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Pakistan: Eight-member Punjab cabinet sworn in at Governor House
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): An eight-member cabinet of Pakistan's Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has taken oath at the Governor House in the first phase, according to media reports.
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Pakistan, India have a lot to gain from mutually beneficial trade: Shehbaz
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Islamabad is looking to forge partnerships for its geo-economics strategy, especially within the region, which apparently includes New Delhi.
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Mob lynches scrap dealer in Pakistan's Gujranwala; 14 held
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): A scrap dealer in Pakistan's Gujranwala was lynched on suspicion of motorcycle theft, according to the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, which claimed that police have made 14 arrests in this connection.
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Pakistan Interior Minister warns Imran Khan's party against announcing ano
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against announcing another long march, stating that its workers and supporters will not be allowed to enter Islamabad again this time.
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Pakistan's power authority NEPRA approves price hike of Rs 3.99 per unit
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): While the Pakistani citizens were distressed by the hike in oil prices, in yet another shock, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday approved a hike in power tariff by Rs 3.99 per unit.
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif orders release of Rs 50 billion to Chinese IPP
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): In order to set in motion the squeaky wheels of Chinese projects in the country, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the release of Rs 50 billion to Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
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Pakistan Television Corporation fires journalist for visiting Israel
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) fired a journalist for going to Israel along with a delegation comprising Pakistani Americans, announced the Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday.
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50-member TTP Jirga to visit Kabul for peace talks with Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): The peace effort between Pakistan and the proscribed terror outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) gather pace as a 50-member jirga of notable tribal leaders is due in Kabul tomorrow (Wednesday).
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Pakistan: 5 killed, 13 injured in bus accident in Sindh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A bus accident near Ghotki district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Tuesday morning resulted in the death of five persons and injured over 13 passengers.
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Pakistani Army, not govt, to call shots over appointment of next chief as
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): With the race for the appointment of Pakistan's new Army Chief on, it is highly likely that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is constitutionally permitted to select the Chief, will not play any role and the Army itself will call the shots.
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Pakistan adds 54 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Pakistan reported 54 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the country's ministry of health said on Tuesday.
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Refusing to Disappear: Daughter shares soul-rending ordeals after father '
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Aymun Sajid, daughter of Sajid Mehmood, who was abducted on the evening of spring 2016 by "Pakistan's state agencies", remembers the day clearly and still clutches the memories of her "Baba" who never came back.
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