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Madrassas outnumber educational institutions in Islamabad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 18 (ANI): Religious seminaries have outnumbered educational institutions in Islamabad as the federal government did not open any new school in the national capital during the last four years, but a number of madrassas cropped up.
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Sikhs plan protest over omission of their religion in Pak census
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Mar. 18 (ANI): Outraged over their omission from the census, the Sikh community of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) is planning to stage a protest in the federal capital with protests already under way in different districts of the province.
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FIA summons players involved in PSL spot-fixing scandal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar. 17 (ANI): The four Pakistani cricketers involved in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scandal---left-arm pacer Mohammad Irfan, discarded opener Nasir Jamshed, batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif---have been summoned by the Federal Investigation Agency (F
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US Fed raises rates at March meeting with high expectations of economy boo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased its benchmark interest rate a quarter point amid rising confidence that the economy is on the path of robust growth.
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Trump decries federal judge's ruling, calls it 'judicial overrea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Nashville [U.S.A.], Mar. 16 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday decried the ruling by a federal judge in Hawaii, which blocks his new travel ban, during a rally here, introducing the statement as "the bad, the sad news."
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Trump's new travel ban blocked by Hawaii judge
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
NewYork [U.S.], Mar. 16 (ANI): Hours before President Donald Trump's new travel ban was set to go into effect, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked the ruling which states that travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees will be able to travel to the US.
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Trump pushed out prosecutors to install 'cronies': Sen. Warren
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 13 (ANI): Senator Elizabeth Warren on Sunday went on a tweet storm against U.S. President Donald Trump a day after he fired a top federal prosecutor in New York.
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Pak Interior Minister orders FIA probe into PSL match-fixing row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar. 11 (ANI): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been ordered to conduct an impartial probe into Pakistan Super League (PSL) spot-fixing scandal without having influence from any side by Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
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White House violates federal ethics, jumps the gun with tweets on jobs rep
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 11 (ANI): The Labor Department on Friday reported that the U.S. economy added a healthy 235,000 jobs in February and minutes later, President Donald Trump and Press Secretary Sean Spicer fired off celebratory tweets and retweets, violating a major federal rule.
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Tribal leaders challenge Pak govt's plan to merge FATA with KP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 10 (ANI): Some tribal leaders have challenged Pakistan Government's plans to merge the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwan (KP), a move aimed at bringing the area to the mainstream.
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'Nepal Bandh' by Federal Alliance affects daily life in Kathmand
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar. 10 (ANI): The Federal Alliance called for "Nepal Bandh" on Friday to protest the killing of four people in Monday's protest in Saptari District, which has affected the daily life of Kathmandu.
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Criminal probe to be launched into WikiLeaks' publication of CIA docu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 9 (ANI): A federal criminal investigation will be launched into WikiLeaks' publication of documents detailing alleged U.S. top spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency's, hacking operations, according to several US officials.
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