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Journalism in PoK: A saga of intimidation, oppression and censorship
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gilgit [PoK]/Bern [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): Journalists and political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan have blamed Islamabad for subjugating their voice and harassment by using draconian anti-terrorism laws.
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US drawdown from Afghanistan puts CPEC projects at risk: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): There is a looming sense of fear in Pakistan that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will increase instability in its neighbourhood, and add security threats in the region while putting China's Belt and Road projects at risk, Nikkei Asia reports.
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Pakistan suffers setback as trade with Afghanistan declines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan have declined in the current fiscal year, which is depriving the former country of a major market for its products and dwindling trade with its neighbour.
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Imran Khan govt borrowed USD 33 billion in foreign loans, says Bilawal Bhu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): As Pakistan's financial debt continues to mount, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday criticised Imran Khan led-Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and said that the government has so far borrowed over USD 33 billion
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'Upsurge in police brutality in Pakistan'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Pakistan is witnessing an upsurge in police brutality, said Pakistan daily Express Tribune, adding that cops have either shot dead young men on the slightest suspicion or they have tortured people to death in recent months.
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Imran Khan travelling around world with 'begging' bowl for financial suppo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan has been travelling around the world with a "begging bowl" for financial support.
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In Imran Khan's Pakistan, military is the de facto ruler
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Imran Khan once targeted the armed forces for its anti-democratic political interventions when he was deeply involved in a lawyer's movement that aimed to end Pakistan's military dictatorship, but now his elected government is effectively run by ex-soldier
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3 people including Pak soldiers injured in blast in Quetta
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Three people including two members of Pakistan armed forces were injured in a blast in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, on Monday.
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Pak tourist areas closed till May 16 amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): During the meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday, the Chief Secretaries of administrative units that have popular tourist destinations requested the Pakistan tourism industry to remind everyone that tourist areas were closed
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Pak govt to challenge Lahore HC's decision allowing Shehbaz Sharif to fly
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): The Pakistan government will appeal against the Lahore High Court's (LHC) decision to allow Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif to fly abroad, announced Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary on Sunday.
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Pakistan records over 3,700 fresh COVID-19 infections in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): The worsening COVID-19 situation in Pakistan does not seem to abate just yet, as the country recorded 3,785 new cases in the last 24 hours.
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Pak faces economic destruction due to Imran's anti-people ideology: PPP ch
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that Pakistan is facing economic destruction due to the "anti-people ideology" of Prime Minister Imran Khan, The Express Tribune reported.
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