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Pakistan: Enraged protestors block Islamabad-Peshawar motorway against inf
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): Hundreds of infuriated protestors walked down the streets of Pakistan and blocked the Islamabad-Peshawar motorway (M-1) for hours demonstrating against the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) over inflated electricity bills, local media reported o
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20 killed, 6 injured in fiery bus-tanker collision in Pakistan's Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 17 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed and six injured when a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker in Pakistan's Sindh province, officials said.
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Pakistan's NHA initiates settlement process for disputes over CPEC road pr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Pakistan's National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board on Monday initiated a settlement process for all the disputes arising with Chinese companies for two China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
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PTI leader Shahbaz Gill injured in road mishap on motorway
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill suffered injuries in a road mishap on Thursday on the motorway.
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Dozens injured in tunnel pileup in northwest Turkey
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 30 people were injured on Saturday in a pileup inside the Mount Bolu Tunnel on the Ankara-Istanbul motorway in northwestern Turkey, a local governor said.
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China vies for a foothold in Afghanistan through aid to Northern Province
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 23 (ANI): China vies for a foothold in Afghanistan through humanitarian aid to Northern Province as the war-ravaged country continues to face restrictions in getting assistance from other international donor agencies.
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UK Government suspends rollout of 'smart motorway' schemes amid safety con
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government announced on Wednesday that the rollout of the "smart motorway" scheme introduced before 2020 will be paused until the Department for Transport had collected five years of safety data.
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Pakistan: Rapists threatening me, says Gojra gang-rape victim
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): The survivor of the motorway gangrape in Pakistan's Punjab province told police on Tuesday that she was getting threats from her rapists.
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Sexual assault cases continue to rise in Pakistan as another motorway rape
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18 (ANI): An 18-year-old woman was enticed with a job offer and then gang-raped on M-4 motorway in Gojra, Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday, reported local media.
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Pakistan again in row with World Bank body as Turkish firm registers claim
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): Pakistan is again facing an international dispute before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over what appeared to be the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) project. This time again the claimant against Islamabad is a
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Pak govt alleges Nawaz Sharif bought flats in UK with Motorway money
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 27 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday alleged that the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's family have purchased flats in London through corruption money earned in the construction of the Lahore-I
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Deep ideological roots of anti-Hindu sentiment in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Religious minorities in Pakistan are victimized through Islamist persecution -- from forced conversions to desecration of worship places. However, the South Asian country's anti-Hindu bigotry remains uniquely institutionalized.
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