Pakistan
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Pakistan plans to privatise state-owned enterprises to boost economy
Karachi: Pakistan plans to offload dozens of state-owned enterprises, including the ailing national flag carrier, as the cash-strapped country seeks another bailout package from the IMF to bolster the economy that has…
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Pak court indicts 3 suspects in 2022 gun attack on Imran Khan
Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Tuesday, May 21, indicted three suspects allegedly involved in a gun attack on jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in 2022 during a protest rally in…
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Amnesty chief criticises military trial of civilians in Pakistan
Karachi: Military courts in Pakistan should not try more than 100 people for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed former premier Imran Khan’s arrest on…
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Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan, others acquitted in two vandalism cases
Islamabad: In a relief to beleaguered Imran Khan, a district and sessions court in Pakistan on Monday acquitted the jailed former prime minister and other leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in…
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International bodies must take cognisance of human rights violations in PoK: Rajnath
Sambalpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that international bodies should take cognisance of human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Addressing an election rally in Odisha’s Khurda, he said, “Human…
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Fresh corruption allegations levelled against ex-Pak PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s accountability watchdog has levelled fresh corruption allegations against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, accusing him of “illegally” possessing and selling seven high-value watches and 10 other precious gifts linked…
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Trade ties with India suspended due to ‘heavy duties’: Pakistan Foreign Minister
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that trade ties between Islamabad and New Delhi have remained suspended since 2019 due to the imposition of “heavy duties” by India on imports from…
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Pakistan, IMF to hold talks on fresh bailout package
Islamabad: Pakistan, seeking a fresh USD 6 billion to USD 8 billion loan package from the IMF, will hold talks with officials from the Washington-based lender to discuss the terms of the…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s wife expresses ‘lack of confidence’ in judge
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi on Friday expressed a lack of confidence in a judge hearing an alleged corruption case at an accountability court, a media…
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Birth anniversary of freedom fighter Sukhdev celebrated in Pakistan
Lahore: A group of lawyers of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday celebrated the 117th birth anniversary of Sukhdev, a comrade of Bhagat Singh, and asked the Pakistan government to grant the…
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Pakistanis own properties worth USD 12.5 bn in Dubai: Report
Islamabad: With cash-strapped Pakistan running from pillar to post to get loan, its rich nationals own between 17,000 to 22,000 properties worth USD 12.5 billion in Dubai, according to the leaked data…
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Pak HC reserves verdict on Imran Khan’s bail plea in 190 mn-pounds corruption case
Islamabad: A High Court in Pakistan on Tuesday reserved its verdict on Imran Khan’s bail plea in the 190 million pounds corruption case, in which the jailed former prime minister and his…
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Govt should raise issue of atrocities on PoK at UN: J-K BJP chief
Jammu: BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina on Tuesday urged the central government to raise at the United Nations the issue of “atrocities by the Pakistan army” on the people…
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Pakistan to privatise all SOEs, except strategic enterprises: PM Sharif
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, including the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday, May 14, broadening the government’s initial plans to make only loss-making…
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3 killed in firing, teargas shelling by security forces in PoK
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters who attacked paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which has been rocked by protests against…
