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Pak losing traditional nesting sites for sea turtles due to increasing pol
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): With increasing water pollution and garbage scattered across its beaches, Pakistan has been rapidly losing its traditional nesting sites for sea turtles, posing further threats to the already endangered species, according to experts.
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Pakistan opposition stages walkout as federal minister responds to critici
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): As Pakistan Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Friday responded to the opposition's severe criticism of the federal budget, Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari staged a walkout from the
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Malala's remarks on marriage causes panic among Pakistani citizens, politi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): After Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai recently expressed doubts about whether she would ever marry, her remarks have sent shockwaves in Pakistan - where citizens and politicians are panicking over what they see as a threat to the institution of
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China calls for greater cooperation with Pak political parties on CPEC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): Beijing has expressed the desire for greater engagement with political parties in Islamabad to address issues related to the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Quitting IMF programme not possible now: Pakistan Finance Minister
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that it is not possible for Pakistan to come out of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, as he agreed to review the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) powers of arresting taxpayers in consultation
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Pakistan shuts down 8 Iran-sponsored schools in Balochistan capital
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): Pakistan has shut down eight Iran-sponsored schools in Balochistan's capital Quetta, adding that these schools were unauthorised and teaching foreign curriculum.
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Passage of contentious bills on poll reforms in Pak will jeopardise future
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): With Pakistan recently passing two more controversial bills on electoral reforms in haste without any consultation with the opposition, the very holding of elections might be jeopardised should the federal government continue on this path, says a local me
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Pak National Assembly remains in turmoil as government, opposition still a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): All hectic efforts to restore normalcy to the Pakistan National Assembly (NA) by Speaker Asad Qaiser proved futile as treasury members again interrupted the budget speech of the Leader of the opposition Shehbaz Sharif through sloganeering for a third cons
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World media bodies poke holes in Pak journalist murder probe, seek fresh i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): A new report on the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Mujahid, published by international media bodies, finds significant errors in the official police investigation, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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Pak's federal budget provides no relief for poor, contains no incentives a
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): The recent federal budget passed by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government provides no relief for the common man, there are no incentives, no scope for job creation and revenue generation.
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Pakistan suspends polio vaccine drive after attacks on health workers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Amid its inability to stamp out religious extremism, Pakistan has now "indefinitely" suspended its nationwide anti-polio campaign, to protect some 270,000 polio field staff from growing attacks.
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Pakistan Army chief directs country's military to maintain preparedness on
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Bajwa has said that the country's Army should maintain "high standards of operational preparedness" along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Pakistan-Afghan border, in view of the "evolving geo-strategic milieu"
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