Pakistan
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350 Pakistanis were migrant on boat that sank off Greece
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday confirmed that about 350 Pakistanis were aboard an overcrowded fishing boat which sank off Greece’s coast last week, killing scores of passengers in one of the deadliest incidents in the…
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Indo-US joint statement reduces Pak to promoter of cross-border terrorism: Imran Khan
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the joint statement issued by India and the US during the ongoing state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to America…
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Shehbaz Sharif ‘snatches’ umbrella from officer, leaves her drenched
New Delhi: A viral video doing the rounds on social media shows Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is in Paris to attend a global financing summit, “snatching” an umbrella from a…
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In address to US Congress, Modi makes references to Pakistan, China
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there can be “no ifs or buts” in dealing with terrorism and sought action against state sponsors of terrorism, in a veiled attack on…
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PCB’s likely chairman Zaka Ashraf rejects Asia Cup’s hybrid model
Islamabad: The likely new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi’s much-publicised “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held…
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Pak education dept faces outrage after objecting to Holi celebrations in university
New Delhi: Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC) has taken an exception to the Hindu festival of Holi being celebrated at a university, claiming that it had “caused concern and disadvantageously affected the…
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Pak President Alvi appoints Justice Qazi Faez Isa as next chief justice
Islamabad: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, considered an independent-minded judge, was appointed as the next chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court by President Arif Alvi. He will assume office on September 17 after…
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Pak Army chief included in body formed for economic revival
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has constituted a Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) to provide an impetus to its efforts for economic revival — to be chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and…
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Pakistan imposes ban on Holi celebrations in varsities
Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission on Tuesday imposed a ban on celebrations of the Holi festival on the university campuses in the country. In a notice issued for banning the Holi celebration, the…
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India slams China’s move to block blacklisting of Sajid Mir by UN
New Delhi: India on Tuesday strongly condemned China’s move to block Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Sajid Mir from being designated as a “global terrorist” by the United Nations. Issuing a strongly-worded statement at the UN…
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Pak court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Imran Khan over May 9 violence
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases related to arson attacks during the May 9 violence which erupted…
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Over 300 Pakistanis feared dead in Greece boat tragedy
Karachi: More than 300 Pakistani nationals are feared to have been killed after an overcrowded boat with around 750 people on board sank off the coast of Greece, a senior leader has…
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Pak to try blasphemy suspects under terrorism charges too
Lahore: Succumbing to the demands of a radical Islamist party, the Pakistan government has agreed to try blasphemy suspects under terrorism charges in addition to the other sections of the country’s penal…
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PML-N will win upcoming elections with thumping majority: Maryam
Lahore: The ruling Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will win the upcoming general elections with a thumping majority and emerge as an effective parliamentary force, party Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said. Maryam’s assertion…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan, sister summoned in land corruption scandal
Lahore: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) of Pakistan’s Punjab has summoned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, his sister Uzma Khan and her husband Ahad Majeed in the Layyah land corruption case,…