Pakistan
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As terror outfits run amok, funding squeeze hits Pakistan counter-terrorism plan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s dismal economic condition and its struggle to meet the demands of the International Monetary Fund (OMF), imposing taxes, increasing rate of inflation and snowballing petroleum prices have not only forced…
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4 killed in a blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Islamabad: At least four people were killed and 14 wounded in an explosion inside the Rakhni market in Barkhan in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday morning, police and health officials said, local…
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Pakistan’s transgender news anchor Marvia Malik escapes death
Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor, Marvia Malik, cheated death when she was attacked by gunmen outside her residence in Lahore on the night of February 23. According to Dawn, Malik was returning from…
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Pak probe agency accuses Imran of misusing interim bail
Islamabad: Pakistans Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday accused PTI Chairman Imran Khan of “misusing” his interim bail to skip court hearings as it petitioned a banking court hearing his prohibited funding…
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Imran Khan’s party files petition in court, seeks release of detained leaders
Lahore/Peshawar: Fearing that the notorious intelligence agencies may torture senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians at undisclosed locations, ousted premier Imran Khan’s party on Thursday filed a petition in a court seeking the release…
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Rape-murder of teenage women in Barkhan likely to broaden Baloch movement
New Delhi: The triple murder case of a woman and her two sons in Barkhan, Balochistan, threw up a twist after the police found the allegedly murdered woman alive and rescued her…
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1 terrorist killed in Pakistan: Military
Islamabad: One terrorist was killed by security forces during an exchange of fire in northwest Pakistan, a military statement said. The incident happened in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, according to the…
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Imran Khan’s party kicks off ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ from Lahore
Lahore: Ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Wednesday began a mass court arrest movement from Lahore over what it called the violation of fundamental rights, abuse of the Constitution…
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Pakistan to cut number of missions abroad under austerity measures
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to slash down a number of foreign missions abroad and reduce their offices, staff, and other measures…
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Pakistani girl who was arrested for illegally staying in India returns home, says family
Karachi: A minor Pakistani girl who went missing from her home in Hyderabad city in the southern Sindh province last September and was arrested from Bengaluru in January has returned back, her…
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‘Vulgur content’: Internet slams Pak university over incest question
A professor was fired and blacklisted by Islamabad-based COMSATS University after he set a question regarding incest in an examination of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE) students in December last year. The…
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Lahore varsity celebrating ‘Bollywood Day’ sparks debate in Pakistan
Lahore: A university in Lahore celebrating ‘Bollywood Day’ as one of its farewell events for the senior batch has divided the internet in Pakistan, the media reported. While some people wished to…
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Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange fire at major border crossing
Islamabad: Forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged fire on the Torkham border leaving a border guard injured. The Taliban-led government of Afghanistan on Sunday shut the border crossing, accusing Pakistan of reneging…
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Pakistan’s current account deficit shrinks 90% to USD 0.24 billion in January
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan’s current account deficit shrank 90.2 per cent to USD 0.24 billion in January from USD 2.47 billion in the same month last year, the data shared by the State…
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Imran Khan reaches Lahore High Court for hearing on his bail plea
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan reached the Lahore High Court on Monday for a hearing on his bail application in a case linked to violent protests outside the election commission,…
