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Chinese banks to provide USD 2.3 bln to Pakistan 'within days' under loan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days".
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Pakistan: Health experts warn of sixth Covid wave
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan health experts on Tuesday expressed concern over the recent spike in Covid-19 community cases and warned that the surge might turn into a sixth wave of the pandemic.
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EU mission arrives in Pakistan to assess GSP+ norms implementation
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): A mission of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday to assess the effective implementation of 27 international conventions.
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Talks with TTP to be held under framework of Constitution: Pak Minister
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that the talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will be held only under the framework of the Constitution.
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Pakistani-Iran relations continue to deteriorate
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan and Iran have long been accusing each other of harbouring terrorists that carry out cross-border attacks.
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Pakistan: Arrest killers of our party actvist, says Jamaat-e-Islami chief
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan political party Jamaat-e-Islami's (JI) chief, Sirajul Haq has called for the immediate arrest of the killers of its activist, Asadullah Shah and his companions, local media reported.
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Pakistan refineries facing imminent shutdown
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Amid an acute shortage of petroleum products, refineries in Pakistan have urged the federal government to take urgent steps to resolve this issue as a trade credit crisis would completely engulf oil marketing companies too after refineries.
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Pakistan Army wants to stay away from polling stations
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): The Pakistan military has said it does not wish to provide security for upcoming polling exercises in the country, unlike the 2018 general elections.
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Tension grips Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's district over targeted killings
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Tension gripped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district after unidentified people killed a man and left another injured, making it the second incident of the targeted killing in a month in the district.
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Pakistan's regional political party asks poll body to postpone Sindh's ele
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): A regional party in Pakistan has urged the country's election body to postpone the local government elections in Sindh amid fear of rigging by the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party in the province, a local media reported.
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Afghanistan earthquake: Pakistan extends condolences over deaths
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan expressed condolences over the killing and damage to property caused by an earthquake in Afghanistan, according to the country's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.
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Pakistani economy crumbling due to prolonged neglect
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan is in the middle of an economic crisis and has become a net importer of oil and gas and other essentials. The energy economy was once built in the model of the US where oil was cheap and the rich moved around in costly imported cars.
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