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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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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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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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Pakistan rupee reaches all-time low after devaluation
Karachi: Following the rupee’s devaluation in the open and interbank markets, the benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rallied and gained by more than 1,000 points, as per media reports.…
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PM Shehbaz Sharif orders inquiry into power outage in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry into the power outage in Pakistan that took place at around 7:34 am on Monday and left many cities including Karachi, Lahore,…
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93 per cent of Pakistanis stand for ban on cigarette sale: Survey
Islamabad: The findings of a study have shown that 93 percent of Pakistanis agreed that the sale of cigarettes should be banned. A Gallup and Gilani Pakistan survey reported that a nationally…
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Pakistan’s mobile phone imports decline 66% in 1st half of FY 2023
Islamabad: Pakistan’s mobile phone imports declined by 66 percent in the first half of the current fiscal year 2022-2023, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, according to official…
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Petrol stocks may dry up in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Petroleum Division has warned the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that the stocks of petroleum products may dry up as banks are refusing to open and confirm Letters of Credit…
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Foreign shipping lines may stop Pakistan operations
Islamabad: Pakistan shipping agents have forewarned the government that all export cargoes could come to a halt as foreign shipping lines are considering stopping their services for the country after banks stopped…
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‘Efforts made to disqualify me from politics…’ says Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan alleged that the federal government is determined to drive him out of politics, reported The News International. He said that…
