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International committee demands release of journalist Imran Riaz in Pakist
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Additionally, CPJ demanded Pakistan to stop harassing and detaining members of the press for their work, as the whereabouts of the Pakistani journalist still remain unknown.
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Pakistan's apex court observes former PM Bhutto, hanged in 1979, was denie
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
It said that the proceedings of the trial of the leader by the Lahore High Court (LHC) and of the appeal by the SC do not meet the requirements of the fundamental right of a fair trial and due process enshrined in Articles 4 and 9 of the Constitution.
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Pakistan: Islamabad court rejects FIA's adjournment plea in cypher case
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday rejected the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) prosecutor's adjournment plea in the cypher case.
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Pak: Imran Khan's party to hold nationwide protest against electoral body'
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
This comes after Pakistan electoral body's decision against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)- wherein elected PTI lawmakers have taken refuge after being disallowed to contest the general elections on the party's electoral symbol.
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Islamabad High Court issues notice to concerned authorities over suspensio
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the report, the platform 'X' has been blocked since the Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of engaging in 'rigging,' a charge refuted by both the electoral watchdog and the Chief Justice. T
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"People en masse starving...govt servants unpaid": PoK activist shows mirr
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Exiled rights activist from PoK, Amjad Ayub Mirza, on Sunday called out Pakistan's PM-elect Shehbaz Sharif over raking up (India-administered) Kashmir in his victory speech in the National Assembly, saying he spouted 'lies' about the region.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee organises massive rally against Pak atrocities
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the report, during the rally, the leader of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons and the daughter of forcibly disappeared Deen Muhammad Baloch, Sammi Deen Baloch stated "What was done to us in Islamabad, no one does to their worst enemy. Baloch culture is a culture of resistance,
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Pak parliament calls joint session to elect President on March 9
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif was picked as the PM-designate, the joint session of the National Assembly was called on March 9 to elect the next president of the country, The Express Tribune reported on Sunday.
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Imran Khan seeks to recuse Pak CJI from hearing cases related to him, his
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan is considering seeking the recusal of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa from any bench hearing matters related to him or his party, after expressing mistrust in Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq, The Express Tribu
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Social media platform 'X' shutdown continues for seventh day in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Digital rights activists had slammed the authorities' move to disrupt the access to the social media platform and deplored the utter lack of transparency from the government.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: JUI-F holds protests against election rigging, 'proscr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the report, Pakistan's apex court recently issued a release order for a person accused of distributing supposedly proscribed religious literature. The protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came almost two weeks after the apex court's order on an appeal against a verdict of the Lahore H
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Jailed Imran Khan writes to IMF, seeks election audit before new loan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, confirmed on Friday that he had sent a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demanding that it hold an audit of the election results before approving any new loan for Islamabad, The News International rep
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