Pakistan
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Pakistan reports 5,327 new COVID cases, 32 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 5,327 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths on Monday, said the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC). The active cases have increased to 105,675, including 1,500 patients who…
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Pak: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari refuses to accept Gilani’s resignation
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday has refused to accept PPP leader Yousaf Raza Gillani’s resignation as the leader of the Opposition in the Senate terming his services…
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FIA alleges Farooq partner of Dawood Ibrahim, pointing to Don’s presence in Pak
New Delhi: In a big embarrassment for Pakistan, the country’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has alleged that Gulf-based Pakistani businessman Umer Farooq Zahoor is a partner of Dawood Ibrahim. A You Tube…
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Pak rights group condemns targetted killing of Christian priest in Peshawar
Islamabad: The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) condemned the assassination of a Pastor in a brutal attack in the city of Peshawar. Unidentified gunmen on Sunday shot dead a Christian priest and…
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Pak to seek loan from Russia, Kazakhstan, China to stabilise country’s economy
Islamabad: Amid devastating economic condition, Pakistan has decided to seek a loan of around USD 5 billion from China, Russia and Kazakhstan. According to local media, the country plans to borrow 3…
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Baloch nationalism spreads its tentacles beyond rugged mountains
Baluchistan: As Pakistan has looked the other way to the pleas of Baluchistan ethnic nationalism, it has fuelled a new sense of separatist war against Islamabad in the province. In a new…
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Pak eyes USD 3bn loan from Beijing during Imran Khan’s upcoming visit to China
Islamabad: Pakistan is keeping its focus on availing a USD 3 billion loan and will seek investment in six sectors from Beijing during the upcoming China visit of the country’s Prime Minister…
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Pakistan issues visa to Sika Khan to visit brother separated 74 years ago
New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission in India has issued visa to an Indian senior citizen, allowing him to meet his family members in Pakistan, with whom he was separated 74 years…
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Pakistan: Active COVID-19 cases jump 100,000 for first time since July 2020
Islamabad: Pakistan’s active COVID-19 cases crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time since July 2020, when the country recorded 7,963 new cases, local news reported citing National Command and Operation Centre’s…
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Pakistan terms India’s claims on nuclear proliferation ‘dubious’
Islamabad: Pakistan has termed India’s statement about its disbarment record as “dubious”, accusing New Delhi for being responsible for pioneering nuclear proliferation in South Asia and flaring up regional and global tension.…
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Pak: People protest in Peshawar against frequent power outages
Peshawar: Hundreds of people in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province held a rally in Peshawar against prolonged power suspensions and demanded repair of the damaged supply lines, according to a media report. Despite…
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Pakistan’s competitiveness lost amid swelling circular debt, capacity payments
Islamabad: Pakistan has lost its competitiveness manifold due to swelling circular debt and capacity payments which are causing a dent in the economy.In a letter to Imran Khan, The Federation of Pakistan…
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India supported and funded attacks on CPEC projects: Pak NSA
New Delhi: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA), Moeed Yusuf, said on Thursday that the safety of foreigners in the country is Pakistan’s responsibility, and concerns of Chinese workers and engineers working on…
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Pakistan reports 7,539 new Covid-19 cases, 25 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 7,539 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Thursday. The country’s overall number of confirmed cases has risen to 1,393,887,…
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Pakistan: Jamaat-i-Islami party to hold long march to Islamabad
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Islamist political party Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has announced that it will hold its own “decisive” long march on Islamabad in March amid continuing price-hike and inflation in the country. JI secretary…