Pakistan
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Case registered in suicide blast during wedding event in Pakistan’s KP province
Peshawar: Authorities on Sunday registered an FIR in connection with the suicide blast during a wedding ceremony in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan, saying the attack targeted a ‘good Taliban’. At…
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Pakistan, Bangladesh foreign ministers commit to build closer ties
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday, January 25, talked to his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain and the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to build closer ties in various fields,…
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Two Pakistan human rights lawyers jailed for 17 years
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Saturday, January 24, sentenced two human rights lawyers to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to the state and…
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T20 World Cup: Pakistan govt to take final call on team participation
Lahore: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday, January 23, said the Pakistan government will take the final and binding decision on whether its national team will participate in the upcoming T20 World…
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UAE withdraws from Islamabad airport deal, Pakistan to privatize it
New Delhi: The Pakistan government has moved ahead with privatisation plans of Islamabad International Airport after it shelved a plan to outsource the management and operations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
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Deadly suicide attack targets wedding in Pakistan, kills five
Peshawar: At least five people were killed and ten injured in a suicide blast during wedding celebrations at the residence of a peace committee member in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on…
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Pakistan human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab, husband arrested
Islamabad: Pakistan’s prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, were arrested on Friday, January 23, while they were en route to a court in Islamabad.…
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Pakistan backs Bangladesh’s refusal to play T20 WC in India: Report
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has reportedly backed Bangladesh’s stance of refusing to play its T20 World Cup matches in India due to “security concerns” in a communication to the ICC. The…
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India, Pakistan were going to go nuclear in my opinion: Trump
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump touted ending the conflict between India and Pakistan as among the accomplishments of the first year of his second term in the White House, saying the…
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Imran Khan denied access to legal counsels, his party claims
Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been denied access to his legal counsels and kept in solitary confinement for the last three months, his party PTI said on Monday,…
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14 dead after fire breaks out at shopping mall in Pakistan’s Karachi
Karachi: Fourteen people, including a firefighter, died and dozens were injured in a horrific fire that broke out in a huge, old mall in Pakistan’s Karachi on the night of Saturday, January…
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Pak says Trump invited PM Sharif to join Board of Peace for Gaza
Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been invited by President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace for Gaza. The White House released a list of…
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Pakistan says Trump invited PM Shehbaz to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday, January 18, said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been invited by President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace for Gaza. The White House released a…
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PCB set to announce early start for Australia series due to weather conditions
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to announce an early start to the three-match T20 series against Australia later this month due to the weather and light conditions in Lahore. A…
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Shahid Afridi not averse to joining politics
Karachi: Pakistan’s former captain Shahid Afridi has said he is not averse to joining politics in the future after he moved his residence from his hometown Karachi to capital Islamabad. Afridi was…
