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Indian Sikh pilgrims stranded in Lahore amid violent protests in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): A group of Sikh pilgrims who left Amritsar to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal on the occasion of Baisakhi, are stranded in Lahore amid rising violence in Pakistan.
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Pakistan to ban radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP)
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said that the government has decided to ban the radical Islamist Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), whose supporters and workers have been carrying out violent protests across the country for thr
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Pak telecom regulator directs Twitter to block posts against judiciary
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday directed Twitter to immediately block and remove malicious "trends and tweets" vilifying the superior judiciary of the country.
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PDM chief Fazl asks opposition partners to stay united for democracy in Pa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): In an attempt to save the united opposition from against Imran Khan government, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief and head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday asked the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami Natio
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Pakistan: TLP 'goons' force policemen to chant religious slogans, activist
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): In what has been described as a state failure, "goons" from far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) gheraoed police personnel in Lahore city of Pakistan on Tuesday and forced them to chant religious slogans.
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Pakistan's Punjab govt extends smart lockdowns in COVID-19 hotspots
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): In view of the incessant surge in daily COVID-19 cases, authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday announced the extension of smart lockdowns, enforced in COVID-19 hotspots, till April 26.
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COVID-19: Pakistanis forced to opt for expensive jabs from private markets
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): The Pakistani government is facing double trouble as hospital beds are filling up amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country and the vaccination program is progressing at a slow rate due to delayed deliveries and limited supplies.
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US report reveals troubling human rights abuses in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): US State Department has issued its report on human rights condition in different countries across the world. It has also discussed Pakistan, in terms of different issues including human rights violation, freedom of expression, the plight of minorities, m
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Pak Supreme Court slams accountability watchdog for random arrests, late f
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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday slammed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), for "randomly" arresting people, and filing a reference against them after a year-and-a-half.
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Protest breaks out in multiple cities in Pakistan after TLP chief's detent
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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): Protests broke out at numerous places in major cities in Pakistan on Monday to oppose the detention of Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.
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Pakistan hoping for USD 1 billion debt relief from G-20
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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): Pakistan is hoping to get around USD one billion relief from G-20, the Pakistan Economic Affairs Ministry said on Saturday.
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Pakistan awaits huge consignment of Covid-19 vaccines amid surge in cases
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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 11 (ANI): Amid a significant rise in COVID-19 deaths in Pakistan in the past few days, the country is awaiting a huge consignment of COVID-19 vaccines in the country within the next few weeks.
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