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Pakistan: Protesters hold ground over canal row, reject official promises
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Demonstrators in Sindh have rejected government assurances and refused to end their sit-in against the proposed Indus canal projects, despite a federal announcement pausing the initiative. Transport disruptions and economic losses continue as protesters await formal cancellation.
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Pakistan govt told not to 'play with fire' on Indus water issue
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistan Senate has raised concerns over the government's plan to divert water from the Indus River for corporate farming, urging resolution through the Council of Common Interests (CCI). Opposition leaders, including Sherry Rehman, warn that the move could harm Sindh's agricultural prod
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Pakistan: PPP criticises PML-N for maritime authority, seeks council meeti
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has expressed strong reservations over the establishment of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority by the federal government, accusing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of excluding key allies from the decision-making process. PPP leader Shazia M
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Pakistan: Second round of talks between PML-N, PPP ends without any positi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The meeting took place in the chambers of the National Assembly speaker and the PPP remained stick to its demand regarding the implementation of a written agreement between the two parties.
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Pakistan: "Ishaq Dar to return as finance minister," claims former Governo
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ishaq Dar, who is currently serving as Pakistan's Foreign Minister, is likely to get the finance ministry -- which he held during the last PDM government -- again, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Muhammad Zubair said, ARY News reported.
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Pak Foreign Minister replaces Finance Minister in CCI for first time ever
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
President Asif Ali Zardari, acting on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz, has established the eight-member CCI in accordance with Article 153 of the Constitution, as stated in a notification released on Friday.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf moves Supreme Court against delay in general elec
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has petitioned the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the delay of the general election
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Pakistan: Election Commission defends move to delay polls beyond 90-day li
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan defended its move of delaying polls beyond a 90-day limit and said that the true representation of voters, contesting candidates will be impossible without fresh delimitation of constituencies and revised electoral rolls.
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Pakistan: Elections can be delayed until March next year, says Interior Mi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“If delimitation of constituencies is carried out then the elections will be held in the third week of February or the first week of March,” the security czar said while speaking on Geo News' programme "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath" on Monday.
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Govt won't notify new census, elections to be held on 2017 count: Pak Mini
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan interior minister, Rana Sanaullah, said that the upcoming elections would be held on the basis of the 2017 census.
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Pakistan: Nationalist parties threaten to launch protest if govt impose di
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's national parties threatened to launch the protest if the federal government tried to impose a digital census on them.
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Pak SC slams Imran Khan govt for failure to conduct CCI meeting, calls it
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday slammed the Imran Khan-led government over its failure to convene a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) for the last two months.
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