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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf to challenge delimitation decision in Supreme Co
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has rejected the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to carry out new delimitation and announced that it would challenge Council of Common Interest’s (CCI) decision in the apex court, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan grilled in Attock jail over ‘missing cipher copy’
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A joint investigation team (JIT) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) interrogated former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan inside the Attock jail, in a case related to the cable gate saga, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Over 100 held after multiple churches vandalised in Faisalabad
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Over 100 people have been arrested for their involvement in riots targeting Christians over alleged blasphemy in Pakistan's Faisalabad, Geo News reported on Wednesday citing the Punjab interim government’s spokesperson.
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Balochistan National Party-Mengal expresses displeasure over appointment o
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a letter written to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, Mengal stated, "You have nominated such a person as the caretaker prime minister whose appointment has closed the doors of politics for us," according to Geo News report.
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"Banning education of girls in Afghanistan is 'Gender apartheid'; US, UK s
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the treatment of Afghan women and girls "gender apartheid" and urged the American government and the UK government to impose sanctions on the Taliban, people directly responsible for such policies, TOLO News reported.
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Pakistan: Weekly inflation jumps to 31 per cent
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan yet again witnessed a year-on-year increase in short-term inflation which now stood at 30.82 per cent for the week ending on August 10, official data from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) stated, ARY News reported.
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Syria: Islamic State terrorists increase attacks on government forces
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The attack comes two days after another attack blamed on IS in the nearby province of Raqqa, the terror group’s former de facto capital in Syria. At least 10 Syrian troops were killed in that attack, according to local news reports.
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"Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan next month", says PM Shehbaz
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A day after the Pakistan National Assembly was dissolved, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to the country next month and face the law, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf to observe ‘Thanksgiving Day’ today after Nation
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
After the Pakistan National Assembly was dissolved on Wednesday night, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf will be observing ‘Thanksgiving Day’ on Thursday, Geo News reported on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s bail cancelled in NCA scandal worth 190 million pou
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
An accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday cancelled the interim bail of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in connection with the National Crime Agency (NCA) 190 million pounds scandal, ARY News reported on Thursday.
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Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif to meet opposition leader Riaz today to decide on
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan's outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's meeting with the leader of the opposition Raja Riaz is set to take place on Thursday, as the process to appoint a caretaker PM enters its final phase, ARY News reported citing sources.
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IMF seeks explanation from Pakistan govt for not imposing tax on big shops
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sought an explanation from the Pakistan government for not imposing a tax on big shops measuring 1,000 square feet, ARY News reported.
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