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Would sacrifice Sindh govt for democracy's sake: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said that he was ready to give up his party's government in Sindh for the sake of democracy as the Prime Minister Imran Khan government continues to impose crackdowns on the op
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PPP opposes Imran Khan's decision to hold Senate election in February
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): Terming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's decision to hold Senate elections in February 2021 instead of March as 'unconstitutional', the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) asserted that no party has the authority to decide when the Senate election will b
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Pakistan reports 105 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): With 105 COVID-related deaths in one day, the highest since June, Pakistan's count of fatalities went up to 9,010 on Wednesday.
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Maryam Nawaz slams Pak govt for 'incompetence, corrupt practices' after oi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan's government for 'incompetence, poor decision-making and corrupt practices', two days after an inquiry commission on the June petroleum cri
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Pak activists, experts term Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020 as 'eyewash'
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Rights activists and constitutional experts in Pakistan termed the approved Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020 as useless and eyewash and ruled out the possibility of countering the menace through it.
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Imran Khan govt pushes for early Senate polls to weaken Opposition
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Amid political chaos in Pakistan, the federal government has decided to hold Senate elections in February instead of March 2021. The polls are expected to result in the loss of seats for Opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), which currently c
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Resignations of Opposition lawmakers an 'atom bomb', will be used strategi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday termed that resignations of opposition lawmakers are an 'atom bomb' adding that the strategy to use it will be devised by the 11-party alliance under the banner of the Pakista
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77 pc Pakistanis believe country heading towards wrong direction: Survey
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Four out of every five persons in Pakistan view that the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to the latest survey by research company IPSOS.
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African giraffe worth Rs 10 mln dies in Peshawar Zoo under mysterious circ
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): An African giraffe in Peshawar Zoo who was given "appropriate" treatment" has died under mysterious circumstances.
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Fearful of Opposition, Imran Khan govt lodges FIR against PML-N, PDM leade
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Fearful of the increasing popularity of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, the Imran Khan government has registered a case against the central leadership of the PDM for causing irreparable damage to a national asset after the Minar-e-Pakistan jalsa on
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Islamabad HC slams Pak govt for depriving bears of natural habitat, says z
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Following the relocation of elephant 'Kaavan' to a sanctuary in Cambodia from Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court has compared zoos to concentration camps and slammed the government for depriving two Himalayan bears at Marghazar Zoo of their natural ha
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Imran Khan govt negligent towards saving prisoners from COVID
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Amid the continuous surge in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, human rights organisations have slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government for its negligence in preventing the spread of the virus among prisoners.
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