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Pakistan: Government faces backlash over Ordinances to push 'draconian law
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): The Imran Khan government is facing heavy backlash from all quarters for amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 through the promulgation of an Ordinance.
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Pakistan allows overland transportation of 50,000 tonnes of wheat from Ind
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan government has allowed the overland transportation of 50,000 tonnes of wheat and medicines from India to Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: Senior PPP leader Rehman Malik passes away due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) senior leader and former interior minister Rehman Malik passed away due to COVID-19 infection on Wednesday morning at the age of 70, local media reported.
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Girls education in jeopardy due to sexual crimes at educational institutio
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Recent cases of sexual harassment and murder of medical students in Sindh province of Pakistan shed light on the threat faced by young women pursuing higher education in the country, local media reported.
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Corruption, money laundering reaching new high in Pakistan under Imran Kha
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Under the current Imran-Khan government, corruption and money laundering are the 'most important issues faced by Pakistan, local media reported.
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Long march on Islamabad would oust 'incompetent' govt, says PPP's Bilawal
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) long march will leave Karachi on February 27 and it will make it really difficult for the government to handle once it reaches Islamabad, said the Chairman of the opposition PPP Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday.
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Pakistan preaching India when women rights in its own country squashed
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Aurat March demonstrates that many in Pakistan who are criticizing India over the Hijab row are themselves desperate about what women should wear in public.
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Pakistan eye washing FATF as it continues to remain epicenter of terrorism
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan is eye washing Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - global anti-money laundering watchdog by making claims of fulfilling compliance at a time when Pakistan continues to remain an epicentre of terrorism and other criminal activities, reported
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Pakistan railway project hanging in balance as China delays finance
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan railway line project, Main Line (ML-1), is hanging in the balance owing to the financial delays by Exim Bank of China.
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Pakistan: Journalists union challenges PECA amendments in Islamabad HC
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), on Tuesday, has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court opposing the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
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Pakistan visa applications rejected by Canadian authorities
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Visa applications of Pakistani students are getting rejected by Canadian authorities owing to reasons including weak previous academic background, overstay in Canada, the insufficient financial capacity to support their stay in Canada, illegal migrati
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Imran Khan govt faces backlash over new draconian cybercrime law
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is facing heavy criticism from the opposition, journalists and judiciary alike over the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
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