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Pakistan's pro-Taliban stance rooted in 'fear of India' despite spillover
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Islamabad's reaction to the Taliban's victory was the opposite of the despair in Western capitals. Their triumph showed that Afghans had "broken the shackles of slavery", Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan asserted.
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Taliban's win could soon be Pakistan's loss, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Even as the Taliban has talked of honour women's "rights" under Islamic law, experts have said Islamabad will share in the blame if and when the terrorist group's takeover starts to go wrong.
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Pak possess special responsibility towards Afghanistan because of their cl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 20 (ANI): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday expressed that Pakistan has a special responsibility towards Afghanistan as Islamabad possesses close relations with the Taliban, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.
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Five killed, 30 injured in bomb blast in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan] August 20 (ANI): At least five people lost their lives while 30 were reported injured in a bomb blast that happened on Thursday near a procession of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's eastern Bahawalnagar district, Xinhua reported.
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Emergence of Taliban in PoK disturbing, says Pashtun leader
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 20 (ANI): Provincial president of Awami National Party Aimal Wali Khan said the emergence of the Taliban in Gilgit Baltistan in PoK is "very disturbing."
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Pakistan court grants bail to man who vandalised statue of Maharaja Ranjit
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): A Pakistan court on Friday has granted bail to the man who vandalised the statue of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the Lahore Fort in the country.
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Islamabad in contact with Taliban, says Pakistan envoy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan has said that Islamabad was in contact with the Taliban, adding that it wished for an inclusive government in the neighbouring country.
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Pakistan sees surge in COVID-19 cases, active tally reaches 89,673
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Pakistan recorded a surge in COVID-19 cases with 3,239 new infections, taking the active tally in the country to 89,673.
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Global chip shortage hits Pakistan's automobile industry
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): A global shortage of semiconductor chips has affected consumers of cars and households in Pakistan, according to industry players.
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Afghanistan crisis may 'shrink' Pakistan's economy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Amid decreasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows, Pakistan's economy is expected to shrink further, following Afghanistan's current situation.
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Afghan leaders in Islamabad oppose Taliban govt
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Political leaders from Afghanistan visiting Pakistan have opposed "the single-party government" in their country, Samaa TV reported.
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Pak PM Imran Khan asks ministers to keep mum on Taliban's Afghanistan take
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been barring his ministers to speak or issue any statement over the Taliban's recent takeover in Afghanistan, a media report said.
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