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Pak PM Imran Khan insists on introducing electronic voting machines, oppos
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Despite the reservations of the opposition about the "electoral reforms", Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the next general elections would be held through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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Pak, Iran discuss regional security situation since Taliban takeover of Af
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Pakistan and Iran reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and discussed the regional security situation since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Despite Pak assurances to FATF of controlling terrorism, LeT found to have
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Despite Pakistan’s assurances to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of controlling terrorist groups, it was found that Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) international operational commander Sajid Mir’s had a role in the killing of a Swedish cart
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World must engage with Taliban in Afghanistan: Pakistan tells US
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Pakistan National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed Yusuf met Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and told her that the world should engage with the Taliban's newly-formed government in Afghanistan.
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Designate Pakistan as a terror state, says expert urging US to evaluate ti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Policymakers and geopolitical experts in Washington are advocating a shift in outlook towards Islamabad following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan which was aided by Pakistan.
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Hamid Karzai discuss women education in Afghanistan with UK PM's special e
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Islamabad] October 7 (ANI): Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with UK Prime Minister's special envoy Simon Gass to discuss issues related to women education in Afghanistan.
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COVID-19: UK makes quarantine mandatory for Pakistani nationals
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): The United Kingdom has said that Pakistani nationals coming to Britain will have to undergo several COVID-19 safety measures.
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Journalists condemn Pakistan plan for strict control over media
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): Several media rights groups have called on Pakistani authorities to withdraw plans to establish the 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA) that risks placing strict state control over all media.
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Major military reshuffle in Pakistan, Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum named new ISI ch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): In a major military reshuffle in Pakistan, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed has been replaced and Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum has been appointed in his place, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Imran Khan made lives of Afghan refugees miserable amid false promises of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): Three years since Prime Minister Imran Khan promised to grant Afghan refugees full citizenship, the commitment remains unfulfilled.
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US Dy Secy Sherman to visit Pakistan tomorrow, likely to discuss Afghan is
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): Amid fraught Islamabad and Washington ties, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is slated to arrive in Islamabad on Thursday for talks to iron out differences between the two countries on the Afghan issue.
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Pakistan seeks ADB help for setting up natural disaster fund for risk redu
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): There is a need for establishing a natural disaster fund for disaster risk reduction, mitigation and rehabilitation, said Pakistan's Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar during discussions with newly appointed
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