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Pakistan: Investigations reveal 'dubious' funds used for PTI media drive
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The investigation into the "dubious" money moved to Pakistan by the former owner of the Abraaj Group, Arif Naqvi, has revealed that a sizable sum of foreign money was used by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) during the 2013 general elections.
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Pak rights minister highlights plight of Ahmadis as Nobel laureate's grave
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan human rights minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Friday said that the Ahmadi minority community in the country is being subjected to grave human rights violations and because of the deep fear instilled in them no one even dares to mention the na
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Pakistan: Federal minister hits out at Imran Khan for holding 'concerts' d
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): After the satellite images of the Pakistan floods were released, the Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for holding 'concerts' in such a di
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Pakistan: Imran Khan warns Shehbaz govt against torture of party leaders
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): After the alleged torture of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's close aid Shahbaz Gill, the PTI chief has given a warning to the government led by Shehbaz Sharif saying that if the regime continued to torture, the party will take out a march t
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Cash-strapped Pakistan to seek flood aid from international lenders
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan is planning to reach out to global lenders for monetary assistance to deal with devastating floods in the country, local media reported on Saturday.
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Balochistan minister rejects PKR 10 billion grant from Pak govt, says "gra
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Balochistan Agriculture Minister Mir Asadullah Baloch on Friday rejected the Rs 10 billion grant announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the rehabilitation of flood victims in the province saying that the grant was nothing compared to the lo
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US Congress members to visit flood-hit Pakistan tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Members of the United States Congress Sheila Jackson and Tom Suozzi have left for a two-day visit to the flood-affected Pakistan on Saturday, in a bid to show solidarity with the victims and the Pakistani government.
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ARY News "back on air" in Pakistan after IHC orders immediate restoration
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The transmission of ARY News has been restored in several cities following the orders of the Islamabad High Court to immediately restore the transmission of the Pakistani TV channel on Friday.
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Violence against women rampant in Pakistan; safety, security remain a conc
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Violence against women in Pakistan has become a problem that cannot be neglected, as it has become a social norm in the households.
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Pakistan records highest ever weekly inflation in decades amid calamitous
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose steeply in the previous week climbing to a record 45.5 per cent year-on-year in September, the highest level in a decade.
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Study reveals climate change-related incidents pose negative effects on ps
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): As the heavy monsoon rains and floods continue to play havoc with people's lives and resources in Pakistan, analysts have climate change produces negative effects on the psychological and reproductive health of women who bear the major brunt of disast
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Pakistan: PTI's Billion Tree Project hit by claims of corruption
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Initiated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Billion Tree Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been hit by the provincial government's corruption and failure, according to reports.
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