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Hike in prices of essential goods shows Imran Khan govt's incompetence, sa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): Peoples' Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the hike in prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan shows the incompetence of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.
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Pak economy in bad shape no more a revelation due to poor performance in p
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is in bad shape is no more a revelation, as its project performance dropped to just 58 per cent in the duration of 2018-20, from 70 per cent in 2017-19 due to poor performance in the Public Sector Management (PSM) and water sectors.
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Pak govt registers 210 cases against radical Islamist party TLP
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Pakistan government has registered a total of 210 first information reports (FIRs) against workers of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) following the week-long violent protests.
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Pak rights commission condemns 'assassination attempt' on journalist Absar
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the "assassination attempt" on the country's leading journalist Absar Alam in Islamabad.
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Major cities in Pakistan may be closed down if COVID-19 wave continues: Mi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Due to the "extremely serious" COVID-19 situation in Pakistan, major cities may be closed down if the coronavirus trajectory continues, the country's Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed on Wednesday.
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UAE extends term of USD 2 billion interest-free loan to Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended the term of USD 2 billion interest-free loan to Pakistan made in January 2019, as Islamabad's economy continues to struggle with sluggish growth amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pak journalist Absar Alam shot in Islamabad
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Senior journalist and former Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA), Absar Alam, was shot in Islamabad on Tuesday.
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Pak PM Imran Khan wishes Manmohan Singh speedy recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday wished former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a "speedy" recovery from COVID-19.
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Pakistan: Over 100 TLP clerics placed on terrorism suspects list amid dead
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): As violence by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan's (TLP) supporters continues to rage in Lahore and other cities, Pakistan's Punjab government has placed more than 100 clerics of the outlawed group on the list of terrorism and sectarianism suspects.
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Pak's banned Islamist party's chief released from Lahore jail
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Giving in to the pressure mounted by the radical Islamist party, Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of the recently proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), was released from Lahore jail on Tuesday.
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Imran govt in talks with banned TLP; will present resolution in NA for exp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Tuesday said that Imran Khan's government is in talks with the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to present a resolution in the National Assembly seeking the expulsion of the French envoy and withdrawal of cases a
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PM Imran Khan is a "polarising figure" creating divisions in society, says
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary-General Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan is a "polarising figure" who is creating divisions in the society.
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