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PML-N leader vows to 'respond to every injury in kind' after brief run-in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 13 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ataullah Tarar on Friday had a brief brush with the police in Sialkot's Daska area for allegedly carrying weapons in his vehicle. The leader later vowed to respond to 'every injury in kind'.
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Pakistan: PPP Secretary-General seeks more time to submit nomination paper
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday requested the Election Commission of Pakistan for an extension of the time duration for the submission of candidates' forms for the upcoming Senate election citing time constraints and legal issues.
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Pakistani judge Kayani rescues himself from hearing former ISI chief Durra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 12 (ANI): Pakistani judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has rescued himself from further hearing a petition filed by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Asad Durrani seeking removal of his name from a no-fly list, Pakistani media reported.
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Over 10,000 schools non-functional in Pakistan's Sindh: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 12 (ANI): Over 10,000 government schools are non-functional in Pakistan's Sindh province, according to a report by the Reform and Support of the Sindh Education and Literacy Department.
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Armenian American diaspora demands Pak's entry into FATF blacklist
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): With the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) scheduled to meet this month to decide the future of Pakistan in the global arena, the demand for Islamabad to be blacklisted for its terrorist financing continues to grow.
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Daniel Pearl case: Sheikh's acquittal shows Pak is a terror-sponsor state
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 12 (ANI): The acquittal of journalist Daniel Pearl's murderer, the terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan reflects that Islamabad is "a truly terrorist-sponsor state."
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Chinese transmission threatens to move Pak company to international arbitr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 11 (ANI): In a shock to Pakistan, Chinese company Pak Matiari- Lahore Transmission Company (PMLTC), which completed the Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Project with the investment of USD 2.2 billion in two years time, has threatened to take the government-owne
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Pakistan Education Minister blames 'weak education system' for spread of t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 11 (ANI): The spread of terrorism in Pakistan is the result of the weak education system in the country, said Shafqat Mehmood, Federal Minister for Education.
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If Pakistan is removed from FATF grey list, terrorists world over will cel
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): With the meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Pakistan's fate on the listings scheduled to take place on Thursday, a political expert Tom Rogan has said that if Islamabad is removed from the grey list, the terrorists world over will celebra
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Imran Khan should not blame others for his party's actions: PDM Chief Fazl
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 11 (ANI): After Prime Minister Imran Khan's alleged that Pakistan Democratic Movement chief made 'vast amounts of money' while selling votes during Senate polls, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the premier should not redirect the blame to others for the actions
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Terror groups in Pakistan disrupting peace process in Afghanistan: India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 11 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, saying that Islamabad has been disrupting the peace process in Afghanistan by orchestrating violent attacks through terror groups like Al-Qaida, I
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Pak police cracks down on govt employees demanding salary hike
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): The Pakistan police on Wednesday fired tear gas at the government employees, who were protesting to demand an increase in their salaries and pensions.
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