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Pakistan government increases prices of wheat flour, sugar, ghee in utility stores
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has increased the prices of wheat flour, sugar and ghee by 25 to 62 per cent for sale through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) with immediate effect to…
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Pakistan will default if it doesn’t enter IMF programme, warns Imran
Lahore: Lashing out at the incumbent Pakistan governments economic policies, former Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that the country will default if it does not enter into a programme with the…
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Five Taliban militants arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province
Lahore: Five Taliban militants, who were plotting to target security installations, have been arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said on Sunday. The terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were…
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Pakistan has a lot to learn from China: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan should learn from China about economic and technological development, says Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. To ensure economic development, the country should have a peaceful environment, he said, adding that “we…
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First season of Ramiz Raja’s pet project caused PCB massive losses
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Rajas pet project, the Pakistan Junior League (PJL), has nearly emptied the PCBs coffers, the media reported. In the first season of the PJL,…
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People in Pakistan Gwadar city rise up against CPEC
Islamabad: People of Balochistan are rising up in protests across the Pakistan province, threatening a stumbling country, challenging the politicised army and upsetting Chinese dreams of a transnational corridor project. Public anger…
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Pakistan: Tension prevails in port city Gwadar
Islamabad: Tension prevailed in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar for a fourth straight day as the Gwadar Rights Movement (GRM) activists continued to stage protest demonstrations for the acceptance of their demands.…
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Pakistan Finance Minister rubbishes reports of suspected default
Islamabad: Pakistans Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has rejected claims by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and economists that the country is moving towards a default and bankruptcy in the coming weeks. He…
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Pakistan to seek US help to secure $13bn loans at Geneva meet
Islamabad: Pakistan will seek the support of US President Joe Biden’s administration to use its influence on multilateral creditors to provide loans to Islamabad for approximately two dozen projects with an estimated…
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Pakistan national held while trying to cross border in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: A Pakistani national was apprehended while trying to enter India through Nadabet border in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Tuesday. As per a release issued by the…
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ISI be used to check corruption: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that good governance could be ensured if the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was used against high-level corruption, money laundering, occupation groups and smuggling. Talking to…
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Multiple Sunday blasts in Pakistan forces US to resrict movements of its citizens
Islamabad: Last Sunday witnessed several blasts in Pakistan in which many army officials and civilians lost their lives as the country battles a fresh wave of terrorism. After the continuous case of…
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5 Pakistan soldiers dead as 7 separate blasts rip through Balochistan
Islamabad: Five soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others injured as seven separate blasts ripped through Balochistan three in Quetta, two in Turtbat, and one each in Hub and Kohlu…
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Islamabad suicide bomber ‘looked like an Afghan’ with long hair
Islamabad: The suicide bomber who detonated explosives during a “surprise” check in Islamabad, “looked like an Afghan” with long hair and was sitting in the back seat of a cab, according to…
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Pakistan abolishes colonial-era law that punishes attempted suicide
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday adopted an amendment to the colonial-era criminal laws to abolish the punishment for attempted suicide. Pakistan’s parliament had repealed Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 about…