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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority rejects govt demand to block over 0.5
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A non-filer is a person who has not filed his income tax return.
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Pakistan to take legal action against companies resisting to block SIM car
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Pakistan government on Friday decided to legally move against any telecom operator or others trying to create hindrances in disabling the mobile phone SIMs of over half a million tax evaders.
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Protests continue in Balochistan against new check posts
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The highways in Balochistan remained closed for the tenth day in a row as transporters continued their walkout against the government's plan to set up additional checkpoints on important roads to safeguard travellers following the Noshki killings, reported Dawn.
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Baloch National Movement condemns Pakistan's fencing of Gwadar city
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In the statement, BNM stated "This tactic mirrors the historical pattern seen in colonized regions, where the colonizers fear local inhabitants' rightful claim to land, coastlines, and resources. Discontent with imposed authority and decisions prevails among the local populace".
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Pakistan's skyrocketing inflation makes food unaffordable for general publ
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A small shop owner from Karachi, Abdul Hameed described the increasing rates of the amenities and said that the government is ignoring the needs of the common public.
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Ruling coalition leaders lambast Tehreek-e-Insaf for wishing to hold talks
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The leaders of the ruling coalition government in Pakistan slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for announcing to hold talks with the Pakistan military establishment and termed the decision a "double standard", Geo News reported on Sunday.
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Nawaz Sharif to become Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President again, says
Updated : 2 years ago IST
PML-N leader's announcement came as Nawaz Sharif got "clean chit" from the courts and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in multiple cases lodged against him.
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Amid warnings by US, Pak Defence Minister hopeful of Iran-Pakistan gas pip
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pointing to constant intervention by the European and Western nations, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that he is hopeful that the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will be completed and that no obstacle would hamper the process, according to Geo News.
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Nawaz Sharif likely to be re-elected as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz presi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Pakistan-based media outlet reported citing sources, that the PML-N's general council meeting would be held in the first week of May in which a recommendation to make Nawaz Sharif the party's president would be tabled.
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Pakistan: Voting for by-polls ends amid cellular network shutdowns, violen
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The voting for 21 national and provincial seats ended amid the temporary suspension of cellular services in "specific districts" of Punjab and Balochistan provinces, which authorities claim were steps to "safeguard" the electoral process, Dawn reported on Sunday.
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Pak security agencies conduct raids on houses of Baloch activists
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Personnel of Pakistani law enforcement agencies conducted house raids on the activists of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) in Karachi, the capital city of Sindh province in Pakistan, The Balochistan Post reported.
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Pakistan government borrows record PKR 5.5 trillion from banks, PKR 650 bn
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed that the government's borrowing from commercial banks reached a record PKR 5.5 trillion from July 1, 2023 to April 5, 2024. This is against PKR 2.95 billion in the same period last fiscal year.
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