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Pak will never allow 'corruption-accused' Shehbaz Sharif to leave country,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Hitting out at opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, accused in money laundering and assets beyond means cases, several federal ministers said that the Pakistan government would never allow him to leave the country.
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Afghan refugees to be confined in camps: Pak minister
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Concerned about the fast-changing situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan federal minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the Imran Khan-led government will not allow Afghan refugees to sneak into cities and would confine them to refugee camps in the border areas.
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Russia expresses concern over reports of alternate gas pipeline by Pakista
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Russia has expressed its concerns over reports that Pakistan is considering working out an alternate plan to construct the USD 2.5 billion Pakistan- Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP) project from Port Qasim to Kasur, formerly known as North-South Gas Pipeline.
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Experts warn Pakistan may not be able to meet needs of its rapidly increas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Amid alarming population growth in Pakistan, experts have warned that soaring headcount poses a greater threat and the country may not be able to meet the needs of its rapidly increasing population.
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Pakistan 'cannot dictate to us', says Taliban spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Amid the uncertainty surrounding the peace prospect in Afghanistan ahead of fast approaching deadline of US troop's withdrawal, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said Pakistan is welcome to help the group arrive at a negotiated settlement but it "ca
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Pakistani garment workers faced worst 'wage theft' during COVID pandemic,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 12 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 crises in the country, Pakistan's garment workers were subjected to the highest wage theft in the Asian garment industry as most of its orders were canceled by various global brands, said a report.
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Several trapped after explosion in Pakistan's Quetta coal mine
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 11 (ANI): Several laborers trapped and allegedly a few killed following an explosion that happened inside a coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday.
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Pakistan deputes investment counselors in China to lure investors
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 12 (ANI): Amid dwindling economy, Pakistan has deputed eight investment counselors in different regions of China for potential joint ventures and to promote foreign investment in industrialisation under the second phase of the latter-financed economic projects.
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Several areas in Islamabad sealed due to surge in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Owing to the rising COVID-19 cases, the Islamabad administration has decided to seal several areas in the city by Monday morning.
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Pakistan likely to suffer another gas crisis in Sept-Oct
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 11 (ANI): Pakistan is most likely to hit by another brewing liquefied natural gas (LNG) crisis again in September and October, as the government has refused to purchase eight spot LNG cargoes, reported The News International.
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Pak reports highest COVID-19 infection rate since May 30, experts warn of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan has recorded the highest COVID-19 positivity ratio at 4.09 per cent in the last 24 hours since May 30, Geo News reported, citing the National Command and Operations Centre's (NCOC) data.
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Violence in Afghanistan could worsen drug problem in Pakistan: Anti-narcot
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 11 (ANI): Violence in Afghanistan could intensify drug trafficking and the problem of narcotics in Pakistan, an anti-narcotics official told NIKKEI Asia.
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