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Pakistan irked over BRICS meeting snub, says one member 'blocked participa
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan has expressed its regret about not getting invited to the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development (HLDGD) which concluded last week in Beijing, media reports said on Monday.
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Pakistan's NHA initiates settlement process for disputes over CPEC road pr
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan's National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board on Monday initiated a settlement process for all the disputes arising with Chinese companies for two China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
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Water crisis in Pakistan impacts food security
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): The ongoing water crisis in Pakistan has badly impacted the agriculture sector and agri-driven export industry as the situation is leading to severe drought in several areas of the country.
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Pakistan: Cops deployed for Sindh local body polls complain of no food, ac
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Amid the violence-marred, first phase of electoral procedures in Pakistan's Sindh province, several policemen who had been sent for duty during the local government polls complained of not being provided with food and accommodation.
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Pakistan's energy crisis to worsen amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): With the Covid-related supply disruptions and subsequent effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that exacerbated the situation, Pakistan's energy crisis is set to worsen in the near future as the cash-strapped country struggles to procure liquefied natura
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Korean investors take Pakistan govt to London arbitration court over escal
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Korean investors on Monday filed a claim with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) against the government of Pakistan over escalating costs of the Patrind Hydropower project.
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Pakistan records nearly 3 pc COVID-19 positivity rate, rise in number of h
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday registered a positivity rate of nearly 3 per cent amid the recent surge in the COVID-19 infections in the country, National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data reported.
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Fault lines in Pakistan-Taliban relationship emerge over Durand Line
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): The refusal to accept the status of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan (Durand Line) by the Taliban regime has clearly shown the cracks in their relationship.
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Twitter 'withholds' journalist Rana Ayyub's account in India
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Journalist Rana Ayyub has posted a notice from Twitter which informed her that the microblogging site has withheld her account in India under Information Technology Act, 2000.
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4 million women in Karachi deprived of their due rights
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Karachi [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan political party Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said that about four million women in Karachi, working in factories on a contract basis, are not given their due rights by their employers.
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Pakistan: Will Islamabad's delimitation issue be solved in set time?
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Ahead of the local government (LG) polls, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to complete the delimitation of constituencies in the federal capital territory within 65 days.
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Pakistan: Shehbaz blames former Imran govt for rise in terrorism
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Slamming the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's government for its failure to implement the National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism efficiently, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that role of provinces in the action plan will be restored as it did not
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