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After Punjab Assembly brawl, PTI claims Pakistan heading towards civil unr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Reacting to the violence that broke out in the Punjab Assembly between the Opposition and treasury benches on Saturday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the country is heading towards civil unrest, reported local media.
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Sri Lanka: Army cautions people against 'troops about to cause violence' s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army has issued a statement urging the people to not be duped by malicious and misleading media reports that the troops are about to "cause violence in the ongoing protest", local media reported.
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Pakistan: New Punjab CM announces inquiry into Assembly brawl
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): The newly-elected Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Province, Hamza Shehbaz announced his plan to hold an inquiry into the province Assembly brawl where the Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers attacked the deputy speaker and Pervaiz Elahi on Saturday
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Pakistani forces compel Baloch drivers to march through desert: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistani forces allegedly forced several drivers from the ethnic minority areas of Balochistan to abandon their vehicles and march through the desert to their homes in the Chagai district near the border with Afghanistan, local media reported.
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Amnesty International asks Pakistan to release eight persons on charge of
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): Amnesty International has urged Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to release eight people, arrested for sharing derogatory content on social media criticizing the state, reported local media.
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Pakistan faces severe power crunch
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan is recording an electricity shortfall of 6,000 megawatts (MW) against the production of 15,500MW with a demand of 21,500MW, owing to fuel scarcity and technical glitches, reported local media.
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EU Parliament member raises concern over rise in violence against Afghan w
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 16 (ANI): European Parliament member Hannah Neuman has said that violence against women and girls has increased in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to hold meet on Sunday to discuss no-confi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya will hold a meeting on Sunday to decide their next move regarding the no-confidence motion against the ruling government and impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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Pakistan: PTI lawmakers attack Punjab Assembly Dy Speaker in session to el
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): A chaos ensued in Pakistan's Punjab Assembly after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) lawmakers threw "lotas (round vessel)" at Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari as he arrived to chair the session for the election of the Chief Minister, reported lo
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Pakistan govt registers protest against Afghanistan over cross-border atta
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan Ministry of the Foreign Affairs has summoned the Afghan charge d'affaires in Islamabad to lodge a protest over the cross-border attack on Thursday, reported local media.
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Pak economist claims Imran Khan govt exaggerated employment figures
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan's former finance minister and economist Hafeez A Pasha has said that Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government presented wrong and exaggerated figures regarding the job creation and inflation in the country, reported local media.
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif accuses Imran Khan of selling state gifts wort
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday accused the former premier Imran Khan of selling gifts received during foreign visits, reported local media.
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