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Pakistan: 10 killed, 22 injured in fire at shopping mall in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Ten persons were killed and 22 others injured in a fire at RJ Mall on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi, Dawn reported, citing statements from hospital and police officials.
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Seven Pakistani nationals narrowly escape deportation to Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Seven Pakistani nationals narrowly escaped detention to Afghanistan after the authorities confirmed their true identities after initially suspecting them of being Afghan immigrants, Dawn reported citing sources.
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US lawmakers urge to withhold further assistance to Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Eleven members of the US Congress, in a letter to US State Secretary Antony Blinken, urged the Biden administration to withhold US assistance to Pakistan until the country holds free and fair elections and restores constitutional order, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution ranking with 470 AQI
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's Lahore on Thursday topped the global pollution ranking with an unhealthy air quality level during the whole day, Dawn reported.
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Six hospitals in Pakistan face 'shutdown' after fund request gets denied
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
All five public sector hospitals in Islamabad and Lahore's Shaikh Zayed Hospital may face a virtual standstill after the Finance Division rejected a request by the federal health ministry to provide Pakistani rupee (PKR) 11 billion for the smooth functioning of these hospitals, Dawn reported
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Pakistan: Increase in gas prices drives short-term inflation to 42 pc
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
An increase in gas prices has driven the annual short-term inflation in Pakistan to above 40 per cent for the first time in over four months, official data showed on Friday, Dawn reported.
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Agreement with Pakistan on second tranche 'expected this week': IMF chief
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday said the agreement for the release of the second tranche, amounting to USD 3 billion under the Standby Arrangement (SBA) with Pakistan is expected this week, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's interim CM passes away
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Caretaker chief minister of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mohammad Azam Khan, passed away on Saturday, Dawn reported citing a hospital spokesperson.
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First group of Afghan immigrants from Pakistan set for repatriation
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The first group of Afghan immigrants are set to be repatriated to Afghanistan through the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Torkham border, Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Terror incidents increased in Pakistan since Taliban came to power: Careta
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday said there has been an increase in terror incidents in Pakistan since the Taliban came to power in 2021, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Punjab health dept orders closure of schools, offices in smog-hi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Pakistan has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and offices in Lahore division and Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Narowal districts from November 9-12 due to smog, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: PML-N, MQM to contest general elections together
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) PML-N and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Tuesday announced that they would contest the upcoming general elections in Pakistan together, Dawn reported.
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