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Pakistan: Nine killed, four injured in Peshawar bomb blast
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The details of the incident were confirmed by Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Mian Saeed's office, as per DAWN. Speaking to DAWN, Mian Saeed said that the police officials were the target of the incident.
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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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Pakistan: Bike-borne robbers in Karachi shot dead youth
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
As per DAWN, the deceased was identified as 25-year-old Sajjad Shaukat, who was standing outside his residence along with his two children, when two unidentified muggers arrived at the spot on a motorcycle.
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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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Estimate 1000 Pakistanis die every year due to rabies: Report
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An estimated 1,000 people, mostly children, die every year from rabies, despite the availability of life-saving treatment, Dawn news reported on Sunday.
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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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Pakistan fails its doctors: KP produces thousands of graduates, jobs rem
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's medical and dental colleges are churning out graduates at a rate far exceeding available government positions, leaving young doctors frustrated and financially burdened. The province hosts 20 medical and 11 dental colleges across public and private sectors, producing nea
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This 'Purvodaya' will bring 'Suryodaya' of development in India: Odisha Mi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Odisha's Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to implement the concept of a "knowledge-based economy" in Odisha. He added that this "Purvodaya" (schemes) will bring "Suryodaya" (dawn) of development in India.
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Pak: Traders in PoGB continue sit-in despite conditional tax exemptions
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Traders in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) vowed to continue their sit-in at Sost Dry Port despite a government deal capping tax exemptions at PKR 4 billion. Leader Javed Hussain told Dawn the settlement ignored PoGB's constitutional exemption, warning traders may adopt a "Plan C"
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