Pakistan
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Pak’s election commission notifies 39 successful MPs as lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: In a major setback to Pakistan’s ruling coalition, the election commission has notified 39 successful MPs as lawmakers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party following a landmark Supreme Court…
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Pakistan raises min marriage age for Christian men & women to 18 yrs
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday raised the minimum legal age for marriage for Christian men and women to 18 years in the Islamic nation, after amending the law enacted in 1872. President Asif…
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Ex-Pak foreign minister Qureshi seeks open train in May 9 riots case
Lahore: Former Pakistan foreign minister and veteran opposition politician Shah Mahmood Qureshi has sought an open trial instead of an in-camera trial in an anti-terrorism court in connection with the May 9…
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Imran Khan, wife move court seeking jail amenities in line with ‘international standards’
Islamabad: Jailed Pakistan prime minister has moved a top court here to get jail amenities in line with international standards for him and his wife, according to a media report on Tuesday.…
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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says ‘caged like a terrorist’ in jail
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan has claimed that he is being caged like a “terrorist”, and was denied basic prisoner and human rights in a “death cell” at a high-security…
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Pakistan boycotts Israeli-linked products, declares Netanyahu a ‘terrorist’
The government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Saturday, July 20, took a significant step towards a boycott of products linked to Israel by forming a new committee. The move came…
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Imran Khan’s wife fears for his life; alleges inhumane conditions in jail
Islamabad: Bushra Bibi, the wife of incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, on Saturday expressed grave concerns about her husband’s safety in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, alleging that he was kept in…
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4 members of Imran Khan’s party’s media wing ‘abducted’ by Pak intel agencies
Lahore: In a fresh crackdown on jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party, four senior members of his media team were taken into custody allegedly by intelligence agencies on Saturday. “International…
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Saudi Arabia launches program in Pakistan to combat blindness
In a significant humanitarian initiative, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) introduced the Saudi Noor Volunteer Program to combat blindness and diseases in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s provinces. The…
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Pakistan: 16 bodies found after mercury soars in Karachi
Islamabad: At least 16 bodies were found in different areas of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi during the last two days after soaring temperatures hit the city, rescue officials said Thursday.…
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Imran Khan, his wife file petition against their arrest in new Toshakhana case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Thursday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court against their arrest in a new Toshakhana corruption case…
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Four killed in shooting near Shia mosque in Oman
The Omani police announced on Tuesday that a shooting incident near a landmark mosque in the capital resulted in four deaths and multiple other injuries. The attack took place early on Tuesday,…
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Move to ban jailed former PM Imran Khan’s party ‘concerning’: US
Washington: The US has voiced “concern” over the Pakistan government’s move to ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party and emphasised that Washington would continue to “monitor these decisions and further…
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Pakistan: 8 troopers, 10 ultras killed in attack at Bannu military Cantt
Islamabad: A major terror attack targeting a cantonment area at Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has claimed the lives of eight security personnel, while at least 10 attackers have been neutralised in…
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‘Decision to ban Imran Khan’s political party an act of desperation: Pak media
Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading newspapers on Tuesday denounced the decision of the government to ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s political party, describing it as a “desperate” and “xenophobic political decision” that…
