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Pakistan: Militants storm police station in South Waziristan, flee with we
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Militants armed with rocket launchers and heavy weapons forced their way into the police station in Wana, the Dawn newspaper reported. A policeman inside at the time of the attack told Dawn that around 50 militants entered the station after blowing up the front gate.
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War underway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: Pak lawmaker Mohsin Dawar ami
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
No group has taken responsibility for the attack so far. But the police suspect the involvement of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistani senator Farooq Naek calls for revisiting Afghan policy after sur
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
During Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Naek expressed serious reservations over the attack on the Pakistani head of mission in Kabul earlier this month, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan summons Afghan officials over cross-border shelling in Chaman-Spi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This statement comes after armed clashes erupted between security forces from Pakistan and Afghanistan at the border in Chaman, leaving at least one dead and 15 others injured, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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TTP's ceasefire call-off poses challenge for new Pak Army chief Munir
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
TTP ended the ceasefire agreed with the government in June and ordered fighters to stage attacks across the country, the Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
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"Do not forget armed forces are servants of people": Imran Khan to new Pak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This comes a day after General Asim Munir took over the command from outgoing Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Marking an end to his six-year tenure as the most powerful person in the country, Bajwa passed the baton of command to Lt Gen Munir at a ceremony held at the
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PM Sharif invites Turkey to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"I would suggest that let this be a cooperation between China, Pakistan, and Turkiye. This would be a wonderful joint cooperation ... This is how we can meet the challenges of today," Sharif was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper.
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Pakistan's FDI plunges 52 per cent in four months
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Monday, the Pakistan State Bank issued the latest data, showing the FDI fell to USD 348.3 million in July-October FY23 from USD 726.5 million during the same period of the last fiscal year (FY22), the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pak activists raise concern over custodial torture in blasphemy cases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Joseph Jansen, chairperson of the rights group "Voice for Justice" said that the existing blasphemy laws did not guarantee a fair trial and religious freedom, and the accuser enjoyed impunity despite presenting false evidence and false testimony, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Drug addiction grows in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Citing the same report, the Dawn newspaper last month said that the number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per year, making Pakistan one of the most drug-affected countries in the world.
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Pak militant commander backs 'good Taliban' in peace
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mir Ajam Khan, who came in with a dozen of his armed men, in his brief speech there, gave credit to 'good Taliban' for restoring peace in the area in 2007, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party demands judicial probe into key issues
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The main issues that have been at the center of political tussles between the coalition government and opposition are the assassination attempt on Imran Khan, secret video recording of Pakistani Senator Azam Swati and his wife, and killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, the Dawn newsp
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