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JuD hold protests against possible ban
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 31 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) took to the streets outside the National Press Club here against reports that it is likely to be placed in the list of banned groups.
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Pakistan, New Zealand discuss Islamabad's bid to seek NSG membership
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 31 (ANI): Pakistan and New Zealand have discussed Islamabad's bid to seek membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on the sidelines of the third round of bilateral political consultations.
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Satire website blocked in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 30 (ANI): Satire website Khabaristan Times, a political and military commentator, has reportedly been blocked in Pakistan.
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Pakistan Minister rules out change in blasphemy law
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 30 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Mohammed Yousuf has rejected news reports of the government planning to change the existing blasphemy law.
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Shia Muslims hold rallies in Pakistan against targeted killings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 30 (ANI): Shia Muslims held rallies across Pakistan's southern Sindh province last week to protest against a recent upsurge in violence against their community.
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Palestinian Prez to arrive on three-day visit to Pak today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 30 (ANI): Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas will arrive on a three-day visit to Pakistan on Monday during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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UNESCO accepts proposal to include eight more Pak sites to world heritage
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 30 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has agreed to include eight more Pakistani sites to its list of World Heritage Sites.
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'I pray Trump bans Pakistani visas': Imran Khan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 30 (ANI): Condemning the plight of Muslims being prevented from entering the United States under President Donald Trump's immigration ban, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that he wants the former to ban Pakistani visas also so that
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Leaders of banned terror outfits dine with Muslim World League in Islamaba
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 29 (ANI): Leaders of proscribed terror outfits including Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat's (ASWJ) Aurangzeb Farooqi, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Hafiz Saeed and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Siraj-ul-Haq were recently seen dinning with officials of Muslim World Leagu
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ECP plans to start training of seven lakh polling staff by June
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 29 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is planning to start the training of seven lakh polling staff by June this year as it prepares for the next general elections.
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Pakistan: Panel to take call on NOCs to Indian movies' tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 29 (ANI): A special committee will on Monday initiate the process of issuing no objection certificates (NOCs) to the Indian movies, said Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb.
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World Bank CEO satisfied with talks on Indus Waters Treaty
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 29 (ANI): World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva, who recently concluded her three-day visit to Pakistan, said that she had constructive discussions with the country's leadership on the Indus Waters Treaty.
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