Pakistan
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Pak: Babar Azam, Afridi moved to safety after explosion near Quetta stadium
Quetta: Top Pakistani cricketers, including captain Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi, among others, were taken to the safety of the dressing room after a terror attack a few miles down the road…
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Don’t get a haircut: When Pervez Musharraf praised Dhoni’s long locks
New Delhi: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who passed away on Sunday, always enjoyed the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry and once suggested former Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni to not trim his…
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Timeline of Ex-President General Musharraf’s engagements with India during his reign
Dubai: Pakistan’s former military ruler General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The four-star general, who ruled Pakistan in…
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Pervez Musharraf: Kargil War’s architect, brought Pak & India to brink of war
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War, toppled the democratically-elected government in a bloodless military coup in 1999 and ruled the country for nine years…
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Pak traders threaten nationwide protest if more taxes are imposed
Islamabad: Traders in Pakistan have threatened to launch a nationwide protest if the government imposes a fresh wave of taxes to fulfill International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) conditions and demanded that the government…
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Musharraf remained the longest-serving president of Pakistan
Islamabad: Former Pakistan President and military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who had been living in Dubai since 2016, breathed his last on Sunday, local media reported. The 79-year-old former chief of…
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Pak’s former President Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 in Dubai
Pervez Musharraf, former President General (Retd) of Pakistan, died on Sunday after a prolonged illness in a Dubai hospital, according to Geo News, citing sources. He was 79. Musharraf was being treated…
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Pakistan politician booked for using Kalashnikovs against police in Lahore
Lahore: A former provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shabbir Gujjar, was on Saturday booked under terrorism charges, local media reported. According to the police, 12 provisions, including terrorism, have been…
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Thousands rally as wave of terrorism hits Pakistan in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Thousands across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) took to the streets to record their protest against increasing lawlessness and terrorism in the region, demanding that the vulnerable police force be armed to the teeth,…
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Imran Khan asks supporters to prepare for ‘Jail Bharo’ movement in Pakistan
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday asked his workers and supporters to prepare for ‘Jail Bharo’ movement across the country, media reported. Khan’s comments come in the wake of…
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Pakistan considers issuing energy bonds for tech up-gradation in industry: official
Islamabad: The Pakistani government is contemplating releasing energy-saving certificates and energy conservation bonds to encourage technological up-gradation in industry, a Pakistani official said. Sardar Mohazzam, managing director of the National Energy Efficiency…
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Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan on account of blasphemous content
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia due to the website’s refusal to remove allegedly offensive or blasphemy material. Earlier, the telecom regulator had degraded the portal’s services in the…
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Pakistan: Karachi saw 140 street crimes in single day: Official
Karachi: Karachi had witnessed 140 street crimes, including three murders and 36 incidents of cash snatching, ARY News reported. Presenting a detailed copy of the criminal record in Karachi, Additional Inspector General…
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Pakistani PM calls for national unity after terror attack in Peshawar
Islamabad: In the wake of the recent suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called for national unity to fight the menace…
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Calcutta HC upholds life sentence to Pakistani terrorist held in Kolkata
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld the life sentence of a Pakistani terrorist arrested in Kolkata with explosives in 2009. A division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi…
