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COVID-19 vaccination almost out of reach for poor people, refugees in Paki
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): In Pakistan, where nearly a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has become very difficult for them as well as for the refugees who are residing in the country.
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8 killed, 5 injured in gas cylinder blast in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and five others were injured in a gas cylinder blast in Washuk district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.
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Death toll rises to 65 in train collision in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): The death toll in Monday's train collision in Pakistan's Sindh province rose to 65 on Tuesday, according to police.
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Imran Khan-led govt unlikely to implement IMF conditions in budget: Ex Pak
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Former finance minister of Pakistan's Punjab province, Aisha Ghous Pasha has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme will likely be suspended because the Imran Khan-led federal government might be unable to implement major conditions of t
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Pak's blasphemy laws continue to target Christian population
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Despite international condemnation over Pakistan's draconian blasphemy laws, which carry the death penalty, observers note that Christians continue to become common targets of discrimination of the laws, note observers.
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Pakistani singer Farhad Humayun passes away, condolences pour in on social
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): The untimely demise of Pakistani musician Farhad Humayun has shocked everyone. He was 42 when he breathed his last.
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UNICEF expresses concern over deaths of Pakistani children in explosions
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): After a series of blasts in Pakistan that killed and injured children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed serious concern over the fatalities and said no child should fall victim to the explosive remnants of war.
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Over 3 lakh Pak citizens fail to receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): While the Pakistan government tries to create awareness about COVID-19 vaccination, around 300,000 recipients of the first dose never returned to receive the second dose of the vaccine.
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Death toll from train collision in Pakistan's Sindh reaches 62
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): The death toll from the train collision in Pakistan's Sindh province reached 62 on Tuesday as rescue operations ceased and the track was restored.
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Israel has 'nothing to gain' from supporting Pakistan, says expert
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 8 (ANI): As the rise of the extremist political party the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) Pakistan continues to go unchallenged, foreign policy experts have argued that this failure should serve as a wake-up call for countries that are trying to befriend Islamabad.
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Rights groups call for independent probe into attack on Pak lawmaker Jugnu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Several human rights groups strongly condemned the attack on Pakistani lawmaker Jugnu Mohsin and called for a swift and independent probe into attempted assassination.
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Residents of Afghanistan's Paktia stage protest against Pak in support of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Residents of Afghanistan's Paktia province on Sunday staged a protest against Pakistan in support of National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib and called on Islamabad to stop supporting anti-Afghan terrorist groups.
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