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Exiled former Pak PM Nawaz likely to return, lead poll campaign: Minister
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In exile since 2019, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo Nawaz Sharif is likely return to Pakistan, Geo News reported, adding that once back, he may chair the party's parliamentary board for finalising candidates for the upcoming provincial elections in the country.
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Pakistan's virtual talks with IMF likely from next week
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid a reeling economic crisis and falling foreign exchange reserves, virtual talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are likely to commence next week, Geo News reported.
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Pak's Karachi submerged in 2022 despite millions pumped by World Bank: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Despite pouring millions of dollars into Pakistan, the country's biggest city, Karachi was submerged during the extreme flooding last year due to decades of neglect by the authorities to the Karachi's sewage and waste disposal systems that created the perfect recipe for flooding in the city,
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Unidentified attackers open fire on Sindh University bus in Pakistan; 1 ki
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Unidentified assailants opened fire on a Sindh University bus at Hyderabad's city gate area on Friday, killing the driver, ARY News reported citing the police.
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Afghanistan: Publishers, booksellers say import, sales down amid closure o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Publishers and booksellers on Monday said the import of books has stopped and the sale of books in Kabul has reduced dramatically, TOLO News reported, adding that the drop in sales comes amid the closure of schools and universities for women and girls under the Taliban regime.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly to be dissolved on Tuesday
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As directed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mahmood Khan, has decided to dissolve the provincial assembly on Tuesday, the Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: Senior lawyer Latif Afridi shot dead outside Peshawar High Court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association President and senior lawyer Latif Afridi was killed after an assailant opened fire on him outside the Peshawar High Court on Monday, Geo News reported.
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Uzbekistan stops power supply to Afghanistan, negotiations continue regard
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Electricity from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan has been disconnected due to technical issues, the country's power distributor, Da Afghanistan Bereshna Sherkat announced on Sunday, TOLO News reported.
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Pak Election Commission rejects Sindh govt's request, says local polls to
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
An official handout signed by the ECP spokesperson announced the electoral body's decision while ordering the Sindh government to ensure "foolproof preparations for peaceful elections," as per the news report.
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Unity in Security Council essential in face of Taliban violations of women
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Friday, the UN's Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva addressed the Security Council in a private session, UN News reported. Otunbayeva said the UN Security Council must be unified in opposing policies against women and girls in Afghanistan.
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US, Japan agree China represents greatest shared strategic challenge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The foreign and defence officials of the two countries agreed that China's growing power poses the "greatest strategic challenge" in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, Japan's Kyodo News reported.
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Traders, shopkeepers hold protests against price hike, flour shortage in K
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Due to a surge in price and shortage of wheat flour, a large number of people, including traders and shopkeepers staged protests here, The News reported on Wednesday.
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