Pakistan
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Pak’s jailed former PM Imran Khan seeks relief in Al-Qadir corruption case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday sought relief in the Al-Qadir corruption case following the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of amendments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws. The top…
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Pak national charged with planning terror attack on Jews in NY, held
New York: A 20-year-old Pakistani citizen, residing in Canada, has been arrested and charged with planning a terror attack targeting Jews in New York City around the October 7 anniversary of Hamas…
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Pak Army chief admits military’s direct role in Kargil misadventure
Islamabad: In what is being seen as a first-of-its kind confession by the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir has admitted Pakistani military’s direct…
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Pakistani man charged with plotting attack on Jews in New York
New York: The US Department of Justice has charged a Pakistani national with allegedly plotting to attack Jews in New York on the anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks in Israel,…
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Pakistan SC rules in favour of govt to reinstate changes in anti-corruption laws
Islamabad: In a major relief to the Shehbaz Sharif-led government, Pakistan’s Supreme Court in an unanimous decision on Friday reinstated the changes in the country’s anti-corruption laws that had benefited several leading…
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Pakistan drop to 8th in Test rankings following loss to Bangladesh
Dubai: Pakistan’s first-ever series loss to Bangladesh has resulted in Shan Masood’s team slipping down to the eighth position in the ICC Test rankings besides hitting a historic low of lowest rating…
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293 killed, 564 injured in monsoon rain-related accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad: A total of 293 people have been killed and 564 others injured in monsoon rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan in the past two months as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in…
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Pakistan: Individual with 36 passports arrested
Islamabad: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan announced that it has apprehended a suspect allegedly involved in human trafficking during an operation in the eastern Punjab province. According to the statement…
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Pakistan’s ISI complicit with terrorists, says former US NSA McMaster
Washington: There is an “undeniable complicity” of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with terrorist groups, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has said, revealing that during his tenure…
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate menace of terrorism from Balochistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday pledged to eradicate the threat posed by terrorism from Balochistan after the restive province this week suffered large-scale violence by militants. The prime minister visited…
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Imran Khan should fight elections in jail: Minister
Lahore: The Information Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Azma Zahid Bukhari took a dig at jailed former prime minister Imran Khan over his decision to contest the elections for the Chancellor of…
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Gunmen kill 23 bus passengers in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan
Karachi: Unidentified gunmen in a targeted attack shot and killed at least 23 people from Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday in the restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking…
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29 people killed as bus falls into ditch in Pakistan’s Punjab province: Report
Lahore: At least 29 people were killed after a passenger bus fell into a ditch in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday, according to a media report. The bus was travelling with 30…
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Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi tied to Bilawal Bhutto
Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan, especially those in the north-western city of Peshawar and the southern city of Karachi celebrated the Raksha Bandhan festival with enthusiasm even as a Hindu Senator…
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Imran Khan applies to become Oxford University chancellor from jail
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain’s Oxford University, his party said on Monday. The Oxford alumnus “formally submitted” the request via…
