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On key day for journalists, Pakistan grapples with unresolved murders
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
It reported that on Aug 13, Jan Muhammad Mahar was shot dead soon after leaving his office at the Kawish Television Network (KTN) in Sukkur where he was the bureau chief. Less than a week earlier, another journalist, Ghulam Asghar Khand, was shot at least nine times while on his way home in
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Pakistan People Party hints at electoral alliance with Imran Khan's party
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Meanwhile, following the continuous appeals to announce the date for general elections in Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) finally announced on Thursday that general elections will be held on February 11 next year.
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Pakistan court turns down request to extend remand of PTI's Parvez Elahi's
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A Lahore district and Sessions court turned down a request by the police to extend the remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Parvez Elahi in a case pertaining to an illegal appointment in the Punjab Assembly, ARY News reported on Monday.
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Pakistan: Aurat March writes to Pak caretaker PM, asks to stop deportation
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The letter written to the premier, jointly by Aurat March Lahore, Aurat March Multan, Aurat March Karachi and Aurat March Islamabad said, "These refugees have been living in Pakistan for decades, escaping a repressive Taliban regime in Afghanistan and are protected under international laws.
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Despite laws for protection, journalists facing threats in Pakistan: Repor
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Pakistan government authorities and state agencies have been accused of being involved in the persecution of journalists, including kidnapping, physical assaults and registration of serious legal cases against them such as sedition, treason and electronic crimes.
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Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami holds pro-Palestine rally in Islamabad
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) held a protest criticising the stance of the interim government in Pakistan on the situation in Gaza, Dawn News reported on Monday, adding that thousands of protesters gathered on the streets in support of Palestine amid the ongoing Israeli offensive against Hamas.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI open communication channels with other parties
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has opened channels of communication with the other parties to take them on board before the upcoming general elections, Dawn News reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Anti-corruption authority recovers PKR 4.1 mn from Parvez Elahi'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Earlier in September, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was shifted to Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail soon after a judicial magistrate discharged him in a case of alleged corruption in the Lahore Master Plan 2050
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Pakistan's changes in structure of gas pipeline project disappoint Russian
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow has expressed disappointment as Pakistan keeps on changing the structure of the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline project and is not making any progress on the commercial deal amid US sanctions of Russian entities, reported The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: IHC rejects Imran Khan's bail plea in cypher case
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday rejected the bail plea of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in the cypher case, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Punjab interim government suspends Nawaz Sharif's sentence in Al
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The development comes on the day when Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Sharif is scheduled to attend multiple hearings at an accountability court at the Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) and the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
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Pakistan electric supply company recover over USD 1.7 mn from pilferers
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Chief Executive Iesco Dr Mohammad Amjad Khan stated that the recovery of electricity dues from the defaulters was being ensured in every case and no one had the right to use electricity without paying the bill. He said this during a review meeting on the performance of the ongoing campaign r
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