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Passage of contentious bills on poll reforms in Pak will jeopardise future
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): With Pakistan recently passing two more controversial bills on electoral reforms in haste without any consultation with the opposition, the very holding of elections might be jeopardised should the federal government continue on this path, says a local me
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Pak National Assembly remains in turmoil as government, opposition still a
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): All hectic efforts to restore normalcy to the Pakistan National Assembly (NA) by Speaker Asad Qaiser proved futile as treasury members again interrupted the budget speech of the Leader of the opposition Shehbaz Sharif through sloganeering for a third cons
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World media bodies poke holes in Pak journalist murder probe, seek fresh i
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): A new report on the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Mujahid, published by international media bodies, finds significant errors in the official police investigation, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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Pak's federal budget provides no relief for poor, contains no incentives a
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): The recent federal budget passed by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government provides no relief for the common man, there are no incentives, no scope for job creation and revenue generation.
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Pakistan suspends polio vaccine drive after attacks on health workers
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Amid its inability to stamp out religious extremism, Pakistan has now "indefinitely" suspended its nationwide anti-polio campaign, to protect some 270,000 polio field staff from growing attacks.
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Pakistan Army chief directs country's military to maintain preparedness on
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Bajwa has said that the country's Army should maintain "high standards of operational preparedness" along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Pakistan-Afghan border, in view of the "evolving geo-strategic milieu"
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Pak journalists, activists question silence of religious bodies after cler
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Lahore police have registered a case against cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman following a video clip surfaced on social media showing him allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students, prompting journalists and activists to condemn the incident and question
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MQM activist Shahid Aziz tortured to death in Karachi jail
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) activist Shahid Aziz, who was unlawfully arrested in 2017, has been tortured to death by authorities of Karachi Central Prison.
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3 PTI lawmakers among 7 banned from National Assembly for 'unparliamentary
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Pakistan Assembly has barred seven Members of National Assembly (MNAs), including three from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, from entering the House for inappropriate and unparliamentary behaviour.
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Despite mounting debts, Pakistan proposes to exempt political parties from
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Despite rising debt and inflation in Pakistan, its Imran Khan-led federal government has proposed to exempt all registered political parties of Pakistan from the legal obligation of submitting their annual income and wealth records while also declaring th
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Pakistan hikes petrol prices by Rs 2.13 per litre
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): In yet another shock when the people are suffering from inflationary pressure, Imran Khan's government on Tuesday raised petrol prices in Pakistan by Rs 2.13 per litre.
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Pakistan: 13-yr-old Christian girl forcibly converted to Islam, father see
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): The forced conversion of girls from religious minorities to Islam continues unabated in Pakistan and its latest victim is a 13-year-old Christian girl.
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