Pakistan
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Pakistan: Yet another senior leader from Imran Khan’s party resigns
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party suffered yet another blow on Saturday as its former secretary general quit from the basic membership, saying he “disagreed with the policy of confrontation” with…
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Pak court orders return of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s seized property, assets
Islamabad: An accountability court in Pakistan on Friday ordered authorities to release all properties and assets seized from former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2020. Judge Muhammad Bashir of the Islamabad accountability…
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From fisherman to millionaire: A catch of rare fish changes fortunes in Pak
Karachi: A fisherman in Pakistan’s Karachi city became a millionaire overnight after auctioning a haul of rare fish which has many medicinal properties. Haji Baloch, who lives in the impoverished Ibrahim Hyderi…
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Cricket: PCB accepts chief selector Inzamam’s resignation as rift grows
Karachi: The rift between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq intensified with the country’s sport’s governing body accepting the former skipper’s resignation amid a conflict of interest allegation. Even…
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Pak’s Punjab govt declares 4-day holiday to mitigate impact of smog
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab government on Tuesday announced a four-day public holiday in several districts of the most populous province, including provincial capital Lahore, to mitigate the impact of smog. The public holiday…
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Next Pakistan Prime Minister won’t be from Lahore: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto
Karachi: In an apparent dig at PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his hope that the next prime minister will not be from Lahore…
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ICC World Cup: Ravindra’s ton, Williamson’s 50 power NZ to 401/6 vs Pak
Bengaluru: Rachin Ravindra made a hundred with talent written in bold letters over it, while Kane Williamson nearly made a century on comeback as New Zealand piled up a mammoth 401 for…
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Militants attack Pak Air Force training base, 9 terrorists ‘sent to hell’: Army
Islamabad: Nine heavily armed terrorists attacked a Pakistan Air Force training base in Punjab province early Saturday and all of them were “sent to hell”, the army said, a day after 17…
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God willing, elections will be held on February 8: Pakistan’s CJI
Islamabad: “God willing, elections will be held on February 8,” Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa said on Friday, a day after the election commission and Pakistan President Arif Alvi reached…
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Taliban to provide shelter for returning Afghan refugees from Pakistan
Kabul: The Taliban regime in Kabul announced that it will build shelters for the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees returning home from Pakistan after the neighbouring country formulated a phase-wise process…
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Pak min blames smog in Lahore on stubble burning in India
Lahore: Pakistan on Tuesday said it will raise with India at the diplomatic level the issue of “stubble burning in Indian Punjab” impacting the air quality in Lahore, one of the most…
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Watch: Did Maulana Tariq Jamil’s son die by suicide or was he murdered?
A son of the renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil, Asim Jamil, passed away in Pakistan’s Punjab yesterday. Following his death, rumors are circulating on social media, with some claiming it was…
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Anju, who travelled Pakistan to marry Facebook friend, return to India
Peshawar: A 34-year-old Indian mother of two children, who travelled to a remote village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to marry her Facebook friend, will return to India after getting clearance from the Pakistan…
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BSF slams Pakistan counterpart over unprovoked firing along IB
Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday lodged a strong protest with the Pakistan Rangers over the recent unprovoked firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the International…