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Pakistan: Thousands including minority Hindus protest against "dacoit rule
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Thousands of citizens took out a peace procession and staged a sit-in at Ghantaghar Chowk in Kandhkot town on the second consecutive day in protest against police’s failure to recover the hostages, including several members of the minority Hindu community in Pakistan’s Sukkur, Dawn reported
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Pak: Free treatment in hospitals suspended over non-payment of dues in Khy
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Once again, the State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) in Pakistan suspended free treatment in hospitals under the Sehat Card Plus programme attributing the non-payment of dues by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial government, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan: Islamabad police rearrest Chaudhry Parvez Elahi after court orde
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad police on Friday rearrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. His arrest came hours after the Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered his release.
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Ahmadiyya worship places 'desecrated' by police in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As the minorities continue to live miserable lives, in another incident, the police allegedly desecrated two Ahmadiyya worship places in Gujrat and Sheikhupura districts of Pakistan in the last two days, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan: Senior police official found involved in cross-border drug smugg
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A senior official of Lahore police has been found to be allegedly involved in the smuggling of drugs across the border via drones, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan caretaker Finance Minister rules out relief in power bills
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar on Wednesday told senators and the electricity consumers to “manage (their) expectations” raised by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar for relief in excessive power bills, saying the country’s fiscal space did not permit any subsid
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Karachi police registers FIR after pickup truck runs over four of a family
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Karachi police on Thursday registered a first information report (FIR) of an incident in which a pickup truck ran over four members of a family in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal area, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan caretaker govt hikes petrol price by nearly Rs 15, HSD by Rs 18
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Pakistan caretaker government has hiked petrol price by Rs 14.91 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) price by Rs 18.44 per litre, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Court allows jailed Imran Khan to speak with his sons over phone
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A special court on Thursday granted permission to former prime minister Imran Khan — presently held at Attock Jail — to have a telephonic conversation with his sons as provided under the law, Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses election panel’s plea seeking review of P
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the election commission's plea asking the top court to revisit its order of holding elections to the Punjab Assembly on May 14, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Young man dies after ‘police torture’ in Swat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A large number of protesters on Wednesday surrounded the Matta police station in Pakistan after a young man died in a local hospital allegedly due to police torture, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Rawalpindi Police arrests couple for ‘torturing’ maid
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Rawalpindi Police arrested a couple over allegations of torturing their eight-year-old maid, who was employed at their house in the Bahria Town as a babysitter, Dawn reported.
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