Pakistan
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Pak authorities arrest 60 more people in connection with mob attack on churches
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have arrested 60 more people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches in Punjab province, taking the total number of suspects under detention to more than…
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Pak will not surrender to radicalism and intolerance: Caretaker PM Kakar
Karachi: Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday said the war on terror will continue and it will not surrender to radicalism, extremism and intolerance, a day after outlawed TTP…
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Pak rupee drops to new low owing to withdrawal of restrictions on imports
Pakistan’s rupee plunged to a record low on the interbank market on Tuesday, August 22 following the decision to ease in import restrictions that has lifted demand for the dollar, central bank…
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Imran Khan’s concerns on lack of privacy in Attock jail spark uproar
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been spending his prison term in the Attock jail, where he is being subjected to serious challenges, details of which were shared after a…
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Pak President Alvi sacked secretary amid controversy to clear his name: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi’s decision to sack his secretary after a controversy erupted about the signing of two key bills was made to clear his name, media reports said on Tuesday,…
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Pak court to take up Imran Khan’s appeal against Toshakhana conviction on Tuesday
Islamabad: A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court will take up on Tuesday a petition filed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana…
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Pakistan President Alvi claims he had been betrayed by his staff
New Delhi: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday denied having signed two crucial pieces of legislation — Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023 — claiming he…
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Pakistan’s ex-human rights minister Shireen Mazari’s daughter arrested
Islamabad: Imaan Zainab Mazari, the daughter of Pakistan’s former human rights minister Shireen Mazari, was arrested early on Sunday from her residence here for interference in state affairs, police said. A Tarnol Police…
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Imran Khan’s close aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi held from his house in Islamabad
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested by police from his house here on Saturday. Qureshi, 67, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…
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‘My husband could be poisoned in Attock Jail’, says Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi
Islamabad: Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has raised concerns about her husband’s security and safety and said that he ‘can be poisoned’ in Attock Jail, reported…
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BJP slams appointment of Yasin Malik’s wife as Pak minister
New Delhi: BJP leader Tarun Chugh on Friday slammed the appointment of jailed Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik’s wife Mishal Hussain Malik as a special advisor to Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, saying it…
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Imran Khan’s nephew handed over to military for trial
Lahore: The nephew of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been handed over to the military for trial over his alleged involvement in the May 9 vandalism at the historic…
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Won’t support ‘forces of darkness’, says Pakistan’s caretaker PM Kakar
Islamabad: Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said the interim government would not support “the forces of darkness” in the society as he took strong exception to the unprecedented…
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Attacks on churches, Christians’ homes: Pak police arrest 2 main suspects
Lahore: Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief…
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Pakistan’s elections postponed for new constituency delimitation
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Thursday decided to conduct a fresh delimitation of Constituencies on the basis of the new census, delaying the general elections which were scheduled to be held within…
