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International Court slaps $5 bn penalty on Pak in Reko Diq case
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): A World Bank arbitration court has imposed a penalty of over five billion dollars on Pakistan for unlawful denial of a mining lease to a company for the Reko Diq project in 2011.
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Imran Khan's 'dream' of locking down entire nation fulfilled: Shehbaz Shar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 13 (ANI): PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday fired a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Imran Khan, asserting that the latter's "long-cherished dream" of locking down the entire nation was fulfilled.
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Chinese firms pledge to invest USD 5 bn in debt-ridden Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Leading Chinese firms have told Prime Minister Imran Khan that they will invest USD 5 billion in cash-strapped Pakistan in various sectors over a period of three to five years.
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Al-Azizia case: Pak court to hear Sharif's plea on September 18
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court will hear on September 18 the plea of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking suspension of his sentence in connection with the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case.
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Video leak controversy: Pak court to remove judge who sentenced Nawaz Shar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday asked law ministry to remove Accountability Judge Arshad Malik from his post, days after his video got leaked in which he admits that he was "pressurised and blackmailed" to convict Nawaz Sharif.
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Maryam's interview 'forcefully' taken off air, alleges Pak scribe
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 12 (ANI): In yet another incident of media censorship in Pakistan, an interview of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz with a Pakistani news channel went off air "forcefully" within a few minutes of broadcasting.
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IMF blames PTI, PML-N for Pak's economic crisis
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI) : The International Monetary Fund has lashed out at ruling Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for not adopting adequate policies to address the economic crisis in the country.
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Press freedom 'non-existent' under 'fascist' govt: Bilawal Bhutto
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 10 (ANI): PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Tuesday alleged that freedom of press in Pakistan had become "non-existent" under the "fascist" ruling government in the wake of recent incidents of media blackout in the South Asian nation.
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Court summons Maryam Nawaz on July 19 in Avenfield reference
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): An accountability court here on Tuesday summoned jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz Safdar, to appear before it on July 19 in connection with presenting fake trust deed in the Avenfield reference.
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Pak to receive first trench of IMF bailout package today
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): Out of the USD 6 billion bailout package, Pakistan will receive the instalment of USD 1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today.
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Reports of Imran Khan attending EEF in Russia 'speculative': Pak MoFA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): The Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday labelled media reports regarding Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's participation in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Russia as "speculative".
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Maryam warns of hunger strike if Sharif not allowed home-cooked food
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz on Monday threatened to stage a hunger strike outside Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore if her father and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was denied provision of homecooked food in the prison.
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