Pakistan
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Violence mars Pakistan polls, 5 cops killed in militant attacks
Islamabad: At least five policemen were killed and six others injured in militant attacks in Pakistan, where polling for general elections is underway on Thursday. At least four police officials were killed…
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At least 28 killed in twin blasts on poll day eve in Pakistan
Quetta: At least 28 people were killed and over 40 others injured on Wednesday in two separate explosions targeting election candidates in Balochistan province, just a day before general elections in Pakistan,…
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Pakistan prepares for election day as campaigning takes mandatory pause
Islamabad: Pakistan’s electioneering would end Tuesday night for a mandatory cool-down period ahead of the February 8 polls to let the voters think deeply before exercising their franchise for their favourite candidates…
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US cautions citizens against visiting Pakistan during polls
Islamabad: The US on Saturday cautioned the American citizens intending to visit Pakistan, asking them to exercise vigilance during the upcoming general elections scheduled on February 8, the State Department said in…
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‘UnIslamic’ marriage: Imran, wife sentenced to seven years each
Islamabad: A Pakistan court on Saturday sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to seven years imprisonment in the un-Islamic nikah’ case, less than a week before…
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Pak court expected to announce verdict in Imran Khan & wife’s marriage case
Islamabad: A Pakistan court is expected to announce on Saturday its verdict in a case challenging the ‘un-Islamic’ marriage of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to his third wife, Bushra Bibi.…
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Cash-strapped Pak assures Maldives of its support to address its ‘development needs’
Male: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Thursday assured the Maldives of its support to address the “pressing development needs” of the island nation in the Indian Ocean. During a telephone conversation with President Mohamed…
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Ahmadis prevented from burying their dead in Pakistan’s Punjab province: Police
Lahore: A group of radical Islamists allegedly stopped the Ahmadi minority community from burying their dead at a graveyard in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Thursday. The incident took place…
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TTP backed by Al Qaeda, Afghan Taliban: UN
Islamabad: The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group has been receiving significant support from Al Qaeda and other militant factions for executing attacks in Pakistan in addition to support from the Afghan…
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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife get 14 years jail in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: An Accountability Court (AC) in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years in jail in the Toshakhana case, ARY News reported.…
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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison
Islamabad: Former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years each in prison in the cipher case. The decision was announced by…
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Iranian foreign minister in Pakistan for ‘in-depth’ talks to mend frayed ties
Islamabad: Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdolahian will hold “in-depth” talks with his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani here on Monday, days after the two neighbours conducted tit-for-tat military strikes at alleged terrorist…
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Climate change figures prominently in Pakistan political parties’ manifestos
Islamabad: After Pakistan was by catastrophic floods in 2022, two major political parties in the country have prominently highlighted the importance of dealing with climate change-related issues in their manifestos ahead of…
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‘Democracy is being strangled’: PTI vice chairman Qureshi on upcoming elections
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has termed the upcoming general polls ‘mock elections’, saying that the exercise is a waste of money, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.…
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At least 9 Pakistanis killed in attack on vehicle repair shop in Iran
Islamabad: At least nine Pakistani nationals were killed while three others were critically injured in an attack on a vehicle repair shop in the Sirkan area of Saravan City in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan…
