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Pakistan, US advance rare earth minerals deal amid PTI's 'secret agreement
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan and the US have advanced a rare earth minerals deal, with US Strategic Metals sending the first mineral samples for processing. While the pact could boost Pakistan's economy, PTI has demanded transparency, warning against "secret deals" that could harm national interests, Dawn repor
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Pakistan: 113 enforced disappearance cases disposed of in September
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances disposed of 113 cases in September, with 14 people returning home, Dawn reported. Since 2011, it has received 10,636 cases, resolving 84 per cent. Civil society, UN and the Supreme Court have urged stronger action to end enforced di
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Pakistan: Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz says "will never apologise" amid growing
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif ruled out apologising for her remarks against the PPP, saying she only spoke to defend Punjab's people. She criticised PPP leaders over flood aid and water disputes, rejected "wrongful criticism," and stressed Punjab's dignity, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: PPP, journalists briefly boycott National Assembly session over
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
PPP and journalists briefly boycotted Pakistan's National Assembly session on Friday. PPP staged a walkout over CM Maryam Nawaz's remarks, while journalists protested a police raid at the National Press Club. Both returned after government assurances, Dawn reported.
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"Pakistan is sinking titanic": UKPNP leader says, rampant corruption, righ
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
For several days, PoJK has witnessed violent clashes between protesters and Pakistani security forces. At least 10 people have been killed and many critically injured, Dawn reported. The unrest has prompted Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to dispatch an eight-member ministerial c
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Pak govt forced to seek path of negotiation as PoJK protests intensify
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A high-level government delegation held negotiations with a civil society alliance in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (poJK) on Thursday after days of violent clashes at the hands of Pakistani forces on protesters had left at least 10 people dead and scores critically injured, Dawn re
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Pakistan: Sindh CM suspends officials, orders action after new polio cases
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah suspended health officials and ordered action against local administrators after new polio cases emerged in Hyderabad Division. Despite high vaccination coverage, nine cases have been reported this year, prompting plans for aggressive new campaigns, Dawn r
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Pakistan govt admits floods to worsen inflation, disrupt food supply chain
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Finance Ministry warned that ongoing floods may temporarily push inflation to 3.5-4.5% in September by disrupting food supply chains, Dawn reported. Despite this, large-scale manufacturing, remittances and exports showed resilience, helping the economy maintain stability with an e
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Commonwealth report flags curbs on PTI, media bias and vote irregularities
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Commonwealth Observer Group's report on Pakistan's 2024 elections flagged denial of PTI's symbol, Imran Khan's convictions, media bias, curbs on freedoms, and altered results forms, saying these undermined a level playing field and may have impinged on credibility, transparency, and incl
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Coalition rift deepens in Pakistan as Punjab launches flood loss survey
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The PPP has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to provide flood relief through BISP, criticising Punjab's survey-based approach. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced compensation packages but rejected BISP data use. The dispute has deepened rifts between coalition partners PML-N and PPP, D
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Imran Khan's GHQ protest trial continues as ATC records more witness testi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi recorded testimony from three prosecution witnesses in Imran Khan's GHQ protest case despite defence objections. The court upheld video link proceedings from Adiala Jail, with 44 of 50 witnesses now heard. The prosecution expects to conclude evidence nex
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Pakistan reports 41 new cases of Dengue in Rawalpindi Hospitals
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan recorded 41 new patients of dengue in three government-run hospitals on Saturday, with a total of 127 patients are currently under treatment, Dawn reported on Sunday.
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