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Gilgit-Baltistan facing COVID-19 outbreak threat, CPEC project hit
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Gilgit [PoK], Mar 20 (ANI): Gilgit-Baltistan, a Pakistan-occupied region bordering China, is facing a threat of the coronavirus outbreak as a large number of Chinese workers and Army personnel are present here because of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
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One Belt One Road One Virus: OBOR-participating nations paying hefty price
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 19 (ANI): Coronavirus-hit countries of Italy and Iran are paying a hefty price for their participation in China's flagship initiative 'One Belt One Road', as evident from the two countries having had reported the second and third highest cases and fatalities from
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Coronavirus : PoK in virtual lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], Mar 19 (ANI): Pakistan occupied Kashmir government has imposed a ban on the arrival of tourists into the region till March 31 as a precautionary measure to deal with the threat of novel coronavirus in the region lacking effective medical services.
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Coronavirus cases spike in Sindh, Balochistan, KPK as Pak ignores province
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 19 (ANI): Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported two deaths from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, while the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan have registered 208 and 23 cases of the infection respectively, prompting fears of an exponenti
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Pakistan: Sindh reports 9 more cases of coronavirus; national tally at 246
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 18 (ANI): Pakistan's southern province of Sindh reported nine more cases of the novel coronavirus, surging the tally to 181, provincial spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Spike in COVID-19 cases raises questions about quarantine proced
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 18 (ANI): At least 134 people released from quarantine camps in Pakistan's Taftan border crossing with Iran have tested positive for novel coronavirus, raising questions about screening procedures and living conditions at these camps which presently house hundreds o
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Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rise to 94
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Karachi (Sindh) [Pakistan], Mar 16 (ANI): Pakistan's southern province of Sindh on Monday reported 41 new cases of the novel coronavirus, marking the single largest surge so far that took the number of confirmed cases in the province to 76 and the national tally to 94.
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COVID-19 reported from J-K, lockdown must be lifted immediately: Pakistan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Pakistan on Sunday raised the Kashmir issue during a video conference with leaders of SAARC nations, saying that it is imperative that the lockdown in the region be lifted in view of the health emergency amid coronavirus outbreak.
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UK Minister says his govt aware of mass graves in Balochistan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 15 (ANI): Nigel Adams, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development in the UK, has formally declared that they are aware of reports of mass graves in Khuzdar, Turbat, and Dera Bugti in Balochistan.
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Pakistan's anti-graft body arrests Geo News owner Mir Shakil-ur Rehman
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 12 (ANI): Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday arrested Editor-In-Chief of Jang and Geo Media Group Mir Shakil-ur Rehman in connection with a case pertaining to the purchase of a 54-kanal piece of land 34 years ago.
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Pakistan exposed at UNHRC for sponsoring, exporting terrorism
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): A European think-tank has exposed Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council for sponsoring and exporting terrorism despite it facing strict regulations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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Pak media report on Dawar, Wazir an umpteenth attempt to label PTM members
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Mar 11 (ANI): Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leaders, Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir are facilitating anti-Pakistani forces to destabilise Pakistan and fulfilling vested agenda of India through Afghanistan, according to Radio Pakistan.
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