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Pak gets USD 2 billion rollover deposits from China to get IMF bailout: Report
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has received a rollover of USD 2 billion in deposits for a period of one year from its all-weather ally China to help Islamabad get a much-required bailout from…
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China rolls over $2bn deposits to Pakistan
Islamabad: China has granted a rollover of $2 billion State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) deposits to Pakistan for one year, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed. It was one of the requirements…
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Pak’s election body postpones Punjab polls to Oct; Imran Khan says constitution violated
Lahore: Pakistan’s top election body has delayed assembly polls in the politically crucial Punjab province by more than five months, citing deteriorating security situation in the cash-starved country, a move criticised by…
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Pakistan ambassador to Saudi Arabia being recalled
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is considering recalling the countrys Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ameer Khurram Rathore, hardly a year after he was posted by former premier Imran Khan. The process…
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Pakistan’s Election Commission postpones Punjab elections to October 8
Lahore: Pakistan’s electoral watchdog on Wednesday postponed election in the Punjab province — originally scheduled for April 30 to October 8 — citing an abysmal law and order situation in the country.…
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Pak court rejects FIA’s plea to cancel Imran Khan’s bail in prohibited funding case
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday rejected the country’s top investigating agency’s plea to cancel former prime minister Imran Khan’s bail in the prohibited funding case, a media report said. Khan, the…
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Imran Khan gets protective bail in two terrorism-related cases
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday secured a protective bail from the Lahore High Court (LHC) in two terrorism cases registered against him in Islamabad post-clashes at the Federal…
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At least 9 dead as powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad:An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude shook parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring over 160 others, local media reported. The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region,…
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Hyderabad: Received death threat from Pakistan, claims Raja Singh
Hyderabad: Controversial MLA T Raja Singh of Goshamahal who is suspended from BJP on Tuesday lodged a complaint with DGP Anjani Kumar alleging that he had received a death threat. In a…
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US report raises concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan
Islamabad: The US has raised serious concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan in an annual report. The State Department’s 2022 Country Report on Human Rights Practices points out incidents of extrajudicial…
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PTI leader, 9 others killed in attack on vehicle
Islamabad: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and nine others were killed when the vehicle they were travelling came under attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Abbottabad district, according to authorities. Confirming the incident which…
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Pakistan’s CII terms ‘guru culture’ in transgender community as exploitation, neo-slavery
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has slammed the guru culture in the transgender community and has termed it as a lethal form of exploitation and neo-slavery. In a statement, CII…
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Pak police register terrorism case against ex-PM Imran, PTI leaders
Islamabad: Pakistani police on Sunday registered a terrorism case against Imran Khan and over a dozen PTI leaders for indulging in vandalism, attacking security personnel and creating unrest outside the judicial complex…
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Pakistan govt mulling legal options to declare PTI a banned outfit
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has hinted that legal proceedings could be initiated to declare Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a banned outfit, state media reported. Rana said that the legal team of…