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Firing near Afghan consulate in Karachi: Reports
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 6 (ANI): Intermittent firing was heard in the vicinity of the Afghan consulate in Karachi's Old Clifton area on Monday, according to television reports.
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Egypt expresses desire to join CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 6 (ANI): In a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan Sherif Shaheen has expressed the country's desire to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Pakistan's net public debt up by 35 percent
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 6 (ANI): Pakistan's net public debt has crossed Rs. 18.28 trillion mark, rising about 35 percent during the tenure of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
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Pak MPs, politicians likely to visit Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 6 (ANI): Several Pakistani politicians and parliamentarians are planning a visit to Afghanistan in a bid to reduce tensions between the two neighbours.
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Nawaz Sharif rakes up Kashmir issue again, harps on need for 'solutio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 5 [ANI]: Adding fuel to the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Kashmir is an 'incomplete agenda of the division of the sub-continent' and without its solution, peace and prosperity of the region will remain elusive.
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160 'illegal' Pakistani residents deported from Saudi Arabia
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 5 (ANI): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported 160 Pakistanis who were living illegally in the country.
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PoK locals take to streets against Pakistan's atrocities
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 5 (ANI): Anti Pakistan protests have been taking place across Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for weeks now, even as Islamabad today observes the annual Kashmir Solidarity Day in support of the Kashmiri people.
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Pakistan open to negotiate Dr Shakil Afridi`s release with U.S.: Sharif�
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 5 (ANI): Special Assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi has said that Pakistan is willing to hold negotiations with the Trump administration over the release of Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pin
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NAB asks PIA to play 'anti-corruption' songs during flight
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 5 (ANI): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has reportedly asked the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to play 'anti-corruption' songs as an in-flight warning to passengers.
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Qatar not involved in Panamagate controversy, says envoy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 5 (ANI): Qatar's ambassador to Pakistan, Saqr bin Mubarak Al Mansouri, asserted that the Qatari government is not involved in the Panamagate controversy in Pakistan.
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Sharif's aide, U.S. envoy chalk out road map for likely official meet
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs, Tariq Fatemi, in a meeting with U.S. Ambassador David Hale on Friday, finalised the likely meetings Pakistani officials will have in coming months with the Trump administration.
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Pak Interior Ministry submits objections on Quetta inquiry commission repo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 4 (ANI): The Pakistan Interior Ministry has formally raised objections on the report of the Quetta inquiry commission constituted for probing the August 8 Quetta carnage that left 73 people dead, most of them lawyers, and 104 others injured.
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