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Process for appointment of new Pakistan army chief likely to start today:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The tenure of present Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa will end on November 29. However, Pakistan's new army chief will likely be appointed before November 27, as per the Dawn report.
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Drug addiction grows in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Citing the same report, the Dawn newspaper last month said that the number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per year, making Pakistan one of the most drug-affected countries in the world.
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Pakistan: Four people killed by unidentified attackers in Kharan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The incident which claimed four lives and injured one person fatally took place in the Kharan district of Balochistan, Dawn reported. The investigation of the case is underway.
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Pakistan's default risk increases sharply amid uncertainty about talks wit
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The credit-default swaps increased and reached 75.5 per cent on Wednesday from 56.2 per cent, Dawn cited data circulated by research firm Arif Habib limited.
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Congress calls Centre's petition against release of convicts in Rajiv assa
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress MP K C Venugopal on Thursday termed the Central government's decision to file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the November 11 order allowing the release of six convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as "belated wisdom dawning".
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Pakistan: Supreme Court dismisses plea to stop Imran Khan's long march
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan Senator Kamran Murtaza's petition to stop Pakistan Imran Khan's ongoing long march, deeming it as "non-maintainable", the Dawn reported.
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Pak militant commander backs 'good Taliban' in peace
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mir Ajam Khan, who came in with a dozen of his armed men, in his brief speech there, gave credit to 'good Taliban' for restoring peace in the area in 2007, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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Bihar: Youth preparing with zeal for 'agniveer' recruitment
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Hundreds of youths including girls in a significant number start doing physical training in Ranghbhoomi Maidan and Indira Gandhi Stadium here since dawn nowadays as part of their preparations for recruitment rally for agniveers in Katihar in December.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party demands judicial probe into key issues
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The main issues that have been at the center of political tussles between the coalition government and opposition are the assassination attempt on Imran Khan, secret video recording of Pakistani Senator Azam Swati and his wife, and killing of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, the Dawn newsp
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"It matters to Sharifs, Zardari...but not to me": Imran Khan on next Pak a
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In an exclusive conversation with Dawn, Khan said all going was going between him and the establishment until his government failed to convict those he alleged of corruption and his party refused to appoint their preferred choice of Punjab chief minister.
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Lack of jobs, academic pressure behind increase in suicide cases in Gilgit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The report titled "Prevention of Suicides in Gilgit Baltistan: An Integrated Multisectoral Strategy and Roadmap for Implementation," identified lack of jobs and academic pressure as leading causes of suicidal deaths, the number of cases in 2022 was twice that in 2021, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan: Chaman border closed for 'indefinite period' due to clashes betw
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pak-Afghan border at Chaman has been closed for an indefinite period of time after an armed man opened fire from the Afghan side and killed one Pakistani soldier on Sunday. The incident left two security personnel injured and ended up in the closure of the border between the two countries at
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