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Imran Khan addresses first in-person rally after escaping assassination bid
Rawalpindi: Imran Khan on Saturday addressed a mega rally organised by his party here in Pakistan’s garrison city, the first since the former prime minister was wounded during an assassination bid. Khan, who…
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Imran asked to postpone long march in Rawalpindi due to terror threat
Islamabad: Pakistan Minister for Interior, Rana Sanaullah, has advised former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan to postpone his partys long march in Rawalpindi on November 26, local media reported. Sanaullah…
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Terrorist attack in Pakistan claims two lives
Islamabad: Two security force personnel were killed and two others injured in a terrorist attack in Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the reports, the incident took place…
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Gen Asim Munir is first Pak Army chief to have headed both ISI, MI
Islamabad: General Asim Munir, a soldier with considerable operational experience and a career steeped in intelligence, has been designated as Pakistan’s 11th Chief of Army Staff (COAS), after weeks of intense speculation…
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Lt Gen Asim Munir appointed new Pakistan Army chief
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Thursday approved the summary sent by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the appointment of Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir as the next Army chief, and Lieutenant…
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Pak Prez in Lahore to consult Imran Khan over Army chief appointment
Lahore: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Thursday arrived at Zaman Park to reportedly meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and deposed prime minister Imran Khan after the latter said that the two would…
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Lt Gen Asim Munir named Pakistan’s new army chief
Islamabad: Lieutenant General Asim Munir was on Thursday appointed as the new chief of army staff (COAS) of Pakistan, ending weeks of intense speculation and political tussle in the country. “The Prime…
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Imran claims resentment within Pakistan army on the rise
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has claimed he knew the army very well and that resentment within the institution was on the rise. Although a fake narrative had been built…
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1971 was not military but political failure: Pak Army Chief
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday said that East Pakistan debacle was political failure not a military one, the media reported on Wednesday. Touching upon…
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Imran Khan ‘sold’ gold medal he received from India: Pak Defence Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan “sold” a gold medal he received from India during his cricketing years, the country’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has claimed. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician is in…
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Pakistan made Al Rihla footballs are flying high at the Qatar World Cup
The Pakistan football team may not be participating in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar but the country has made its presence felt at the mega event in another way. The footballs that…
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Pakistan Army chief’s family became billionaires in last six years
New Delhi: When Qamar Javed Bajwa became a Lieutenant General, his wife was not even a tax filer. His closest friend in Lahore, Sabir ‘Mithu’ Hameed, was a good businessman but not…
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PTI demands probe into Sharif’s alleged role in bid on Imran Khan’s life
Lahore: Supporters of Imran Khan’s party on Monday held a demonstration outside the residence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif here, demanding an independent investigation into his alleged role in the attack…
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Pakistan: SC orders release of man who tried to assassinate Musharraf
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of a man, who tried to assassinate the then military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in 2003, after the convict spent 20 years…
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Who will be new army chief of Pakistan?
Pakistani media headlines reflect an obsession with the appointment of the new army chief in the country as the political parties and leaders are mulling and contesting over the name among the…