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Earthquake victims protest in Gilgit against Pak govt's apathy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gilgit [Gilgit-Baltistan], March 30 (ANI): A protest was held by earthquake victims in Gilgit against the Pakistan government's apathy towards those affected in the Rondu valley.
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IMF remains unconvinced by Pak govt's amnesty scheme
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 24 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns over the financial impact and financing sources of the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's relief package on electricity and petroleum prices.
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Pakistan asks Iranian authorities to open trade gate at border
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], March 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Panjgur Deputy Commissioner has asked the Iran government to open the gate at Gar, a border point in the Makran division, for barter trade and supply of edible items and LPG cylinders.
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Pakistan judiciary, government under spotlight over cases of violence agai
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): The Pakistan government and judiciary have come under criticism as several incidents show that justice in Islamabad is served only to powerful individuals and under media and social pressure.
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Baloch human rights group stages protest against Pakistan for enforced dis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 17 (ANI): Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) staged a protest at Broken Chair in Geneva, Switzerland against the Pakistan government over enforced disappearances.
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Quetta on 'high security alert'; schools, colleges to remain shut for 2 da
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): Pakistan government announced the highest alert in Quetta after reports that Baloch Liberation Army's Majeed Brigade was planning to strike the country's forces in the city.
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Pakistan Police resort to teargas, baton-charge to stop government employe
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance who attempted to stage a sit-in in Quetta's Red Zone protesting against Pakistan government policies were teargassed and baton-charged by police.
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Rights group raises concern about Pakistan's 'draconian' cyber law
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government's amendment to its cybercrimes act is the latest in a concerted campaign to restrict freedom of expression and stifle dissent, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Pakistan: Farmers protest government's decision to acquire land for indust
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Many farmers in Gujrat city of Pakistan's Punjab province have lodged a strong protest on Friday saying that the government is trying to "snatch" their fertile lands for industrial purposes.
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Pakistan: People in Sindh worried over likely inclusion of 'outsiders' in
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): The likely inclusion of "outsiders" in the Pakistan government's population survey in Sindh has created apprehensions that Sindhis will be reduced to a minority in their own province, local media reported.
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External debt rises by 20 pc in Pakistan in FY22
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Pakistan government's external debt rose by a massive 20 per cent in the first half of the current fiscal (2021-22), to reach a high of Rs 21 trillion in December 2021.
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Pakistan: Government faces backlash over Ordinances to push 'draconian law
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): The Imran Khan government is facing heavy backlash from all quarters for amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 through the promulgation of an Ordinance.
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