Pakistan
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Is Pakistan eyeing ‘India’ name?
Amid the ongoing row that was triggered after Rashtrapati Bhavan (the President’s House) sent out invites for a G20 dinner on September 9 in the name of the President of Bharat instead…
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Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi moves Lahore court against her possible arrest
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking a stay on her possible arrest, The News…
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Pakistan: Hindu community protests against kidnappings, lawlessness
Islamabad: The Hindu community in the Kashmore district of Pakistan’s Sindh province has had enough of the continuous lawlessness, kidnappings for ransom and failure of authorities to recover the victims. The continued…
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Pakistani woman stoned to death over adultery
Islamabad: A woman was stoned to death in Pakistan’s Punjab province for allegedly committing adultery, police said as quoted by media sources. The incident took place in Rajanpur district of Punjab, nearly…
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Pakistan records highest number of militant attacks in August since Nov 2014
Islamabad: A sharp increase in militant attacks across Pakistan has been recorded in the month of August with 99 terror incidents reported so far, a report compiled by the Pakistan Institute for…
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Gilgit-Baltistan govt decides to call Pak Army to maintain peace
Islamabad: In order to maintain the law and order situation in the region, the Gilgit-Baltistan government has decided to call in the army, it emerged on Saturday, as per media reports. The…
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Pakistan’s biz community on strike over inflated power bills
Islamabad: Pakistan’s business community on Saturday observed a shutter-down strike across the country to protest against the inflated electricity bills and rising inflation. Rightwing Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and traders’ groups gave the call…
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My endeavour is to defend my Olympic gold in Paris next year: Neeraj Chopra
New Delhi: Superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday said he will do everything under the sun to defend his Olympic gold in Paris next year and his World Championships title in…
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Pakistan: Police demolishes 2 minarets of Ahmadiyya places of worship
Lahore: The minarets of two worship places of the minority Ahmadi community were demolished by police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Thursday after some radical Islamists alleged that the structures were erected…
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Pakistan anticipates civil strife amid inflation; seeks IMF aid
Islamabad: Protests in Pakistan continue to gain momentum with each passing day as hundreds of thousands of locals burn their electricity bills, rejecting the imposed high tariffs and taxes. While the situation…
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Pakistan’s poll body pledges to hold general elections by mid-February
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission has assured the political parties that the general elections would be held by January end or mid-February, allaying fears about the fate of the polls in the cash-strapped…
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4.6 magnitude earthquake hits area near Islamabad in Pakistan
Islamabad: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richer scale hit an area about 193 km away from Pakistan’s national capital Islamabad on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology informed. The tremors…
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US emphasises ‘timely and fair’ elections in Pakistan amidst potential delay
Washington: The US has underscored the significance of holding “timely” and “free and fair” elections in Pakistan, as the possibility of a delayed poll until the next year looms in the cash-strapped…
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan’s judicial remand extended till Sep 13 in cipher case
Islamabad: A special court on Wednesday extended till September 13 the judicial remand of Imran Khan in a case related to the alleged disclosure of state secrets, dashing hopes of the former…
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Pakistan court suspends Imran’s sentence in Toshakhana case, he remains in jail
Islamabad: Imran Khan’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case was on Tuesday suspended by a high court, which ordered his release from jail, but Pakistan’s embattled former premier will continue to…
