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Pakistan PM Imran Khan's aide Fawad Chaudhry heckles journalists outside S
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister's aide and former federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday lost his cool and heckled a journalist who asked about corruption allegations against Farah Khan, believed to be a close friend of the f
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Imran Khan urges public to protest against foreign power
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): After failing on the political front Imran Khan is playing on its popularity front. Taking to twitter on wednesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called the public to protest against the foreign power that is interfering in Pakistan's sovereignty and
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One cleric dead, two wounded in knife attack at holy shrine in northeast I
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): One Iranian cleric was killed and two others wounded Tuesday in a knife attack at the courtyard of Iran's holy shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to a statement by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Newborn girls still face existential threats in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): The recent murder of an infant by her father in Pakistan's Punjab province might have come as a shock to many but critics argue that it should not as the country ranks a lowly 153 out of 156 countries on the Gender Gap Index.
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Pakistan Chief Justice clarifies court only looking at legality of trust m
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court would only look into the legality of Pakistan National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri's rejection of the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition again
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Rights watchdog slams Imran Khan's move to dissolve Pakistani Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Slamming Imran Khan over his "move to dissolve the Parliament rather than face a no-confidence," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday that the action "effectively deprives Pakistani citizens of their right to choose their government".
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Blasphemy laws taking its toll on Pakistanis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The mixing of state and religion in Pakistan has provided a dangerous cocktail for Pakistan's population and the blasphemy laws are taking their toll on the people of Pakistan, reported a Canada-based thinktank, International Forum for Rights and Security
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Pakistani rupee hits new low against US dollar amid political instability
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political crisis in the country, the Pakistani rupee (PKR) continued to decline against the US dollar in the interbank market as it hit a new low on Tuesday, reported local media.
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Pak SC adjourns hearing over dissolution of National Assembly till tomorro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): As the political crisis turned into a constitutional crisis in the country, Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing over the dissolution of the National Assembly till Wednesday, local media reported.
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Pakistan's trade deficit on the rise for past nine months
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): As Pakistan's economic woes continue, the country's trade deficit has been on the rise for nine consecutive months owing to an unprecedented increase in imports while exports stagnated at around USD 2.5 billion to USD 2.8 billion a month.
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Pakistan LoP Shehbaz Sharif denied an intimidation letter from President A
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Pakistan and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday denied receiving any letter from the country's President Arif Alvi regarding the proposal of names for the appointment of caretaker prime ministe
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No truth to reports claiming general election not possible in three months
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Election Commission on Tuesday said that it was prepared to hold general elections within three months, rejecting the reports that claimed holding the electoral exercise was not possible in 90 days, local media reported.
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