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32 killed, at least 147 injured in Peshawar mosque suicide blast
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The death toll in the Peshawar Police Lines mosque suicide blast has climbed to 32 taking the toll of injured to at least 147, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry sent to 2 day physical remand
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Fawad is facing sedition charges for publicly "threatening" the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a media talk -- was arrested from his Lahore residence on Wednesday after a case was registered against him at the Kohsar Police Station, reported Geo News.
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Pakistan: National Assembly speaker approves resignations of 43 more from
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf approved the resignation of over 40 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers in the lower house, according to Geo News citing sources.
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Exiled former Pak PM Nawaz likely to return, lead poll campaign: Minister
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In exile since 2019, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif is likely return to Pakistan, Geo News reported, adding that once back, he may chair the party's parliamentary board for finalising candidates for the upcoming provincial elections in the country.
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Pakistan's virtual talks with IMF likely from next week
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid a reeling economic crisis and falling foreign exchange reserves, virtual talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are likely to commence next week, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly to be dissolved on Tuesday
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As directed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mahmood Khan, has decided to dissolve the provincial assembly on Tuesday, the Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: Senior lawyer Latif Afridi shot dead outside Peshawar High Court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association President and senior lawyer Latif Afridi was killed after an assailant opened fire on him outside the Peshawar High Court on Monday, Geo News reported.
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Pak currency exchange firms offer help as banks back off amid economic cri
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid depleting foreign reserves, currency exchange firms of Pakistan on Saturday offered to pay for resuming the letter of credit facility (LC) for supporting imports as banks step back due to Pakistan's ongoing economic crisis, according to a Geo News report.
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Pak: Locals in South Waziristan stage protests against rise in terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Against the deteriorating law and order in the region, several locals of the South Waziristan region staged massive protests in the tribal district and chanted slogans against a surge in terrorism in the tribal district, Geo News reported.
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Pakistani Taliban issues threat to PPP, PML-N in major policy shift
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This comes a day after Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that there will be no talks with TTP or any other terrorist organization, Geo News reported. Sanaullah's remarks come amid a recent spate of attacks by the banned TTP after the group ended a ceasefire with Islam
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Amid TTP strikes, Pakistan vows to show "zero tolerance" for terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
At the 40th National Security Committee meeting, Pakistan vowed to show 'zero tolerance' for terrorism amid the spurt in terrorist strikes by banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a rise in cross-border terrorism on Pak-Afghanistan border, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: Amid persistent inflationary pressures, goods remain out of peop
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid persistent inflationary pressures, goods remain out of people's range, whose purchasing power has already hit rock bottom, reported Geo News.
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