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Pak: Ruling coalition comes under fire over 'draconian laws', citizens voi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
People in Pakistan have raised concerns over the ruling coalition's 'draconian laws' as they reflect on how such strict actions by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) restrict civil liberties and free speech, according to Dawn.
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Pakistan: Sindh, Punjab police spar over credit of killing 7 dacoits
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The incident happened in the early hours of Friday within Kashmore police limits. Moreover, the statements from Kashmore and Rahim Yar Khan district police officials disputed each other's claims on who led the operation, the place of alleged encounter, number of dacoits gunned down as well a
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Short-term inflation in Pakistan stays above 29 per cent as electricity, L
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Owing to the sharp increase in electricity and Liquefied Petroleum Gas prices, the short-term inflation witnessed an year-on-year surge of 29.21 percent for the week ending on July 26, according to the official data release on Friday, reported Dawn.
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Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan seeks to merge with Al Qaeda for bigger influe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a report submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) might seek a merger with Al Qaeda to create an umbrella organisation that incorporates all militant groups operating in South Asia, reported Dawn.
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At least 8 tourists, including child, killed as van plunges into ravine in
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least eight people, including a child, were killed after a van carrying tourists plunged into a ravine in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday, according to Dawn.
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Multiple roads remain blocked as Balochistan battles rain-triggered floods
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As Balochistan continues to receive heavy rainfall and faces a flood-like situation, multiple roads, including a part of the Quetta-Sukkur N-65 Highway, remained blocked on Friday, according to Dawn.
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Pakistan: Five including 4 girls die in Balochistan amid heavy rainfall
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least five people, including four girls, died in flash floods in Quetta as the torrential rains lashed the various districts of Balochistan province in Pakistan, Dawn reported.
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Hundreds of villages submerge in various areas of Pakistan’s Punjab
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Hundreds of villages in various areas of Pakistan’s Punjab have submerged under water due to low to medium floods in the Ravi, Sutlej, and Indus rivers, Dawn reported.
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Tourism in Pakistan’s Swat suffers after govt issues flood warning for ent
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Local traders and hoteliers in Pakistan’s Swat on Wednesday said tourism has suffered in the region after the government issued flood warnings for the entire summer season, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan Senate passes bill to amend Pakistan Army Act, 1952
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistan Senate on Thursday passed a bill to amend the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 which proposes up to five years in jail for anyone who discloses sensitive information pertaining to the security of the country or the Pakistan Army, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Five killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid heavy rainfall
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A total of five people including three children have been killed in rain-related incidents as heavy downpours wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on Thursday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: High-powered body to probe Bahawalpur varsity scandal
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
An official from the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) was detained by Punjab Police earlier this week, in Pakistan on suspicion of drug abuse. The chief of security at the university was held the day before the arrest for reportedly having crystal meth and offensive recordings and pict
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