Pakistan
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293 killed, 564 injured in monsoon rain-related accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad: A total of 293 people have been killed and 564 others injured in monsoon rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan in the past two months as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in…
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Pakistan: Individual with 36 passports arrested
Islamabad: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan announced that it has apprehended a suspect allegedly involved in human trafficking during an operation in the eastern Punjab province. According to the statement…
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Pakistan’s ISI complicit with terrorists, says former US NSA McMaster
Washington: There is an “undeniable complicity” of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with terrorist groups, former US National Security Advisor Lt Gen (retd) H R McMaster has said, revealing that during his tenure…
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate menace of terrorism from Balochistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday pledged to eradicate the threat posed by terrorism from Balochistan after the restive province this week suffered large-scale violence by militants. The prime minister visited…
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Imran Khan should fight elections in jail: Minister
Lahore: The Information Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Azma Zahid Bukhari took a dig at jailed former prime minister Imran Khan over his decision to contest the elections for the Chancellor of…
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Gunmen kill 23 bus passengers in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan
Karachi: Unidentified gunmen in a targeted attack shot and killed at least 23 people from Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday in the restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking…
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29 people killed as bus falls into ditch in Pakistan’s Punjab province: Report
Lahore: At least 29 people were killed after a passenger bus fell into a ditch in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday, according to a media report. The bus was travelling with 30…
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Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi tied to Bilawal Bhutto
Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan, especially those in the north-western city of Peshawar and the southern city of Karachi celebrated the Raksha Bandhan festival with enthusiasm even as a Hindu Senator…
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Imran Khan applies to become Oxford University chancellor from jail
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain’s Oxford University, his party said on Monday. The Oxford alumnus “formally submitted” the request via…
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Pakistani HC halts graft case verdict against Imran Khan, wife
Islamabad: A high court in Pakistan Monday temporarily barred a trial court from issuing its verdict in an alleged case of corruption against jailed former premier Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra…
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Pakistan reports fourth case of Mpox; latest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan on Monday reported a suspected case of Monkeypox (mpox) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, taking the number of people affected by the virus to four. A 47-year-old resident of Pakistan-occupied…
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Imran Khan’s party decries changes in high court-appointed election tribunals in Punjab
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party has accused Pakistan’s Election Commission of attempting to change election tribunals in Punjab province, appointed by the Lahore High Court chief justice to settle…
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Pakistan: 187 killed, 333 injured in monsoon rains & flash floods
Islamabad: Torrential rains and flash floods starting in July have killed 187 people and injured 333 others in different parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported. Ninety-six children…
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2023 Asian Games medallist accuses Pak govt of not paying promised Rs 5M
Lahore: Asian Games 2023 silver medalist in javelin competition Yasir Sultan on Wednesday alleged that he has not received any money out of Rs 5 million promised last year by Pakistan Prime…
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Shehbaz Sharif pledges to unveil 5-year plan to bring economic stability as Pak turns 77
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday announced that he would soon unveil a new five-year plan to bring cash-strapped Pakistan out of the economic crisis and asked countrymen to undertake self-introspection to…
