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Pakistan: Sindh govt accuses Imran Khan's PTI of stealing province's water
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Amid the water crisis in Pakistan's Sindh province, the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro called a meeting of the provincial executive committee to decide on a plan of action against the injustice being meted out by the Indus
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Opposition rejects Pak govt bid to postpone PoK elections
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has rejected the federal government's bid to delay the upcoming polls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) due to COVID-19.
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Shehbaz Sharif directs party to expose Pak govt's 'dismal, disastrous econ
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): As the Pakistan government and the opposition continued to trade barbs regarding the country's prevailing economic situation, opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif directed his party members to "expose the government's dismal and disastrous economic performance
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Civil, rights body in Pakistan condemn new media ordinance
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): A collective group of civil and rights bodies in Pakistan has outrightly rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance 2021 that the country's federal government intends to impose.
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Pakistan: Over dozen students arrested in Islamabad after protest against
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Over a dozen students were arrested and scores of motorcycles were impounded after police sought to disperse protesters at Islamabad's Faizabad Interchange against the federal government's decision to hold in-person exams of classes 10 and 12 from June 23,
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Pakistan: Students stage protest in Islamabad against in-person exams
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Students on Saturday staged a protest at Islamabad's Faizabad Interchange against the federal government's decision to hold in-person exams of classes 10 and 12 from June 23, despite surge in COVID-19 in the country.
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Somalia leaders sign agreement to hold parliamentary elections within 60 d
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 27 (ANI): Somalia's federal government and leaders of most of its entities announced an agreement on Thursday to hold the long-delayed national elections, heading off a crisis that had threatened widespread political violence.
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Pak opposition rejects Imran Khan govt's estimate of economic growth
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition parties have slammed the federal government's announcement of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, estimating that it would hit 3.94 per cent for the fiscal year 2020-21.
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Shehbaz Sharif to challenge govt's decision of putting him on no-fly list
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif will challenge the federal government's decision of putting his name on the Exit Control List (ECL) in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) next week.
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Pak's election commission tweet on EVMs perturbs Imran Khan govt
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Imran Khan government were seen bickering on the internet on Saturday regarding the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general elections.
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Cash-strapped Pak considering imposing income tax on pensions amid IMF pre
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The cash-strapped Pakistan government is considering the imposition of income tax on monthly pensions in a bid to recover heavy tax losses amounting to Rs 1.4 trillion, amid pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its tax laws.
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Taliban maintains close ties with al Qaeda: report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI): The Taliban has maintained "close ties with al Qaeda" and is "very likely preparing for large-scale offensives" against population centres and Afghan government installations, an intelligence agency of the United States federal government has said.
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