Pakistan
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Imran Khan major hurdle in political reconciliation in Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said his successor Imran Khan was the main hurdle in political reconciliation in the country and underscored the ruling PML-N party’s commitment to dialogue…
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Imran Khan’s wife files plea seeking suspension of sentence ‘un-Islamic nikah’ case
Islamabad: Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday petitioned the Islamabad High Court seeking suspension of the sentence and subsequent release in the fake marriage case. The Pakistan…
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Flight of vanity? India-Pakistan T20 World Cup ticket listed on resale market for $175,400
New York: Is there something magical about Seat 30 in Row 20 of Section 252 at the T20 World Cup stadium in East Meadow? Or is it a reseller’s flight of vanity?…
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Pakistan says it desires cooperative ties with India, resolution of disputes through talks
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said it desired “cooperative ties” with all neighbours, including India, and resolution of disputes through talks, a day ahead of Narendra Modi assuming prime ministership for a record…
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Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly allows lawmakers to use of Punjabi language in house
Islamabad: Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly would now be able to speak in at least four indigenous languages, including Punjabi, in the house apart from English and Urdu after an amendment was…
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Islamabad HC stays execution of 5 former Pakistan Navy officers
Islamabad: A top court in Islamabad has stayed the execution of five former Pakistan Navy officers previously sentenced to death through a general court-martial decree. Islamabad High Court (IHC) Judge Babar Sattar…
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Pak PM Sharif embarks on five-day visit to China: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday embarked on a five-day official visit to China aimed at strengthening bilateral ties further as the all-weather allies seek to upgrade cooperation under the…
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4 injured as mob attacks polio team in Pak’s Balochistan province
Karachi: Four people, including a woman and a policeman, were injured when a mob armed with sticks and batons attacked a polio vaccine team in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Monday, police…
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Christian man critically injured by mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province dies
Lahore: An elderly Christian man who was critically injured last week by a violent mob over a blasphemy allegation in Pakistan’s Punjab province has died, police said on Monday. An enraged mob…
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In a first, Christian woman becomes brigadier in Pakistan Army
Islamabad: Dr Helen Mary Roberts, serving in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps, has made history by becoming the first woman from a Christian and minority community to achieve the rank of brigadier…
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Pakistani authorities to probe Imran Khan and his party leaders over a controversial X post
Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities are set to probe jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and at least three senior leaders of his party over a controversial tweet accompanied by a video made…
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New air cargo route inaugurated between China and Pakistan
Islamabad: A new air cargo route has been launched between Pakistan and China to further enhance trade ties between the two all-weather allies, ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing…
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Petition filed against Pak PM Shehbaz for calling country’s judiciary ‘black sheep’
Lahore: A petition was filed in a Pakistani court here on Friday seeking contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over his contentious remarks, calling serving judges of the country’s judiciary “black…
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Four jailed Indians repatriated from Pakistan
New Delhi: Four Indian prisoners in Pakistan were repatriated to India this week, officials said on Friday. The prisoners are Suraj Pal (Uttar Pradesh), Wahida Begum (Assam) and her son Faiz Khan…
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Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week to further boost bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a five-day visit to China on Tuesday to further strengthen bilateral ties, the Foreign Office announced on Friday, as the all-weather allies seek…
