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Is Pakistan flood catastrophe linked only to climate change?
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): The Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has washed its hands of its responsibility and blamed climate change for the floods in the country, but the reality is that it failed in providing a quick response which could have mitigated
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"Mr Bajwa congratulations...your plan is working": Tweet that landed Pak l
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): A former minister from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has landed himself in hot water after openly criticising Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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Pakistan: Baloch movement alleges CPEC benefitting only Punjab province, n
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): Maulana Hidayatur Rahman, the leader of the "Give Rights to Gwadar" movement, alleged that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had become a China-Punjab corridor and Balochistan, on another side, is only receiving disappointment, local media re
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Unemployment in Pakistan to shoot up by 6.4, inflation likely to increase:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): Inflation in Pakistan is expected to reach around 20 per cent in FY23, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated in its latest report and added that stubborn higher inflation would likely be seen in the south-Asian country, Dawn reported.
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Former Pak lawmaker condemns Swat terror attack on school van
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Former Senate chairman, Raza Rabbani on Tuesday condemned the recent terrorist attack on a school van in Swat in which the van driver was shot dead and two schoolchildren injured on Monday morning in the Gulibagh area of Charbagh tehsil.
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Major reshuffle in Pakistan's top military brass: 12 major generals promot
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): The promotion of 12 major generals have set the stage for the major reshuffle in Pakistan's top military brass.
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Islamabad High Court grants Imran Khan protective bail in prohibited fundi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Islamabad High Court on Wednesday granted protective bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan in the prohibited funding case.
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Moody's downgrades 5 Pakistani banks' ratings; maintains negative outlook
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the long-term deposit ratings to Caa1 from B3 of five Pakistani banks.
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Swat attack: Protesters end sit-in after talks with Pak authorities
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Family members of a van driver, who was killed in the recent attack on a school bus in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ended their day-long sit-in on Tuesday after talks with the government.
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Flood-hit Pak gives nod to buy 6.2 mn mosquito nets from India
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Tuesday gave a nod to the country's health ministry to procure 6.2 million mosquito nets from India, in a bid to protect the public from vector-borne diseases after the last month's devastating floods that killed more the 1,6
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Pak Govt allots Rs 410 million to clamp down Imran Khan's long march
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): While Pakistan is facing the brunt of devastating floods amid nosediving economy, the Shehbaz Sharif-led government on Monday allocated Rs 410 million to deal with Imran Khan's long march.
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Pakistan undermines interests of both Americans and Europeans: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Pakistan was never a friend, certainly not an ally, the country has a long record of not just bluntly ignoring western concerns, but also actively breaking its commitments towards the US and the European Union (EU).
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