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No one allowed to raise funds for ‘Jihad’ in Pakistan: LHC
Lahore: Inciting the public to raise funds for ‘Jihad’ (holy war) is not allowed to individuals or any organisation in Pakistan and is considered as treason, the Lahore High Court has ruled…
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BSF inducts three FBOP vessels to protect India’s maritime borders
New Delhi: As the country on Wednesday was engaged in celebrating 73rd Republic Day, India’s Border Security Force (BSF) inducted a fleet of three new Floating Border Out-Post (FBOP) vessels aimed at…
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Pak study blames polluted air from India for toxic smog in Lahore
New Delhi: An investigation report in Pakistan has blamed India, which it said is responsible for the terrible air pollution levels in Lahore. A joint investigation report of Bahauddin Zakariya University and…
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Pak: Perception about graft worsens in Imran Khan’s rule
Islamabad: The perception of corruption in Pakistan has worsened under the Imran Khan-led PTI government. The country has lost 16 places to rank 140th out of 180 countries surveyed by watchdog Transparency…
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Pakistan slips further in corruption index
New Delhi: Pakistan has slipped further in Transparency Internationals latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI 2021), with the opposition berating the Imran Khan-led government and demanding the Prime Minister’s resignation, Geo News reported.…
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Cash-strapped Pak raises USD 1 bn through Islamic bond at record interest to keep forex reserves afloat
Islamabad: Pakistan has raised a whopping USD 1 billion loan through the Sukuk bond at a record 7.95 per cent interest rate, the highest cost that the cash-strapped country has agreed to…
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Imran’s incompetence costing Pakistan dearly: Pak Oppn
New Delhi: PML-N spokeswoman Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his diatribe against the PML-N leadership in a live television show a day ago, saying…
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Pak oil firms make huge profits through tax-free imports
Islamabad: While Pakistan’s trade deficit is widening, its oil marketing companies (OMCs) are making huge profits through tax-free imports. Around 15 OMCs are reported to have imported over 2.4 billion litres of…
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Justice Ayesha Malik takes oath as first woman judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court
Islamabad: Justice Ayesha Malik on Monday took oath as the first woman judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court, in what can be described as a watershed moment in the judicial history of the…
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Imran Khan seems to have accepted defeat: Maryam Nawaz
New Delhi: Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has said that Prime Minister Imran Khans talk about leaving power are just false claims and he should go…
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Imran Khan admits Pakistan faces massive inflation
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that the people in the country are facing massive inflation as prices of commodities and fuel have surged in the nation and stated that…
- Sports
Pakistan’s Fatima Sana adjudged ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of 2021
Dubai: Pakistan all-rounder Fatima Sana on Sunday was named as ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of 2021. Sana took 24 wickets at an average of 23.95 and she also scored 165 runs at…
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Out of work garbage pickers attack Chinese company staff in Pakistan
New Delhi: The staff of a Chinese garbage company are being targeted in Pakistan’s Karachi by what the company suspects are informal garbage pickers, who face a loss of livelihood, Samaa TV…
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Pakistani YouTuber jailed for justifying lynching of Sri Lankan
Lahore: On December 3 last year, a mob of over 800 men, including supporters of hardline Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), attacked a garment factory in Sialkot district, some 100 km from…
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Pakistan oppn slams campaign for installing presidential system
New Delhi: Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan have sounded alarm over the ongoing chatter and calls for replacing the countrys parliamentary democratic system with a presidential system, demanding a debate on the matter…
