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Pakistan SC rules in favour of govt to reinstate changes in anti-corruption laws
Islamabad: In a major relief to the Shehbaz Sharif-led government, Pakistan’s Supreme Court in an unanimous decision on Friday reinstated the changes in the country’s anti-corruption laws that had benefited several leading…
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Pakistan drop to 8th in Test rankings following loss to Bangladesh
Dubai: Pakistan’s first-ever series loss to Bangladesh has resulted in Shan Masood’s team slipping down to the eighth position in the ICC Test rankings besides hitting a historic low of lowest rating…
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293 killed, 564 injured in monsoon rain-related accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad: A total of 293 people have been killed and 564 others injured in monsoon rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan in the past two months as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in…
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Pakistan: Individual with 36 passports arrested
Islamabad: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan announced that it has apprehended a suspect allegedly involved in human trafficking during an operation in the eastern Punjab province. According to the statement…
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Pakistan’s ISI complicit with terrorists, says former US NSA McMaster
Washington: There is an “undeniable complicity” of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with terrorist groups, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has said, revealing that during his tenure…
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate menace of terrorism from Balochistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday pledged to eradicate the threat posed by terrorism from Balochistan after the restive province this week suffered large-scale violence by militants. The prime minister visited…
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Imran Khan should fight elections in jail: Minister
Lahore: The Information Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Azma Zahid Bukhari took a dig at jailed former prime minister Imran Khan over his decision to contest the elections for the Chancellor of…
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Pakistan, Maldives seeking our advice on economic revitalization: SL minister
Colombo: Highlighting achievements of the government led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Wednesday said that “dedicated efforts” over the last two-and-a-half years have successfully stabilised the…
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Pakistan fast-bowlers’ pace has come down to 130 from 145, says Latif
New Delhi: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif has rued the downfall of the side’s fast-bowling stocks, saying the pacers who started at 145kmph have now come down to 130 kmph. The comments…
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2 killed, 5 injured as school van attacked in Pakistan’s Punjab
Islamabad: Two students were killed and five others injured when a school van was attacked in Pakistan’s east Punjab province on Thursday morning, police said. The incident happened in the Attock district…
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Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi tied to Bilawal Bhutto
Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan, especially those in the north-western city of Peshawar and the southern city of Karachi celebrated the Raksha Bandhan festival with enthusiasm even as a Hindu Senator…
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Pakistani HC halts graft case verdict against Imran Khan, wife
Islamabad: A high court in Pakistan Monday temporarily barred a trial court from issuing its verdict in an alleged case of corruption against jailed former premier Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra…
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Pakistan reports fourth case of Mpox; latest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan on Monday reported a suspected case of Monkeypox (mpox) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, taking the number of people affected by the virus to four. A 47-year-old resident of Pakistan-occupied…
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Imran Khan’s party decries changes in high court-appointed election tribunals in Punjab
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party has accused Pakistan’s Election Commission of attempting to change election tribunals in Punjab province, appointed by the Lahore High Court chief justice to settle…