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Pakistan slams France's anti-radicalism bill, warns of 'serious repercussi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): In remarks that may worsen the already-strained ties between Islamabad and Paris, Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday asked the political leadership of France "not to entrench the discriminatory attitudes against Muslims into laws", warning that su
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Barring judge from hearing case against Imran Khan undermines Judiciary: P
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa has called the apex court's order of barring him from hearing matters on Prime Minister Imran Khan as an attempt to undermine the judiciary.
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Pak railways suffered Rs1.2 trillion losses in past 50 years, says Railway
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Azam Khan Swati said Pakistan Railways had suffered Rs1.2 trillion losses during the past 50 years and the government plans to revive the collapsing organisation but did not elaborate how.
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Pakistan's foreign debt, liabilities continue to mount
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan's foreign debt and liabilities have mounted by USD 3 billion or 2.6 per cent during the six months period ended in December last year, the central bank's data showed earlier this week.
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Pak religious scholars to protest against Imran Khan's plans to take over
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Pakistan's religious scholars have threatened to protest against the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government's plans to take over the mosques and seminaries.
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'Naked rigging', says Maryam after man from Imran Khan's party caught stea
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Friday said that her workers caught a man who allegedly stole a bag of votes from a polling station in the by-elections for Punjab's PP-51 (Wazirabad) constituency. The PML-N leader
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Day after attending India-led COVID workshop, Pak says committed to region
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feburary 19 (ANI): Pakistan is committed to regional cooperation to meet transnational challenges, said Special Assistant to Pakistan Prime Minister, Faisal Sultan, a day after attending an India-led workshop on COVID-19 management.
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Speak to relatives of Baloch missing persons: Maryam Nawaz asks Pak PM
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): Amid the growing atrocities against the minority communities of Pakistan, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz has asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to speak to the relatives of the Baloch missing persons who are protesting in Islamabad against the various
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Sri Lankan government cancels Imran Khan's address to Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Parliament on Thursday has cancelled the planned address of Prime Minister Imran Khan during his upcoming visit to the island nation, reported Dawn.
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Baloch rights group holds march in Islamabad against abduction, torture by
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): In a bid to highlight the plight of minority communities in Pakistan, a rights group -- Baloch Voice of Missing Persons (BVMP) has been holding demonstrations in Islamabad over the issue of forced abduction, torture, and harassment of the people of
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China did not fund any infrastructure projects of CPEC, says Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Beijing has not funded any infrastructure project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, said the Senate Special Committee on CPEC projects.
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Pak-Afghan Hazara Shias become prime target of Sunni extremists
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Hazara Shias remain a prime target for various Sunni terrorist groups such as Taliban and Islamic state group in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In southwestern Pakistan, the Hazaras live in ethnic ghettos and little information filters out from this highly
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