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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif warns of increased electricity load shedding in
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): After Pakistan failed to clinch a deal for natural gas supply for next month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday warned of increased electricity load shedding in July.
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Pakistan glorifies terrorism in the name of Islam: Author Arif Jamal
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Author and political commentator Arif Jamal said that Pakistan commits human rights violations with the help of terrorism and militancy and later glorifies these abuses in the name of Islam.
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Twitter in India bans accounts of Pakistan Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran a
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Twitter in India banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt. Earlier, Twitter also withheld the account of the national public broadcaster in Pakistan - Radio Pakistan.
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Media faces immense challenges, certain truths remain unsaid in Pakistan
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Power Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan on Sunday said that the media faces immense challenges in Pakistan as there are certain truths that cannot be said in the country where democracy is crushed often.
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Labour rights continue to be abused in Pakistan: Reports
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Workers in Pakistan suffer an abusive environment with blatant violations of their rights particularly in garment factories, according to report.
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Former chief of Pak's ISI says supporting Imran Khan need of hour
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan's former director-general (DG) of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Zaheerul Islam on Monday said supporting the Chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan was the need of the hour.
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Pakistan irked over BRICS meeting snub, says one member 'blocked participa
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan has expressed its regret about not getting invited to the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development (HLDGD) which concluded last week in Beijing, media reports said on Monday.
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Pakistan's NHA initiates settlement process for disputes over CPEC road pr
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan's National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board on Monday initiated a settlement process for all the disputes arising with Chinese companies for two China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
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Water crisis in Pakistan impacts food security
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): The ongoing water crisis in Pakistan has badly impacted the agriculture sector and agri-driven export industry as the situation is leading to severe drought in several areas of the country.
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Pakistan: Cops deployed for Sindh local body polls complain of no food, ac
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Amid the violence-marred, first phase of electoral procedures in Pakistan's Sindh province, several policemen who had been sent for duty during the local government polls complained of not being provided with food and accommodation.
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Pakistan's energy crisis to worsen amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): With the Covid-related supply disruptions and subsequent effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that exacerbated the situation, Pakistan's energy crisis is set to worsen in the near future as the cash-strapped country struggles to procure liquefied natura
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Korean investors take Pakistan govt to London arbitration court over escal
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Korean investors on Monday filed a claim with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) against the government of Pakistan over escalating costs of the Patrind Hydropower project.
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