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Pakistan facing acute shortage of nurses, healthcare professionals
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Despite playing a vital role on the frontlines of the deadly third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, the country is facing an acute shortage of nurses and healthcare professionals, said policymakers and academics.
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PCB's decision to host PSL in UAE not the right move, they are risking liv
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad on Tuesday slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for deciding to host the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the UAE.
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'Upsurge in police brutality in Pakistan'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months 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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Protests in Karachi against forceful eviction of people from old villages
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Demonstrations and shutter-down strikes were held in cities and towns of Sindh to protest against the demolition of houses in Karachi's old villages where the administration is reclaiming lands for housing projects.
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Amir, Riaz should be included in Pak squad for T20 WC: Kamran Akmal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has urged skipper Babar Azam to consider Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz for the T20 World Cup slated to be played this year.
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Pakistan: PPP emerges victorious again in NA-249 by-poll recount
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): The recounting of votes for the NA-249 by-election has resulted in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) emerging the victor once again with a greater margin than in the initial results.
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ECP allows recount of NA-249 by-poll in Karachi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday accepted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail's application for reconting of votes in the NA-249 Karachi by-election.
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Amid COVID-19 surge, Karachi imposes smart lockdown in four towns
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Karachi, the financial capital of Pakistan, on Tuesday imposed a "smart" lockdown in four towns of the city till May 18, in a bid to curtail the spike in coronavirus cases.
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COVID-19: PSL franchises request PCB to host remainder of tournament in UA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stage the remaining matches of this edition of the showpiece event in UAE instead of Karachi amid the fresh surge in coronavirus cases in the country.
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Detection of COVID-19 variants sparks fear in Pak's Karachi of further str
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): The detection of both South African and Brazilian variants in Pakistan's Karachi has raised fears of putting a further strain on its already overwhelmed health system, according to the health minister of Sindh province.
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Protest in Karachi over police encounter of 2 gangsters
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): A protest erupted in Karachi after relatives of two gangsters, who were killed in an encounter, took to the streets to demonstrate against the police action.
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PPP secures victory in Pak NA-249 by-poll, Imran Khan's PTI, PML-N cry fou
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Qadir Khan Mandokhail has emerged victorious in the NA-249 by-election in Karachi by a margin of 16,156 votes, according to provisional results released early on Friday.
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