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Biggest crackdown on journalists in Pakistan as 49 scribes arrested by FIA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Even as Prime Minister Imran Khan claims of no crackdown on Pakistan's journalists, Mubashir Zaidi, a journalist, has revealed that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered cases against 49 journalists till date.
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Pakistan wakes up to 4.3 magnitude earthquake
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted west of Islamabad in Pakistan early on Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said.
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Six Pakistani banks named in FinCEN leak: Report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): As many as six Pakistani banks have been identified for suspicious transactions for close to USD 2.5 million, in a probe that looks into the role that global banks play in money laundering.
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Pakistan: Anti-graft body to probe Opposition leaders after alliance forme
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): Pakistan's anti-corruption body on Tuesday issued a notice to Opposition leader and Jamiat Ulema e-Islam's Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman, asking him to appear before its investigation team in October.
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Bringing back Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan is govt's responsibility: Islamabad
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Imran Khan-led government that it allowed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to go abroad without informing the court and it was up to the dispensation of taking steps for ensuring
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Army should avoid meddling in country's politics: Pashtun leader
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): A noted Pashtun leader and Chairman of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Tuesday said that the Army should not meddle in the country's politics as it violates the very essence of the Constitution.
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Abduction of girls from minority communities continues in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): There is a long history of abduction of women from religious minority communities in Pakistan and minor girls continue to be victims of religious violence and persecution, according to a report.
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Ahead of October review, Pakistan attempts to mislead FATF, shield terror
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): In a bid to protect JuD chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba sponsor Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan has made yet another attempt to avoid being blacklisted in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ahead of the deadline for the review meeting in October.
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Opposition parties in Pakistan form alliance, anti-govt movement against I
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): Major Opposition parties in Pakistan have formed an alliance -- Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) -- demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and sacking of his top aid Lt Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa over allegations of corruption.
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Pakistan's opposition parties announce alliance to oust Imran Khan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): Opposition parties in Pakistan on Sunday announced that it will come together to form a new alliance called 'Pakistan Democratic Movement' with an aim to oust the Imran Khan-led government.
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Pakistan's economy has been completely destroyed in last two years: Nawaz
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Hitting out at the present Imran Khan-led government, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday termed his government as "nalayaq" (worthless) and said that the country's economy has been completely destroyed in the last two years.
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Ahead of crucial FATF meet, Pakistan continues to treat 21 dreaded terrori
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): In a big revelation exposing the double standards of Pakistan, the country, despite the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sword hanging over its head, continues to harbour terrorists and is giving VIP treatment to many of them including underworl
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