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Pak deploys Army, Navy for evacuations as ‘Biparjoy’ approaches Karachi
Karachi: Authorities in Pakistan’s Sindh province have enlisted the help of the Army and Navy as they stepped up the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents living near the coastline as Cyclone…
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Pakistan releases 200 Indian fishermen from Karachi jail
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday released 200 Indian fishermen from a prison in Karachi and will hand them over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border after “due process.” The fishermen were released…
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China will save Pakistan from default: Shehbaz
Karachi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that an agreement is not being reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but underscored that Chinas support will play a crucial role in…
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Pakistan’s largest zoo faces permanent closure amid public outcry
Karachi: Pakistan’s largest zoo in the port city of Karachi is facing a permanent closure after 145 years in existence due to its “very poor” living conditions for the animals, who face…
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Stampede at food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan’s Karachi city
Karachi: At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured in a deadly stampede at a Ramzan food distribution centre in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on…
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Pakistan: 9 policemen killed, 13 injured in blast in Balochistan
Karachi: At least nine security personnel were killed and 13 others injured in a suicide attack on them in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Monday, police said. The blast near the truck…
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Karachi attack triggers nationwide red alert, travel advisories & investigation
Islamabad: The terror attack on the Karachi Police Office (KPO) has raised many questions over the security situation and immediate response capabilities of security personnel as the country goes into a red…
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3 killed, 10 wounded as terrorists storm Karachi police headquarters
Karachi: At least three attackers were killed and 10 people wounded on Friday night when a group of terrorists opened fire at the headquarters of Karachi police in south Sindh province, officials…
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Two militants killed in gunfire amid attack on Karachi police headquarters
Karachi: At least two terrorists were killed during an ongoing exchange of fire in and outside the office of the Karachi police chief as militants stormed the building located on Sharea Faisal,…
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Pakistan: Terrorists attack police chief’s office in Karachi city
Karachi: Unidentified armed terrorists on Friday attacked the police chief’s office in Pakistan’s most populous city, Karachi, ensuing heavy firing between paramilitary rangers, police and the attackers. According to sources, the number…
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Pervez Musharraf laid to rest; Rtd, serving military officers attend funeral prayers
Karachi: Pakistan’s former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday laid to rest with military honours in an army graveyard here in the presence of his relatives and several retired and…
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5 injured in TTP-orchestrated explosion in Pak’s Quetta
Karachi: At least five people, mostly policemen, were injured in an explosion in Quetta on Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, in yet another instance of systematic attacks targeting security officials in…
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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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‘IMF giving us tough time’, Pakistan rupee plunges after Shehbaz’s comments
Karachi: The Pakistani rupee on Friday plunged to a historic low against the US dollar after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is giving Pakistan “a tough…
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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…