Pakistan
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Cyclone Biparjoy: Thousands of people evacuate homes in Pakistan
Karachi: Thousands of people living in coastal towns and small islands in Pakistan left their homes for safer places ahead of the approaching Cyclone Biparjoy that is expected to make landfall in…
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Imran Khan still keen on chasing talks with Pakistan Army
Islamabad: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out talks with the government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling it an exercise in futility, but appeared to be keen on…
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Pak deploys Army, Navy for evacuations as ‘Biparjoy’ approaches Karachi
Karachi: Authorities in Pakistan’s Sindh province have enlisted the help of the Army and Navy as they stepped up the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents living near the coastline as Cyclone…
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Pakistan govt orders mass evacuation ahead of cyclone landfall
Karachi: The Pakistan authorities on Monday started evacuation efforts to move 80,000 citizens from the low-lying coastal areas in the southern Sindh province as the fast-approaching severe Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to…
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All conditions met, no hurdle left in striking deal with IMF: Shehbaz Sharif
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his optimism that Pakistan, which has fulfilled “all the preconditions” of the IMF, will still be able to sign a staff-level agreement with the global…
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First shipment of discounted Russian crude oil arrives in Karachi: Pak PM
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday announced that the first shipment of discounted Russian crude oil has arrived in the port city of Karachi, a development that will provide relief…
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Imran Khan upset over losing army’s backing: Bilawal Bhutto
Karachi: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said PTI Chairman Imran Khan is not against the military’s interference in politics. Rather, the former Prime Minister is upset with the army only…
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Indigo flight strays into Pakistan amid bad weather: Report
Rawalpindi: Due to bad weather, a flight of the IndiGo airlines en route to Ahmedabad from Amritsar strayed into Pakistan near Lahore and went up to Gujranwala before heading back to Indian…
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Pakistan unlikely to devalue rupee as pressure has eased
Islamabad: Amid negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to restart a $6.7 billion bailout programme, Fitch Ratings said that it is unlikely that Pakistan will devalue its currency again as pressure…
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Pakistan’s brain drain witnesses sharp increase
Islamabad: The brain drain phenomenon in Pakistan has witnessed a sharp increase, with a growing number of highly-educated professionals opting to leave the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere, media reports…
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Pakistan: Judge refuses to send ‘forcibly converted’ Hindu girl to parents
Karachi: A 14-year-old Hindu girl, who was allegedly kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim man in Pakistan’s Sindh province, has appeared before a district court which refused…
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Pakistan’s defence budget increased by 16%
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has proposed a roughly 16 per cent increase in the defence budget as the country continues to face internal and external security challenges, the media reported. Interestingly, all…
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Imran Khan says stage set for his court martial
Islamabad: Pakistan’s embattled former prime minister Imran Khan has said that the stage has been set for his “court martial” after the country’s all-powerful army vowed to try the “masterminds and planners”…
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Shah Mehmood Qureshi might lead PTI sans Imran Khan: Sources
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and party’s Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi do not really like each other, but, as luck would have it, the latter is the most likely…
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Pakistan to unveil pre-election budget amid financial crisis
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is set to unveil on Friday Rs 14.5 trillion annual budget for 2023-24 that includes a staggering 66 per cent hike in the discretionary budget of…
