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Pakistan: Accountability Bureau summons Imran Khan again in Toshakhana ref
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been summoned once again by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) after he failed to show up at its Rawalpindi office on Friday, reported Geo News.
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Pakistan receives USD 1 billion loan from China
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"This is to inform you that USD 1 billion has been received from China," said the central bank in a brief message to journalists on Friday night.
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US aware of military trials in Pakistan, urges authorities to respect demo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Responding to the question regarding the situation in Pakistan, Miller said that US is aware of the reports that civilians will face military trials over the suspected involvement in the May 9 protest.
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Pakistan: Quake of magnitude 5.6 jolts Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
On Tuesday afternoon, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and other towns, causing people to flee their homes, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan's new budget depends on concessions from China
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The country remains mired in political and economic crises, amid punishing inflation that neared 38 per cent in May. On Monday, the central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged at a record-high 21 per cent, saying it thinks inflation has "peaked."
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Pakistan: Journalists among 4 booked for 'inciting attacks' on military in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a first information report (FIR) registered on Monday, complainant Muhammad Aslam said he was passing by Islamabad's G-11 locality on May 9 when he witnessed 20-25 people sharing "screenshots of tweets and video messages" of Adil Raja, Wajahat Saeed Khan, Syed Haider Raza Mehdi and Shahee
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Rights body urges Pak government to stop "tragic deportation" of Afghan re
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Over the last week, Pakistani authorities arrested and detained hundreds of Afghan migrants from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and other cities in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Several flights diverted due to bad weather in Islamabad, Lahore
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesperson said that several flights have been diverted to Multan airport owing to bad weather in Lahore and Islamabad.
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Pakistan's multiple crises become breeding ground for heightened faith-dri
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistani analyst Imtiaz Gul, Executive Director of the Center for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad, wrote for East Asia Forum in March that terrorist attacks peaked in 2013, averaging just under four attacks a day, with nearly 2700 total fatalities.
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China's actions exacerbating Pakistan's debt issue
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
By December 2022, Pakistan's external debt had reached USD 126 billion; accounting for 35 per cent of its GDP. The problem is an outcome of legacy issues plaguing the Pak economy including dwindling foreign exchange reserves, high inflation, a lack of foreign investments and balance of payme
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Pakistan needs to pass programme-friendly budget to unlock funds: IMF
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A general election is scheduled for November, which the government hopes will resolve the uncertainty caused by the protest movement led by the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since his ouster in a no-confidence vote last year.
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Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad urges Pak government to stop arrest of re
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
274 Afghans are detained in Sindh state prisons, according to Abdul Jabar Takhari, the general consul of Afghanistan in Karachi, who also indicated that efforts are being undertaken to liberate them.
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