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Pakistan: Court allows jailed Imran Khan to speak with his sons over phone
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A special court on Thursday granted permission to former prime minister Imran Khan — presently held at Attock Jail — to have a telephonic conversation with his sons as provided under the law, Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses election panel’s plea seeking review of P
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the election commission's plea asking the top court to revisit its order of holding elections to the Punjab Assembly on May 14, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Young man dies after ‘police torture’ in Swat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A large number of protesters on Wednesday surrounded the Matta police station in Pakistan after a young man died in a local hospital allegedly due to police torture, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Rawalpindi Police arrests couple for ‘torturing’ maid
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Rawalpindi Police arrested a couple over allegations of torturing their eight-year-old maid, who was employed at their house in the Bahria Town as a babysitter, Dawn reported.
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Devaluation of Pakistani rupee fuels inflation
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The constant devaluation of the Pakistani rupee has caused inflation and also compelled the central bank to raise the interest rates, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Gojra Saddar police books 158 people for protesting against infl
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan’s Gojra Saddar police on Tuesday registered two cases against 158 people for protesting against inflated power bills and blocking the M-4 at two points between Gojra and Toba Tek Singh interchanges on Monday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan stares at another crisis as sugar prices rise to Rs 185 per kg
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Sugar prices in Pakistan have increased to Rs 185 per kg, with the country’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) asking relevant agencies to check for the hoarding and smuggling of sugar, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: 6 dead, 5 injured after passenger van falls off bridge in Manseh
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As many as six people, including two women died and five were injured after a passenger van fell off a bridge while travelling on the route connecting the Thakot area of Battagram to Hazara Motorway in Pakistan’s Mansehra, according to a Rescue 1122 official, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Students protest over teachers’ absence in Barkhan’s government-
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hundreds of girls studying at a government-run college in Barkhan town have been protesting for the past two days as teachers remain absent for several months, making the institution almost non-functional, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Two terrorists killed during operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in the Bara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, Dawn reported on Saturday citing Pakistan military’s media wing.
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Pakistan: Punjab govt says rescue efforts underway amid floods caused by S
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday said rescue efforts are underway after a flood “unprecedented in 35 years” was reported in the Sutlej River, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Families affected by Dasu hydropower project threaten to block w
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The families affected by the Dasu hydropower project in Pakistan on Friday warned that if their issues aren’t addressed by the authorities, they would block work on the energy initiative, Dawn reported.
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