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Afghanistan hits out at Pak FM Qureshi's statements, says Islamabad should
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): Reacting against Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's statement on Islamabad being made a "scapegoat" for the mistakes of those in Afghanistan, it's Foreign Ministry said that Islamabad should act against the secure hideouts of terrorists on
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Media bodies reject 'draconian' Pakistan Media Development Authority law
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan's media organisations have rejected as "draconian" the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) bill, which proposes the creation of a centralised media regulatory authority.
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Imran Khan says US prefers India, "uses" Pakistan for settling Afghan cris
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States views Pakistan as "useful" only for clearing the "mess" it has left behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting and prefers India when it comes to forming a "strategic partnership".
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Pak Pashtuns raise voice against Imran Khan govt, support Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan's liberal Pashtuns are raising their voices against the government's attempts to fuel unrest in neighbouring Afghanistan by assisting the Taliban.
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Eliminate safe havens of Taliban along Pak-Afghanistan border: US to Pakis
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Islamabad should target safe hideouts of the Taliban along its border with Afghanistan, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his phone call with Army Chief of Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
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Pakistan reports over 100 COVID-19 fatalties for first time in nearly thre
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan has reported more than 100 COVID-19 fatalities after a gap of nearly three months amid the fourth wave of the infection.
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Afghan social media campaign calls for sanctions on Pak over Taliban offen
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): A massive social media campaign in Afghanistan is demanding sanctions on Pakistan as people believe that Islamabad is behind the Taliban's destructive offensive in the country.
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Pak PM says Taliban won't talk to Afghan govt until Asharaf Ghani remains
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Amid large-scale fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the terror group would not talk to the Afghanistan government until Asharaf Ghani remains the country's president.
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Pakistan Newspapers Society says no to new media law, calls it 'unconstitu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): A premier body of newspapers publishers in Pakistan has rejected the proposed media law, describing it as "unconstitutional and draconian".
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No constitutional governance in Pakistan, attacks on freedom of expression
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan has no constitutional governance and attacks on journalists and free speech are rampant in the country, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Fazlur Rehman said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's minorities in shambles, continue to suffer
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan has failed to uphold the promise which was everything for minorities that is safeguarding fundamental rights and freedom of religious minorities which was promised on August 11, 1947, but they still continue to suffer.
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Afghanistan: Taliban continues sporadic killings of civilians, violating h
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): The Taliban has been continuing its mayhem in Afghanistan after the US drawdown, killing civilians, regardless of human rights violations.
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