Pakistan
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4.6 magnitude earthquake hits area near Islamabad in Pakistan
Islamabad: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richer scale hit an area about 193 km away from Pakistan’s national capital Islamabad on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology informed. The tremors…
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US emphasises ‘timely and fair’ elections in Pakistan amidst potential delay
Washington: The US has underscored the significance of holding “timely” and “free and fair” elections in Pakistan, as the possibility of a delayed poll until the next year looms in the cash-strapped…
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan’s judicial remand extended till Sep 13 in cipher case
Islamabad: A special court on Wednesday extended till September 13 the judicial remand of Imran Khan in a case related to the alleged disclosure of state secrets, dashing hopes of the former…
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Pakistan court suspends Imran’s sentence in Toshakhana case, he remains in jail
Islamabad: Imran Khan’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case was on Tuesday suspended by a high court, which ordered his release from jail, but Pakistan’s embattled former premier will continue to…
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Pak court grants pre-arrest bail to Bushra Bibi till Sep 12 in graft cases
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, till September 12 in multiple graft cases, it emerged on Tuesday. Bushra…
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Pak woman commits suicide due to high electricity bill
Islamabad: As Pakistan is reeling from inflation and high taxes, a woman in Punjab province committed suicide after electricity was not restored at her home despite paying a bill of 10,000 PKR,…
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Imran Khan’s conviction in Toshakhana case suspended, HC orders release
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sentence in the Toshakhana case and ordered his release from jail. A division bench of the IHC, comprising…
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Kochi-Bengaluru flight receives bomb threat, passengers offloaded at Kochi airport
Kochi: A total of 139 passengers on board an Indigo flight from Kochi to Bengaluru were deboarded at the international airport here on Monday after receiving a call regarding the presence of…
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Pakistanis burn electricity bills, protest against imposed taxes
Islamabad: Thousands of people across Pakistan have taken to the streets to protest against soaring electricity bills and high taxes imposed by the government at a time when surviving high inflation has…
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Islamabad HC grants judgement on Imran Khan’s plea in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s plea seeking the suspension of his three-year jail term in the Toshakhana corruption case. A…
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Imran Khan content with new facilities at Attock jail: Report
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been provided with a slew of new facilities at Attock District Jail and expressed his satisfaction over them to a top police officer during…
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Pakistan’s interim PM holds emergency meeting
Islamabad: Amid a public outcry over inflated electricity bills, Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar held an emergency meeting on Sunday during which he directed authorities to devise “concrete steps”…
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan grilled in Attock Jail in missing cypher case: Reports
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was interrogated by counter-terrorism officials from the Federal Investigation Agency on Saturday at the Attock Jail in the cypher case under the Official Secrets…
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‘Orchestrated hate campaign’: Pakistan’s top rights body on attack on Christians
Lahore: The recent mob attack on churches and Christian localities in Pakistan’s Punjab province was part of a larger hate campaign against the minority community, an independent human rights body has said,…
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Election Commission of Pakistan raises hopes for elections in February
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) raised hopes for the next general elections in February next year, saying that it would work on delimiting constituencies and update the electoral rolls side…
