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IHC rejects plea to drop terrorism charges against Pervez Musharraf
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 10 : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition of former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf seeking to remove the sections of Anti- Terrorism Act (ATA) in judges' detention case.
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Asian Development Bank approves lending 2.7 billion dollars to Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 9 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2.7 billion lending programme which will provide $ 2.7 billion in approved financing to Pakistan during the outgoing calendar year.
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Pakistan: 879 electrocuted near state-owned power companies in past 5 year
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 9 (ANI): A total of 879 people have died of electrocution in the vicinity of state-owned power distribution companies in the last five years in different parts of Pakistan.
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Pak opposition parties call CPECA's formation as illegal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 9 (ANI): Opposition parties in Pakistan on Tuesday labelled the ruling government's move of setting up a CPEC authority through an ordinance as "illegal".
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Pakistan gives 23-year tax exemption to Chinese firm operating in Gwadar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 9 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to grant a tax exemption to a Chinese firm for 23 years to facilitate the establishment of its industrial units at Gwadar Port in Balochistan.
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Pakistan: 2 more cases of child abuse surface in Kasur
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 9 (ANI): Two more incidents of child abuse have been reported from Kasur's Pattoki Tehsil this week.
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Pakistan: Record debt accumulated in first year of Imran Khan's term
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 8 (ANI): The Imran Khan-led Pakistani government has accumulated a record public debt of PKR 7,509 billion during its first year in power, as per local media reports.
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Pak President signs ordinance to ensure timely completion of CPEC related
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 8 (ANI): Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Tuesday promulgated an ordinance for the establishment of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA) to ensure the timely completion of the corridor's projects.
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Pak rejects Rajnath Singh's remarks regarding FATF blacklisting
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 08 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday rejected Defence Minister Rajnath Singh remarks that Financial Action Task Force or FATF can blacklist the Islamic nation anytime for the country's involvement in terror financing.
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'Saudi Prince recalls his special jet flying Imran Khan mid way'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 7 (ANI): Seems like Pakistan has suffered another blow on the diplomatic front. A Lahore-based weekly magazine 'Friday Times' has claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions at the UN General Assembly miffed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to an extent t
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Pak PM Imran Khan to embark on a 3-day visit to China today
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan will depart on a three-day visit to China today to discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Kashmir.
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APG report slams Pak for inaction against Hafiz Saeed, individuals associa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): In a major setback for Pakistan, the Asia Pacific Group (APG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has concluded that Islamabad has not taken sufficient measures to fully implement UNSCR 1267 obligations against 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and other i
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