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Pak's blasphemy laws continue to target Christian population
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Despite international condemnation over Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, which carry the death penalty, observers note that Christians continue to become common targets of discrimination of the laws, note observers.
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Pakistani singer Farhad Humayun passes away, condolences pour in on social
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): The untimely demise of Pakistani musician Farhad Humayun has shocked everyone. He was 42 when he breathed his last.
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UNICEF expresses concern over deaths of Pakistani children in explosions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): After a series of blasts in Pakistan that killed and injured children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed serious concern over the fatalities and said no child should fall victim to the explosive remnants of war.
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Over 3 lakh Pak citizens fail to receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): While the Pakistan government tries to create awareness about COVID-19 vaccination, around 300,000 recipients of the first dose never returned to receive the second dose of the vaccine.
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Death toll from train collision in Pakistan's Sindh reaches 62
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): The death toll from the train collision in Pakistan's Sindh province reached 62 on Tuesday as rescue operations ceased and the track was restored.
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Rights groups call for independent probe into attack on Pak lawmaker Jugnu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Several human rights groups strongly condemned the attack on Pakistani lawmaker Jugnu Mohsin and called for a swift and independent probe into attempted assassination.
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Pakistan: PML-N demands release of Auditor General's report on misappropri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday demanded to make public the Auditor General's report on misappropriation of Covid relief package.
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Afghan NSA Mohib 'brothel house' remarks spark diplomatic row with Pakista
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Afghan National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib levelled serious charges against Pakistan and called it a "brothel house" that has sparked a diplomatic row, evoking a strong reaction from Islamabad.
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Unemployment in Pakistan rising amid COVID-19 despite projected economic g
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): The number of unemployed people in Pakistan has increased during the COVID-induced lockdowns, indicating that millions are still out of work despite a projected 3.9 per cent GDP growth.
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Protest against 'land grabbing' in Pakistan's Karachi turns violent, polic
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): A protest in Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) against land grabbing turned violent as fast food franchises, several vehicles, a showroom and two offices of estate agents were set ablaze and police resorted to teargas shelling and firing rubber bullets.
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Pakistani PM orders probe into deadly Sindh train collision
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a probe into railroad safety after a train collision on Monday left several dozens dead in the country's Sindh province.
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Imran Khan 'personally looking into' Chinese COVID vaccine's non-acceptanc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is "personally looking into" Chinese COVID-19 vaccine's non-acceptance in Saudi Arabia and some other countries in the Middle East, said the country's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Sunday.
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