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UK responds to Pak's reference against MQM founder
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 11 (ANI): The British authorities have assured Pakistan that the London Police will examine the August 22 speech of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain that caused rioting in Karachi.
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Registered Afghan refugees can now stay in Pakistan till March 2017, says
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 10 (ANI): Pakistan's federal cabinet has granted an extension of stay to registered Afghan refugees in the country by a further three months.
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Sharif's special envoy on Kashmir fails to get official meeting with
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 10 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Special Envoy Awais Leghari, who is on a visit to Switzerland, has failed to get an appointment with the Swiss government.
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Iran expresses interest in participating in CPEC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 10 (ANI): Terming the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as one of the greatest projects in the region, Iran has expressed interest in participating in the USD 46 billion project.
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Pak Army repeating horrors of 1971 by targeting Baloch women
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 10 (ANI): Asserting that history was repeating in itself, Farzana Majeed Baluch, a Baloch human rights activist, has said that human rights violations committed by Pakistan in Balochistan and the army targeting Baloch women was as bad as the torture and rape of w
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Children make up 58 % of all Pakistani migrants: UN report
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 8 (ANI): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its latest report has pointed out that children make up 58 per cent of all refugees from Pakistan, the highest proportion in the South Asian region.
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Indo-US pact against CPEC, Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Sept 7 (ANI): Hafiz Saeed, founder of the banned terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), on Wednesday said the new pact between India and America against the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is against the Muslim world and bulwark Pakistan.
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CPEC force deployment delayed with no authorisation from provinces
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 7 (ANI): In the latest meeting that was called to review progress on the implementation of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, reports suggest that the special security division for the protection of Chinese workers could not be deplo
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Malala urges India, Pakistan to work together in solving Kashmir unrest
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sep. 6 (ANI): Pakistan's teenage Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has called on the United Nations, the international community, Pakistan and India to work together to improve the conditions in Kashmir, which is presently witnessing a period of massive unrest.
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Pak NA speaker forwards reference to ECP seeking Imran Khan's disqual
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 6 (ANI): Pakistan National Assembly speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has dismissed all references seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and instead has sent similar references against two leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to the top poll superviso
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Pak celebrates 51st Defence Day today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 6 (ANI): Pakistan today celebrated 51st Defence Day with renewed pledge to defend the country against all odds.
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Belarus, Kazakhstan assure support to Pak's NSG bid: Tariq Fatemi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. (ANI): Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Pakistan Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, has said that Belarus and Kazakhstan have assured to support Islamabad's bid for membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
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