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Pakistani police constable abducted, another one stabbed in gang attack
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): A Pakistani constable was kidnapped when he left the police line headquarters after duty on Wednesday while another constable was stabbed in a gang attack, reported local media citing the country's intelligence agency sources.
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Pakistan: 4 coal mine workers abducted from Quetta remain untraced
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Four employees of a Pakistani coal mine company who were abducted by armed men on Monday could not be traced even after four days, a local media reported citing the statement of a Pakistani police official.
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Pakistani govt company discovered new gas reserves in Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Pakistani government's oil and gas company has discovered new gas reserves in the Ghotki district of Sindh, according to local media.
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Pakistan increases petrol price for third time in 20 days
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): For the third time in 20 days, Pakistan has increased fuel prices by up to 29 per cent and eliminated fuel subsidies in the country, according to local media.
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Fall of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has begun: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 15 (ANI): The popularity of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, famed for his rock-star aura, is now witnessing a slow dip so much so that he has become the unnamed star in a satirical-themed children's book that is topping the country's bestseller charts, according
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Ailing Musharraf 'wants to spend rest of his life in Pakistan'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): Pakistan's former military leader Pervez Musharraf, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, has expressed his desire to spend the "rest of his life" in his home country, local media reported.
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Afghanistan: Taliban forces beat up journalist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 15 ((ANI): Taliban forces in Afghanistan have beaten up a former reporter of Kabul News at a checkpoint of PD-5 Kabul city because he was wearing trousers, a local media reported.
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ISPR Chief rejects Imran's claim of foreign conspiracy, says Army 'target
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): Rejecting Imran Khan's claim of a foreign conspiracy, Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General, Major General Babar Iftikhar, said intelligence officials had categorically informed the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting t
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Sri Lanka declares Fridays as holiday to promote agriculture
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to declare Fridays as a holiday for government employees to encourage them to carry out agricultural work to increase production in the country, local media reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan withdraws pensionary benefits of five former-servicemen: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): Pakistan Army has withdrawn all post-retirement benefits including pension and free medical cover of five retired army officers, according to local media.
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Mass protests held across Washington DC to condemn gun violence in US
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Amid increased incidents of mass shootings in the United States, protestors gathered in Washington DC as well in cities across the country on Saturday to demonstrate against gun violence, reported local media.
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Bangladesh appoints new central bank governor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 11 (ANI): Finance Secretary Abdur Rouf Talukder has been appointed as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank, local media stated on Saturday.
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