Pakistan
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Qatar pledges to invest USD 3 bn in Pakistan during Shehbaz Sharif’s visit
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday announced that Qatar pledged to invest USD 3 billion in Pakistan during the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The prime minister returned home…
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Pakistan: 4 killed, 15 injured in bomb explosion
Islamabad: Four people, including three school children and a policeman, were killed and 15 others injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Friday morning, official sources said.…
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Pak MPs condemn letter from US Congress members seeking Imran Khan’s release
Islamabad: Pakistan’s more than 150 lawmakers joined hands to condemn a letter from 62 US Congress members urging President Joe Biden to pressurize Islamabad into releasing jailed former premier Imran Khan, a…
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Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Riyadh for FII conference
Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, October 29, leading a delegation to participate in the future investment initiative (FII) conference. Upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport,…
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Polio vaccinators attacked, held hostage in 2 separate incidents in Pakistan
Peshawar: Three terrorists were killed in a gunbattle when they attacked a polio vaccinators’ team in Pakistan’s restive northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, October 29. In another incident, unknown militants took…
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Pakistan starts new polio vaccination drive as virus detected in 16 district samples
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday started its third nationwide polio campaign to vaccinate 45 million children against the crippling disease as the virus was detected in the environmental samples from 16 districts. Prime…
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UK parliamentarians call for release of Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been behind bars for over a year for multiple cases of corruption and sedition, is getting open support from parliamentarians from countries like…
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Pakistan: ATC grants bail to Imran Khan’s sisters
Islamabad: A Pakistan court on Friday, October 25 granted bail to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s two sisters, who were arrested during a protest here earlier in the month in alleged…
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Pakistan religious leader expresses concern at Zakir Naik’s remarks
Sahiwal: Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, Reverend Azad Marshall, in a recent letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed his concern regarding the remarks made…
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Pakistan: Lahore HC denies bail to prime suspect in attack on Imran Khan
Lahore: A high court in Pakistan has rejected a bail petition of a prime suspect in an attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan during a road…
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Imran Khan’s wife granted bail by Pak court in Toshakhana corruption case
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday, October 23 granted bail to Bushra Bibi, the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in the Toshakhana corruption case involving the alleged illegal sale…
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India & Pakistan extend validity of agreement on Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
New Delhi: India and Pakistan on Tuesday decided, through diplomatic channels, to extend the validity of the agreement on Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for a further period of five years. The agreement,…
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Pakistan empowers Parliament to appoint Supreme Court judges
In a significant move, the Pakistan government on October 21 brought in the 26th amendment to its Constitution which empowers the Parliament to appoint judges to to Supreme Court. The Supreme Court…
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Pak Parliament passes constitutional amendment bill capping chief justice’s term
Islamabad: Following an overnight debate, Pakistan’s National Assembly passed the controversial judicial amendment bill early on Monday, capping the chief justice’s tenure to three years. The National Assembly passed the 26th Constitution…
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Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases, tally rises to 39 this year
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 39 polio cases this year, with two fresh cases of the crippling disease being detected in the Sindh province, authorities said on Sunday. The latest cases were confirmed…
