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Pakistani journalists who condemn Army's role in country's politics are ha
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistani journalists who have criticized role of Army in country's politics have been harassed and are kept under tight government and army-related agencies' control which is ultimately undermining the country's democracy, Reporters Without Borders hig
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Pak Interior Minister warns of Imran Khan's arrest in sedition case
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): Following the controversial statement of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) close ally Shahbaz Gill, the Shehbaz Sharif-led government has warned that PTI chief Imran Khan could be arrested in a sedition case.
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PTI's Umar accuses Shehbaz govt of attempting to create rift between Imran
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Asad Umar has accused the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government of trying to create a rift between Imran Khan's party and the powerful Army.
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Pakistan TV channel founder, anchors booked for 'sedition'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Amid the Pakistan government's crackdown on private television broadcaster ARY News for carrying out "anti-state propaganda", the founder and CEO of the network Salman Iqbal along with two of its news anchors have been booked under sedition charges.
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Former Pak minister warns Shehbaz govt against arresting Imran Khan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Former interior minister of Pakistan and Awami Muslim League chief, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has warned the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government saying that if anyone tries to arrest Imran Khan that would trigger instability and bloody politics in the coun
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Pakistan Government considers placing PTI leaders on no-fly list
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 3 (ANI): The Pakistan government led by Shehbaz Sharif is considering placing the name of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on the Exit Control List after the Election Commission of Pakistan's prohibited funding ruling.
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Pakistan registers sharp decline in oil sales and consumption
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): In line with Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government's efforts to reduce oil import bills, Pakistan has registered a sharp decline in the sales by oil marketing companies during July showed data released on Monday by Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC).
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Pakistan government transfers 21 senior FBR officials in major reshuffle
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government on Tuesday transferred 21 senior officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), as per the local media reports.
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Talks between outlawed TTP, Pakistan end in stalemate
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): The ongoing peace talks between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Pakistan government reached a stalemate as the outlawed group refused to give in its demand for the reversal of the merger of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) wit
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Pakistan fails to tackle surge in gender-based violence
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Over 22,000 incidents of gender-based violence have been reported in Pakistan in the last six years however the country has failed miserably to combat the surge, media reports said.
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Pakistan govt increases diesel prices amid oil rates fluctuation in global
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan government on Sunday increased diesel prices by Rs 8.95 per litre amid the fluctuations in petroleum prices in the international market and exchange rate variation, local media reported.
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Extremism surging in Pakistan, 434 attacks in last six months: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): In wake of surging extremist violence in Pakistan, the Shahbaz Sharif-led country's government has launched several operations to tackle it, among which the failed peace talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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