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China denies "hidden" military bases on CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): Beijing has refuted the reports suggesting that the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under construction with Islamabad has "hidden" military or strategic bases, maintaining the commercial status of the project.
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Nawaz Sharif's exemption plea rejected
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): An accountability court in Pakistan rejected country's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's plea seeking seven-day exemption from personal appearance in the Avenfield case.
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Pak Police arrests three Chinese
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Islamabad Police and Airport Security Force (ASF) officials have confirmed the arrest of three Chinese for filming the recently constructed Islamabad Airport with the help of a drone.
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NAB's Operations Director General to be new witness in Avenfield case agai
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to produce its Operations Director General Zahir Shah as a new witness in the Avenfield properties case against the Sharif family.
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Minority Hindu families protest abduction of minor
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Protesting minority Hindu families residing in the Yazman Tehsil, which is approximately 30-kilomters from Bahawalpur, have come out onto the streets to demand the recovery of minor girl allegedly abducted five days ago.
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Pak failing on human rights front- HRCP
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): A new report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has again severely criticized the country's human rights record over the past year.
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Pak's current account deficit rises due to CPEC: ADB report
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr. 17 (ANI): Pakistan's current account deficit (CAD) has risen to 4.5 per cent mainly due to the smooth implementation of projects under the USD 63 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to a report by Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Bad weather prevents Sharif, daughter from attending Avenfield hearing
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr. 16 (ANI): Former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz pinned the blame on bad weather for their failure to attend the proceedings of the Avenfield properties case against them.
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Pakistan clarifies on denial of consular access to Sikh pilgrims
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 15 (ANI): Pakistan on Sunday clarified its stance over denial of consular access to visiting Sikh pilgrims.
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'Insecure' Pakistan must stop demonising Pashtuns
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): One of Pakistan's lawyers Babar Sattar, who writes articles for leading daily The News and other publications, has objected strongly to the ongoing censorship of the media, print and electronic, in Pakistan.
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Iran keen to partner Pakistan on CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Iran has expressed keen interest in entering into a partnership with Pakistan to explore possibilities in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which falls under the ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR).
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Former Pak army chief accused of dismantling legal medical depot
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): A petition has been filed at the Pakistan Supreme Court against former chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani alleging him of absolving a legally established armed forces Medical store depot and manufacturing, supplying and procuring degraded
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