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Thousands of disgruntled farmers paralyse Islamabad
Islamabad: Over 25,000 farmers from Pakistans Punjab province have staged a protest sit-in in Islamabad, paralysing the capital city and creating travel woes as authorities have blocked roads with containers. The farmers,…
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India urges Nepal to check entry of Chinese, Pak nationals through border
Kathmandu: India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has requested Nepal to stop the entry of Pakistani and Chinese nationals into India through the Nepal-India border points. SSB Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who…
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India, Pakistan should work together on climate change: Pak Foreign Minister Bilawal
Washington: It is time for India and Pakistan to work together on climate change, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said, as he highlighted the impact of global warming that has…
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Victory shines over Sharifs as court overturns Maryam Nawaz’s conviction in corruption case
Islamabad: In a massive shift of tides in Pakistan’s political turmoil, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has overturned the June 2018 decision of the Accountability Court against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s…
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Pakistan PM House combed, debugged after audio leak
Islamabad: A high-powered committee constituted to probe the leak of informal conversations from the Prime Minister’s House in Pakistan is said to have combed and debugged the entire premises, a confirmed source…
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Pakistan opposes UNSC membership to India
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his country opposes any reforms that expand the UN Security Council to bring India into the fold. Pakistan’s UN mission and its…
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Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam and husband acquitted in corruption case
Islamabad: A top Pakistani court on Thursday acquitted ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz in a corruption case in which she was jailed for seven years, in a major…
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‘Wear undergarments’, Pakistan’s national carrier tells cabin crew
Islamabad: The national airline of the country — Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) — has a new rule for its cabin crew: ‘Wear undergarments’, media reports said. In a strange development, PIA has…
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‘Gen Bajwa advised Imran that PM House unsafe for important conversations’
Islamabad: Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa had frequently advised former premier Imran Khan that that the Prime Minister’s House is unsafe for important conversations, revealed PTI leader…
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‘Let’s play with it’: Imran Khan features in leaked audio on ‘foreign conspiracy’ cypher
Islamabad: As the audios of high-profile personalities continue to get leaked, a sound bite of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan allegedly telling his then-principal secretary Azam Khan to “play” with the…
- Sports
Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah hospitalised after contracting pneumonia
Lahore: Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has contracted pneumonia and will stay in hospital overnight, missing his team’s 5th T20I against England, here on Wednesday. The PCB announced that their in-house medical…
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Ishaq Dar takes oath as Pakistan’s new Finance Minister
Islamabad: Pakistani parliamentarian Ishaq Dar on Wednesday took oath as the 42nd Finance Minister of the country, a day after he was sworn in as a Senator. In a ceremony held in…
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21 soldiers injured in Pakistan in suicide attack on military convoy
Peshawar: A suicide bomber on Tuesday attacked a Pakistani military convoy in a restive tribal district in the country bordering Afghanistan, injuring at least 21 soldiers. The bomber hit the vehicle on…
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Pak-US ties no longer hyphenated with Afghanistan and India: Bilawal Bhutto
Washington: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan-US ties are no longer hyphenated with Afghanistan and India as Washington and Islamabad are discussing ways to enhance trade and economic…
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China snaps at Blinken for asking Pak to seek debt relief from Beijing
Beijing: China on Tuesday angrily retorted at the US call to Pakistan to seek debt relief from its all-weather ally Beijing to deal with the grim flood situation, saying that instead of…
