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Imran Khan has no knowledge of basics of economics, says Pak opposition
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday slammed the federal government's economic policies for the last three years, saying that Prime Minister Imran Khan has 'no knowledge of the basics of economics' and makes decisions in line with advice fr
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Pakistani journalist Asad Toor summoned by FIA in inquiry about 'defamatio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued a summons to Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor who was recently attacked by three masked men, to appear before it and record his statement in an inquiry regarding 'defamation of govt institution.'
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Pak govt withdraws plea against Lahore HC's order allowing Shehbaz Sharif
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): The Pakistan federal government has withdrawn its appeal from the apex court challenging the permission by the Lahore High Court (LHC) to opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif to fly abroad for medical treatment.
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Pakistan: Black day observed on 3rd anniversary of 'unconstitutional' merg
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): A black day was observed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the 'unnatural' and 'unconstitutional' merger of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the province.
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Pakistan: Sindh govt accuses Imran Khan's PTI of stealing province's water
Updated : 4 years, 9 months 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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Centre's COVID vaccine procurement policy against federalism, says Jharkha
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 1 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said the procurement of COVID vaccines by States on their own during the ongoing pandemic "stands against the principle of cooperative federalism" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free
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Opposition rejects Pak govt bid to postpone PoK elections
Updated : 4 years, 9 months 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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Russia resumes flights with 8 countries from June 10
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 1 (ANI/Sputnik): From June 10, Russia resumes flights with Austria, Hungary, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Morocco, Croatia, as well as charter flights with Albania, the federal coronavirus response center said on Monday.
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Shehbaz Sharif directs party to expose Pak govt's 'dismal, disastrous econ
Updated : 4 years, 9 months 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 : 4 years, 9 months 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 : 4 years, 9 months 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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Rawalpindi citizen files complaint against Pakistani journalist Asad Ali T
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): A Rawalpindi citizen has launched a complaint against journalist Asad Ali Toor, who was recently attacked by three masked men at his residence in Islamabad, with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
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