Pakistan
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Pak’s FM Ishaq Dar’s name likely to be pitched for interim PM
Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party is considering proposing the name of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as the caretaker prime minister of the cash-strapped country once the term of the current…
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Pak’s Imran Khan urges judiciary to take stand against victimisation of party members
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the judiciary to take a stand and stop the violation of fundamental rights of members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He said that…
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3 sisters forcibly converted, married: Pak minority rights group
Karachi: Three daughters of a Hindu businessman in Pakistan’s Sindh province have been married to Muslim men who first kidnapped them and forcibly converted them to Islam, according to a leading minority…
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China agrees to reschedule USD 2 billion debt of Pakistan
Islamabad: China has agreed to reschedule over USD 2 billion debt of Pakistan for a period of two years, providing a major relief to the cash-starved government, which is in the process…
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Imran accused of leaking diplomatic cable, could face life in prison
Islamabad: Pakistan’s law minister said on Thursday that former premier Imran Khan could be jailed for life if he was found guilty of jeopardising national security by exposing a controversial diplomatic communication…
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Pak deploys Army across nation to ensure security during Muharram
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday decided to deploy Army troops across the country to ensure security and prevent sectarian violence during the month of Muharram. The decision was taken after the authorities in…
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Imran Khan may be arrested for non-cooperation in cipher probe
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday warned Imran Khan that he might be arrested if the former prime minister fails to cooperate with the investigation into the leaking of national…
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Pakistan is not providing weapons to Ukraine: Foreign Minister Bilawal
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said that Pakistan was not supplying weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, as he called for a peaceful resolution of hostilities between Russia and the…
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Another setback to Imran after close aide’s confession
Islamabad: In another setback to Imran Khan, a close aide’s confessional statement had allegedly exposed the former Pakistan Prime Minister’s deliberate misuse of a cipher to build on his anti-establishment and the…
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11 construction workers die in Pakistan building collapse
Islamabad: At least 11 construction workers were killed and six others injured on Wednesday when a wall of a building collapsed on them after heavy rains in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The building…
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Imran Khan apologises again for threatening Pakistani female judge
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday again apologised for his controversial remarks against a female judge, saying he was sorry if he crossed the line. Just months after his…
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Pakistan government in favour of military trial of civilians
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has defended its decision of military trials of civilians, involved in incidents of violence and vandalism targeted at military installations and government buildings, terming them as a direct…
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Pakistan govt to dissolve Parliament on Aug 8: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan’s major ruling coalition partners have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8, a few days before the completion of its five-year term, to get extra time for general…
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Pak temple demolition: Cricketer Kaneria decries ‘silence’ of int’l community
Two days after a 150-year-old Hindu temple was razed in Pakistan’s Sindh province, former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria questioned the international community’s silence on the demolition of temples in the country. In…
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High-security alert at Hindu temples in Pakistan’s Sindh province: Police
Karachi: Police officials in Pakistan’s Sindh province have deployed 400 police personnel and ordered a high-security alert at temples in the province after a gang of dacoits this week attacked a Hindu…
