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Pak police resorts to baton-charge, tear gas shelling on teachers protesti
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): As several teachers in Pakistan held a protest near Prime Minister Imran Khan's residence in Banigala on Saturday to protest against the new regularisation policy of their department, police resorted to use of force by firing tear gas and baton-chargi
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NAB committing human rights violations, says Pak senator
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): Pakistan Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla has levelled charges against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of committing grave human rights violations and accused Imran Khan's government of using government machinery, including the an
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Pakistan: PTM leader Ali Wazir remanded in police custody till Dec 30 desp
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 20 (ANI): Despite the growing outcry over his 'illegal' arrest and increasing demand for his immediate release, Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Ali Wazir has been remanded in police custody till December 30 by an anti-terrorism court.
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To weaken Pakistan's opposition, NAB asks PDM chief Fazlur Rehman to submi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): After the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) initiated a probe against Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for illegally buying expensive land, the federal agency has asked for details of his assets and source of income, i
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Pakistan's Covid-19 monitoring body chief tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan's coronavirus-monitoring body, National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar has tested positive for the virus, he confirmed on Friday.
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ECP decides when elections are held, not Imran Khan: Maryam
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim Leauge - Nawaz vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday hit out at the federal government saying that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will decide the schedule for the upcoming Senate elections, not Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Pakistan to hold by-elections in 8 constituencies of national, provincial
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday decided to immediately hold by-elections in eight constituencies of national and provincial assemblies, which were deferred because of the coronavirus pandemic, reported Dawn.
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Pak journalists' union urge HC to strike down 'unconstitutional' social me
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has urged the Islamabad High Court to strike down the "unconstitutional" Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), Rules 2020.
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'Fascist govts implicate elected representatives in false cases': Bilawal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari condemned the arrest of Member of National Assembly (MNA) and Pashtun leader Mohammad Ali Wazir by stating that "it has been the modus operandi of the fascist governments to implicate the el
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Would sacrifice Sindh govt for democracy's sake: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said that he was ready to give up his party's government in Sindh for the sake of democracy as the Prime Minister Imran Khan government continues to impose crackdowns on the op
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PPP opposes Imran Khan's decision to hold Senate election in February
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): Terming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's decision to hold Senate elections in February 2021 instead of March as 'unconstitutional', the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) asserted that no party has the authority to decide when the Senate election will b
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Pakistan reports 105 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): With 105 COVID-related deaths in one day, the highest since June, Pakistan's count of fatalities went up to 9,010 on Wednesday.
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