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Pakistan floods: UN expresses concern over 3.4 million children in need of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday expressed concern over 3.4 million children in need of "immediate, lifesaving support" in Pakistan post devastating floods.
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Shehbaz Sharif to appoint new army chief, visit China in November: Pak Def
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will appoint a new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in November and will also visit China, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Over 90,000 people treated for water-borne diseases in Sindh in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): As the flood deaths continue to rise in Pakistan, a report by the Sindh health department reveals that over 90,000 people were treated for water-borne diseases in a single day in the province, media reports said.
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Pak-Afghan trade takes backseat owing to Pakistan's absurd policy changes,
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): Even after a plethora of bilateral discussions, the trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been unable to reach its full potential due to absurd policy changes and tariff hikes by the Pakistani government on imports, media reports said.
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Taliban makes USD 200 mn annually by indulging in criminal activities insi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): Taliban has been making around USD 200 million every year by indulging in criminal activities in Pakistan, including extortion, media reports said.
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Pakistan government deploys army troops to maintain law and order for Cheh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Ahead of the occasion of Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the Pakistan government has approved the deployment of Pakistani Army troops along with civil armed forces to maintain law and order.
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Prices of wheat, flour rise by up to 10-20 per cent in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan has increased the prices of wheat, and flour by up to 10-20 per cent, amid the ongoing inflation in the country, local media reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Controversy, scandal surrounds Diamer-Bhasha Dam on Indus
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan which is witnessing one of the worst floods in its history is caught in a storm of controversies and scandal surrounding the Diamer-Bhasha Dam on the Indus river.
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Sectarian violence rising, spreading across Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Sunni Muslim groups, the Deobandi Tehereek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and the rival Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) that represents the Barelvis, are fomenting sectarian violence across Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Chinese national arrested for raping minor girl for months
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): Amid grim human rights situation in Pakistan, a Chinese national was arrested for sexually assaulting and threatening a minor girl continuously for several months.
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Pakistan faces TTP, JeM hurdle in exiting FATF grey list
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): The UN's anti-terrorism watchdog - the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - will meet next month to evaluate not just enacting of laws and their enforcement, but also individuals and terror groups suspected to be the beneficiaries in Pakistan, report
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FATF must tread cautiously, terrorism ingrained in minds of Pak foreign po
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): Money laundering and terror financing watchdog FATF needs to tread cautiously before trusting Pakistan and bringing about a positive report to take the country out of the grey list, media reports said.
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