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Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan-led PTI for resorting to violenc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday expressed his resentment over Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) resorting to violence and rigging to undermine ongoing local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan slips further in Press Freedom Index, down to 145th position
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan is among one of the deadliest countries for journalists in South Asia as Islamabad has gone down by six points and slipped to 145th position this year in the global index of press freedom, local media reported on Sunday.
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If Afghan govt fails to counter terrorism, other countries may face spillo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday warned that "if the Afghan government fails to counter terrorism, other countries may face spillover."
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Pakistan FM urges OIC to help Afghanistan, presents 6 point proposal to av
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday presented a six-point proposal to avert a crisis in Afghanistan, which includes the creation of a mechanism for immediate and continuous delivery of humanitarian and financial aid to the Afghan
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Pakistan authorities hasten to refill Katas Raj Temple pond in bid to cove
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Aimed at covering up the deplorable condition of Hindu sacred places in the country, Pakistan authorities have speeded up refilling of the empty pond at the ancient Katas Raj Temple, which is hosting religious ceremonies that attracts international
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ANP mayoral candidate shot dead in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Awami National Party leader and candidate for tehsil mayor in Dera Ismail Khan was shot dead, a day before polling for local government seats which were scheduled to take place in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan's debt mounts over USD 15 billion, breaking previous year's recor
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Shattering the previous record of 10.45 billion US dollars, Pakistan took out 15.32 billion US dollars in new foreign loans in the fiscal year 2020-21, according to a new government report.
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Cases of sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, domestic violence increased in
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] December 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province has recorded an increase in cases of violence including sexual assault, harassment, rape, kidnapping and domestic violence, according to the Punjab Gender Parity report 2019-20.
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Pakistan: 2 killed, 5 injured in bomb blast
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Two people were killed and five others were injured after a blast hit Bajaur district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reported citing police on Sunday.
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OIC's Under-Secretary-General urges international community to provide urg
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) Under-Secretary-General Tariq Ali Bakheet on Sunday urged the international community to come forward and provide the people of Afghanistan with immediate humanitarian aid.
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Iran calls for sending humanitarian aids to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Iran on Sunday called for sending humanitarian aids to Afghanistan regardless of political interests on the sideline of the Organization of Islamic Organization (OIC) Summit held in Pakistan.
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Pakistan has much higher COVID-19 mortality rate in comparison to global d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Despite health experts claims that COVID-19 has been less lethal among Asians, global data has shown that Pakistan's mortality rate is far higher than in many regions, a media report said.
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