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Widespread outbreak of dengue, other epidemics affect Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Amid ravaging floods, Pakistan is hit with a dengue outbreak that has gone out of control across the country.
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Issue of enforced disappearances lingers in Pakistan despite efforts by ci
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Despite efforts by civil society to raise awareness about enforced disappearances, the issue lingers in Pakistan as the State uses it with impunity.
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Jail is a small thing, will hold election by force: Imran Khan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): While demanding a free and fair election, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he is not afraid of going to jail and will hold the elections by force if the government fails to compel to free and fair elections, media reports said.
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At least three months required to drain out floodwater in Sindh: CM
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Three to six months will be required to drain out rain and floodwater from submerged areas of Sindh province of Pakistan, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Sunday.
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'Never seen climate carnage on such scale', says UN chief after visit to f
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): After accessing the situation of flood-hit Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said that he has "never seen climate carnage" on such a scale, blaming wealthier countries for the devastation.
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Pakistan floods: Protest breaks out against administration after 6-year-ol
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Around 200 flood-affected families protested in Sukkur city of Sindh province after a six-year-old girl reportedly died of starvation and illness at a makeshift shelter near a filling station on the National Highway in the Patni area on Friday.
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Imran Khan ready to accept Islamabad HC's decision in contempt case
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday said that he will accept the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) verdict in the contempt of court case filed against him for threatening additional sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry during a rally.
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Islamabad court imposes Rs 5,000 fine on Imran Khan for seeking adjournmen
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Islamabad court on Saturday imposed Rs 5,000 fine on former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for seeking adjournment in the Rs 10 billion Khawaja Asif defamation case.
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IPEF to encourage Pakistan to "decouple" from Chinese market: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) can change the economic dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region, especially Pakistan as the group is ostensibly created to encourage regional economies to "decouple" from the Chinese market by providing them alt
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Pakistan in severe liquidity crunch amid ravaging floods
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan's macroeconomic vulnerabilities are not going anywhere as the country is reeling under a severe dollar liquidity crunch while the recent flash floods have aggravated.
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Imran Khan's party holds nationwide protests against 'minus-one formula'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party has called for nationwide protests on Saturday against the "minus-one formula", a term used by PTI to describe the government's attempts to try and disqualify PTI Chairman from elections, media repor
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Over 5k harassment complaints, including 3,698 by women, filed in last 4 y
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan's grievance redressal institution against harassment has received a record number of nearly 5,008 complaints in the last four years - an exceptional increase in the number of registered cases, media reports said.
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