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Pakistan: Punjab govt says rescue efforts underway amid floods caused by S
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday said rescue efforts are underway after a flood “unprecedented in 35 years” was reported in the Sutlej River, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Families affected by Dasu hydropower project threaten to block w
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The families affected by the Dasu hydropower project in Pakistan on Friday warned that if their issues aren’t addressed by the authorities, they would block work on the energy initiative, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan’s short-term inflation rises 27.5 pc
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan’s short-term inflation has risen 27.57 per cent on a year-on-year basis for the week ending on August 17 largely due to a surge in petroleum prices, showed the official data released on Friday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s nephew to be tried in military court over May 9 vio
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nephew Hassaan Khan Niazihas been handed over to the military for trial over his alleged involvement in the May 9 violence, Dawn reported on Friday.
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'Hastily adopted laws in Pakistan pose threat to press freedom': Reporters
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Reporters without Borders (RSF), a global media watchdog has called on the Pakistan government to revoke "several draconian laws supposedly designed to combat ‘disinformation’, ‘cybercrimes’ and ‘spying’ that it (previous government) forced through parliament shortly before its (assembly) di
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Pakistan: Traders, transporters in KP demand caretaker PM to withdraw hike
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Traders, transporters in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have rejected the unprecedented increase in prices of petroleum products and have demanded the caretaker prime minister, Anwarul Haq, to withdraw the decision, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan’s debt, liabilities soar to Rs 56.21 trillion in FY23
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities have risen by 29 per cent to Rs 56.21 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday. This comes as the government borrowed heavily to finance its spending requirements, as per Dawn.
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Pakistan caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar's cabinet takes oath
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Members of Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar's cabinet took oath at a ceremony held in President House in Islamabad on Thursday, according to Dawn
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Afghanistan: Taliban imposes ban on all political parties
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Afghan Taliban has imposed one more ban, this time on political parties in Afghanistan. Interim Minister for Justice, Shaikh Maulavi Abdul Hakeem Sharae said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan, the Dawn reported.
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A new dawn for Jammu and Kashmir — Article 370's abrogation and the path t
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In the annals of history, some moments mark a paradigm shift, altering the course of a region's destiny. The revocation of Article 370 by the Indian government on August 5, 2019, was one such moment for Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan: Multiple churches vandalised in Faisalabad over blasphemy allega
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Speaking to Dawn, Imran Bhatti, the pastor of the Jaranwala tehsil said that the Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church located in Isa Nagri region were ransacked.
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Pakistan: Hindu man arrested for alleged blasphemy
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The complainant alleged that on August 11, the accused arrived at the village roundabout and started making objectionable comments, which, the complainant said, he could not repeat in the FIR because that would be considered blasphemy, the Dawn reported.
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