Pakistan
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Pakistan’s fate at stake as rupee plunges: Report
Islamabad: Pakistani’s economy has reached rock bottom as the rupee plummeted to 250 against the US dollar and the value of currency depreciated, marking the worst economic crisis since the nation formed,…
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Death toll rises to 90 in Pakistan mosque suicide bombing
Peshawar: The death toll from a powerful suicide bombing at a crowded Peshawar mosque in northwestern Pakistan rose to 90 on Tuesday after rescue teams retrieved more bodies from the debris, police…
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Asif Ali Zardari sends Rs 10 bn legal notice to Imran Khan
Islamabad: Former President and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday sent a Pak Rs 10 billion legal notice to former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan,…
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Pakistan: 46 killed, over 100 injured in Taliban suicide blast at Peshawar mosque
Peshawar: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 46…
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Cyberattack may be behind power breakdown: Pak Minister
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir said the government is probing the massive January 22 electricity outage across the country from different angles as the possibility of a cyberattack on the…
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Pakistani forces’ crackdown on Baloch student protesters: Report
Lahore: Baloch students, who were peacefully protesting in Lahore against the tyranny of military rule in Balochistan, were attacked by the Pakistani forces, The Balochistan Post reported. Sharing the footage of the…
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Imran Khan to contest by polls all 33 vacant parliamentary seats
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has decided to contest by-elections to 33 National Assembly seats in March in all constituencies, The Express Tribune reported citing senior party leader Shah Mahmood…
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Pak: 42 killed as bus falls into ravine, catches fire in Balochistan
Islamabad: At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed on Sunday after a speeding passenger bus crashed into a pillar of a bridge and fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s…
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Long queues at petrol pumps across Pakistan
Islamabad: Rumours of a massive hike in petrol prices resulted in long queues at petrol pumps in many parts of Pakistan, local media reported. According to reports being shared on social media,…
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Pakistan Finance Minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking economy
Islamabad: As the Pakistan government struggles to arrest the worsening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sought to allay concerns by invoking divine favor, saying that the country was the only country…
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Imran Khan accuses Zardari of paying terrorists to assassinate him
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday accused ex-president Asif Ali Zardari of paying terrorists and hatching a fresh plan along with people in the country’s powerful intelligence agencies to…
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State Bank of Pakistan’s forex reserves fall by $923 mn
Islamabad: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said its foreign exchange reserves had decreased by $923 million last week. During the week ending on January 20, the total foreign exchange reserves of…
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India issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty
New Delhi: India has issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of September 1960 following Islamabad’s “intransigence” on its implementation, government sources said on Friday. The…
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IMF delegation to visit Pakistan next week for talks on 9th review: official
Islamabad: An international Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Pakistan next week to discuss the ninth review of the USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility, Dawn reported citing the official. According to…
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No back-channel diplomacy underway between India, Pakistan: Hina Rabbani Khar
Islamabad: Minister of State on Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday dismissed claims of backdoor diplomacy with India stating that at this stage, no dialogue was taking place between the two…
