly…
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Pakistan records highest number of militant attacks in August since Nov 2014
Islamabad: A sharp increase in militant attacks across Pakistan has been recorded in the month of August with 99 terror incidents reported so far, a report compiled by the Pakistan Institute for…
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Gilgit-Baltistan govt decides to call Pak Army to maintain peace
Islamabad: In order to maintain the law and order situation in the region, the Gilgit-Baltistan government has decided to call in the army, it emerged on Saturday, as per media reports. The…
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Pakistan’s biz community on strike over inflated power bills
Islamabad: Pakistan’s business community on Saturday observed a shutter-down strike across the country to protest against the inflated electricity bills and rising inflation. Rightwing Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and traders’ groups gave the call…
