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Pakistan PM asks ministers, advisers to let go of salaries, benefits as pa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to Dawn, the belt-tightening comes as the government is trying to resume a stalled loan programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure funds worth USD 1 billion. The premier said an agreement with the Fund was in its final stages.
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Pakistan: NAB chairman quits office citing "interference" and "pressure"
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Notably, the main opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan claimed he was being coerced to file corruption references against their chief Imran Khan, reported Dawn.
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Torkham border connecting Pakistan-Afghanistan remains shut for fifth day
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The closure of the Torkham border for the fifth consecutive day intensified the financial and physical woes of traders, transporters and pedestrians as confusion prevailed on Thursday as Afghan authorities reopened their side of the border but Pakistani authorities insisted that they would f
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Pakistan: Christian youth killed in North Waziristan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As per reports, Masih was purchasing daily-use items in Eidak area when some unknown persons opened fire and killed him on the spot, reported Dawn.
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Why your next family holiday should be on a Cruise
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): As the new year dawns, travellers across the world are passionately making up for lost time, packing their bags for carefully planned as well as impromptu holidays. Their bucket lists are longer as they seek to explore new and unique
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DRI seizes 101.7 kg smuggled gold in Golden Dawn Operation across India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a pan-India operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a gold smuggling syndicate of Sudanese nationals operating through the Nepal border, said a press release by the Ministry of Finance.
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Operation Golden Dawn: DRI seizes 101.7 kg of smuggled gold in Pan India o
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the press note released by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the seized gold was mostly in paste form and it was being brought to Patna through the India-Nepal border and then transported via train or by air to different parts of the country, largely to Mumbai.
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Army generals proposed to bring TTP back to Pakistan: Minister
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan Human Rights Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Sunday countered PTI leader Shireen Mazari's claim that ex-army chief retired Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa wanted to "resettle" the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members in the country, saying ex-army generals were in favour of bringing TTP
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Pak poll panel proposes to hold Punjab, KPK assembly polls in April: Repor
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed to hold the elections for the Punjab assembly between April 9 and 13 and for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly between April 15 to 17, the Dawn reported, adding that in February, the ECP announced by-elections on March 19 for the 31 vacant
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Pakistan: Terrorists enter Karachi police chief's office
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A spokesperson for the Sindh Rangers said initial estimates suggest there are eight to ten "armed terrorists", the Dawn reported.
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Pak Human Rights Commission questions police's role in violence against mi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the report, the HRCP fact-finding mission has raised concern over the alarming rise in the persecution of members of the Ahmadiyya community in Gujranwala and surrounding regions, particularly the desecration of their grave sites of worship, as per the Dawn report.
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Former Pak PM Abbasi says Imran can sue Bajwa for treason: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Speaking at a Dawn News broadcast on Saturday, Abbasi said the inquiry Imran has requested for was provided for under Article 6 of the country constitution. "If Imran Khan thinks the Constitution was violated, he should file an Article 6 petition," he said, adding, "It is his right."
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