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Pak govt crackdown on opposition: Several held ahead of Gurjanwala rally
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): Ahead of an anti-government protest by the newly formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Punjab's Gujranwala on October 16, the Imran Khan government has started a crackdown on the Pakistani Muslim League (Nawaz), or PML(N), and other opposition p
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Pak opposition tears into islands ordinance, says will not allow Imran Kha
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): Pakistan government is under fire from the opposition for taking control of two islands previously under the regional government of Sindh province, with various politicians accusing the Imran Khan-led administration of planning to hand over these strat
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Pakistan's NAB to probe closure of Roosevelt Hotel
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairperson Justice Javed Iqbal has directed the bureau's Rawalpindi Director-General to probe the reasons behind the decision to close the iconic Roosevelt Hotel, informed a press statement on Tuesday.
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No plans to sell Roosevelt Hotel, says Pak Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): Terming the news of the sale of the iconic Roosevelt Hotel as 'misleading' and 'speculative', Pakistan's Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Tuesday said that the government has no plans to sell the hotel.
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Imran Khan government will be sent packing before January says PML(N)
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 13 (ANI): Pakistani Muslim League (Nawaz) [PML(N)] vice president Maryam Nawaz on Monday said that the Prime Minister Imran Khan Government "would go home" before January days before the opposition holds its first power show in a campaign to oust the incumbent g
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Pak SC issues notice to Imran Khan for attending political event
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Prime Minister Imran Khan for attending a ceremony of the Insaf Lawyers Forum.
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Pakistan PM's top aide Asim Bajwa resigns as SAPM on information
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Prime Minister Imran Khan's top aide Lt Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Monday announced his resignation as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting.
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Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari shifted to hospital after feeli
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Former Pakistan president and Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was shifted to a hospital, after he felt unwell on Sunday, according to a statement by the party.
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Pakistan religious scholar shot dead in Karachi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Maulana Dr Adil Khan, a religious scholar and head of Pakistan's's Jamia Farooqia seminary, was shot dead along with his driver in a suspected targeted attack in Karachi on Saturday, Dawn reported.
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Citing 'immoral content' Pakistan bans TikTok, citizens see more to it
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): On Friday Pakistan joined the list of countries like India and the US -- whose differences with China are out in the open -- in banning the Chinese app TikTok.
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PML-N handing out money to muster support for anti-government movement, al
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday slammed the opposition parties, alleging that the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) was handing out money to supporters to muster support for the anti-government movement.
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Pakistan bans TikTok over complaints against 'immoral content'
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday became the latest country to impose a ban on TikTok, a Chinese short video making app, after receiving a "number of complaints from different segments of the society", the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said in a press sta
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