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Two Pakistanis, six Syrians held in Saudi Arabia for smuggling 47 mln drug
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Saudi Arabia security forces arrested two Pakistani citizens and six Syrians for smuggling around 47 million amphetamine pills in a shipment of flour, media reports said.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan mulls taking another IMF loan as floods wreak havoc
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): As Pakistan struggles to deal with the devastating flood situation, the cash-strapped country is mulling another emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), days after it managed to secure the much-needed bailout package to avert an imm
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More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history, according to UNICEF.
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Pakistan: Anti-Terrosism Court extends Imran Khan's interim bail in terror
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court had extended the interim pre-arrest bail of former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan till September 12 in the terrorism case, local media reported.
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Pakistan's deadly floods creates 100 km-wide inland lake in Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Pakistan's deadly floods have created a massive 100 km-wide inland lake due to the overflowing Indus River in Sindh Province, satellite images show.
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Islamabad HC orders Pak media regulatory authority to restore ARY News tra
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court on Thursday ordered Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to restore ARY News transmission immediately.
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Pakistan using narco-terrorism in its proxy war against India
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): In order to target youths and channelling finance for Pakistan-backed terror activities, Islamabad is using narco-terrorism as a new weapon in its proxy war against India in the Kashmir valley.
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Asian Development Bank grants USD 3 million to support Pakistan's flood re
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Amid widespread floods across, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a USD 3 million grant to support Pakistan's emergency relief efforts.
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Pakistan's legal system needs 'urgent reform' to protect safety, dignity o
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Amid the persecution of minorities in Pakistan, the legal system of the country is in need of urgent reform to protect the safety and dignity of the minorities including the Ahmadi community, according to a media report.
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Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): As districts in Pakistan continue to be affected by massive monsoon rainfall and unprecedented levels of flooding, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of significant public health threats facing affected populations, including the risk of fur
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'Pakistan has turned into prison state, needs to reform its judicial syste
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan is fast turning into a prison state and there is a dire need to reform its judicial system even as the raidly increasing number of extra-judicial killings raises serious questions about its justice delivery mechanism.
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Discrimination against Pashtuns may jeopardise Pakistan's unity and divers
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan army's approach to combating insurgency in the Pashtun tribal belt by using draconian laws, such as the notorious Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) may jeopardise its unity and diversity.
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