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Pakistan reports fifth case of mpox virus
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported its fifth confirmed case of the M-Pox virus in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Health Minister Qasim Ali Shah said in a video message on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan faces severe education crisis with over 26 million children out o
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In response to a question by Pakistan's Member of National Assembly Shahida Rehmani, Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui gave a written reply on Monday, which was not debated in the lower house, Dawn reported.
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Pak Deputy PM Ishaq Dar hits out at Imran Khan govt, links its 'mistakes'
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who is also in charge of foreign affairs, attacked the Imran Khan administration on Saturday for allegedly making poor decisions in his tenure as the country's Prime Minister, especially when it came to security and economic matters, Dawn reported.
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Local leaders protest against provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of elected representatives who were protesting against the provincial government for not releasing development funds since the establishment of local government in the province about three years
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Pak: Former Lal Masjid cleric's spouse charged with terrorism
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to the Dawn report, the charges were filed at the Lohi Bher police station under Section 11-X of the Anti-Terrorism Act and various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)
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Pakistan: Two policemen injured in ambush in Mianwali
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Two policemen were injured in an ambush on a checkpost in Mianwali by more than a dozen Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists -- branded as Kharijis (outcasts) by the government--late on Sunday night, Dawn reported citing a statement issued by the Punjab police today.
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Balochistan in deep crisis amid heavy downpour
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Even though Cyclone Asna has mostly left Sindh behind, Balochistan may still have thundershowers with heavy rainfall along its coastal districts until Sunday night, according to a senior official at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Dawn reported.
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Human rights activists call for Sindh Tenancy Act reform to protect peasan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Human rights activists, academics and journalists at the launch of 9th report titled "The State of Peasants' Rights in Sindh for 2023" have called for amending and implementing the Sindh Tenancy Act to protect peasants' rights in the province, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem warns of long march if power t
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Hafiz Naeem, the chief of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan, has warned that his party may organise a Long March if the federal government fails to implement the power tariff agreement reached after their sit-in, once the 45-day deadline expires, Dawn reported.
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif invites leaders of PPP to sort out differences over
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders to a meeting on Thursday (today) to resolve concerns amid mounting disagreements between the two major ruling coalition parties regarding the federal government's downsizing of ministries and the power rate su
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Pakistan: Lahore HC directs police to locate 'abducted' YouTuber
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday, while hearing a petition regarding the disappearance of artist Aun Ali Khosa, directed the police to locate the YouTuber by August 20, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: PTI chief Imran Khan welcomes Army's 'internal accountability'
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Imran Khan was speaking to the media at Adiala jail after a hearing in a 190 million pounds corruption case on Thursday. "If Faiz Hameed was involved, it should be investigated," the PTI chief said while referring to Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's statement on retired Lt Gen Faiz Hameed'
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