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Pakistan unsafe for women journalists
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan is one of the most dangerous places for journalists and the conditions for women scribes are even more appalling due to widespread online abuse, hatred and physical violence.
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Fate of Russian gas line project in doldrums as Pakistan looks at alternat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): The fate of Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP), also known as North-South Gas Pipeline, is in the doldrums as the Petroleum Division has started finalizing an alternate gas pipeline project by mid-July putting in jeopardy the ties with Russia, local media
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Pakistan seems rudderless as situation in Afghanistan deteriorates: PPP
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): The Pakistan People Party (PPP) ripped into the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government as the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, saying Islamabad has the highest stakes in Afghan peace but it appears 'rudderless'.
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Only 3.5 pc of Pakistan's population vaccinated so far: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Despite the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government's campaign to vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19, only 3.5 per cent of the population in the country has been inoculated so far.
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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
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Fourth wave of COVID-19 likely to hit Pakistan by July end
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Amid the worsening situation of COVID-19 in Pakistan, medical officials have warned about the fourth coronavirus wave which is likely to hit the country by late July or early August and raised his concern over the increasing figures of infections once agai
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HRCP report rings alarm over plight of women in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The annual report of State of Human Rights in Pakistan released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for the year 2020 has set alarm bells ringing over the plight of women in the country.
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Reporters Without Borders report is charge sheet against Pakistan governme
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Amid constant suppression of freedom of expression in Pakistan, the country's main opposition party has claimed that the latest report by international non-profit Reporters Without Borders is a charge sheet against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) govern
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Torkham border with Afghanistan closed by Pakistan to stem COVID-19 spread
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan has decided on Tuesday to close the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to stem COVID-19 spread.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan inks agreement with Saudi Arabia-based bank to borr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): A debt-ridden Pakistan has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to borrow USD 4.5 billion to alleviate oil and gas shortages that are crippling the economy and people's livelihoods through power cuts and fuel disruptio
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Pakistan PM mulling to hold talks with 'insurgents' in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that he is deliberating to "hold talks with insurgents" in Balochistan as he blamed the previous administration for lack of development in the country's largest province.
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Famine-like situation may arise in Pakistan due to scarcity of water, warn
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Experts have warned that famine-like situation may arise in Pakistan due to the scarcity of water across the country if the issue is not resolved timely, Geo News reported on Sunday.
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