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Pakistan: Four dead, 28 injured as heavy rains lash Punjab province
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At least four people have died and 28 others were injured in rain-related incidents across Punjab during the past 24 hours as heavy rainfall continued to lash the province, Dawn reported on Monday, citing Rescue 1122 Punjab.
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Thousands rally in Karachi against Gaza 'genocide', urge Pakistan to rejec
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Thousands joined a Jamaat-i-Islami rally in Karachi to protest Israel's actions in Gaza, demanding support for Palestinians and rejecting the Abraham Accords. JI chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman urged Pakistan to recognise Hamas, criticised the US and UN, and warned against any policy shift on Pal
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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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Pak: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa girls' education suffers as stipend payments halt
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Dawn, the girls' stipend programme was initially launched by the Awami National Party-led provincial government after the 2008 general elections. The initiative provided Rs 200 per month to each girl student from Grade 6 to Grade 10 enrolled in government schools
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Bollywood Actress Mouni Roy Grand launched of Kamal Lifestyle House by Kam
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 4: In the heart of HiTech City, the grand launch of Kamal Lifestyle House by Kamal Watch Co. was inaugurated by Bollywood sensation Ms. Mouni Roy. The event began with a graceful curtain drop, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the traditional la
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After talks, PoJK protesters, Islamabad come to negotiating table
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The intense negotiations between the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) and a high-profile team from Islamabad came to results on midnight on Friday as both sides agreed on a draft with some minor amendments, as reported by Dawn, citing one of the participants.
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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: Two years later, Jaranwala mob violence victims still await just
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Two years after the mob violence in Jaranwala, victims and rights activists say justice remains far from reality, with only one person convicted despite the scale of the tragedy. These concerns were highlighted at a conference on "Jaranwala tragedy of August 16, 202- Condition of minorities
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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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