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One killed, 10 injured in motorcycle bomb blast in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): One person was killed and at least ten others including policemen were injured after a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Saturday, police officials said.
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Accused of manipulating polls, former Pak Army offical calls Imran Khan 'c
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Former Pakistani Army officer Brigadier (Retd) Muzaffar Ali Ranjha lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan terming him a "compulsive liar" over accusations levelled against him by the country's former Prime Minister.
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Pakistan pharma association seeks withdrawal of taxes on raw materials, wa
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) on Friday called upon the Pakistan government to abolish the taxes on raw materials concerning the industry citing a shortage of 40 types of medicines and fearing 100 more if their demand is not
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Imran Khan challenges National Accountability Bureau ordinance in Pak's to
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday approached the country's top court to challenge the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government's recent amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance, contending that they will
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Pakistan risks losing GSP+ status as EU looks to prepare draft report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): As the European Union (EU) looks to prepare a draft report on GSP+ status, Pakistan needs to work in several areas to avoid losing the special incentive arrangements of the EU that it has enjoyed for the last seven years.
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Pakistan reports 435 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Pakistan witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases with 435 infections and one death reported in the last 24 hours.
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On IMF demands, Pakistan raises tax rates for salaried class
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Owing to the demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) withdrawing relief given on June 10, Shehbaz Sharif government on Friday increased the tax rates for the salaried class.
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Pakistan: Rights groups condemn forced disappearance of Karachi-based soci
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Human rights groups have condemned the forced disappearance of Karachi-based social media activist, Arsalan Khan, who went missing from the city's Clifton area, the latest in the series of abductions.
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Mumbai terror attack mastermind Sajid Mir quietly jailed in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): An anti-terror court in Pakistan has quietly sentenced the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack mastermind and a senior member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Sajid Mir.
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Negotiation with terror outfit TTP sparks fear in Pakistan's Parliament
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Pakistan government's negotiations with the proscribed outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has created fear in the Upper House of its Parliament.
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USD2.3 bn Chinese loan credited to State Bank of Pakistan: Finance Ministe
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday that a loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks had been credited to the central bank's account.
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Enforced Disappearances: Islamabad High Court says commission failed to di
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Islamabad High Court, while hearing a petition on missing persons' case has sought a report regarding the implementation of their production orders and said that the commission has failed to discharge its duties.
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