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Pakistan: Talks in progress to 'quickly reach agreement on financial suppo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahead of the economic meltdown in Pakistan, International Monetary Fund's Mission Chief to Pakistan, Nathan Porter has said that discussions with Pakistani authorities are underway "with the aim of quickly reaching an agreement on financial support from the IMF", reported Geo TV.
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Rights body urges Pak government to stop "tragic deportation" of Afghan re
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Over the last week, Pakistani authorities arrested and detained hundreds of Afghan migrants from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and other cities in Pakistan.
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Chinese bank to refinance USD 500 million loan for Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Pakistani authorities are running from pillar to post to get 100 per cent confirmation from friendly donor countries and multilateral creditors before moving toward striking a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It was an unwritten condition from the IMF tha
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Torkham border connecting Pakistan-Afghanistan remains shut for fifth day
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The closure of the Torkham border for the fifth consecutive day intensified the financial and physical woes of traders, transporters and pedestrians as confusion prevailed on Thursday as Afghan authorities reopened their side of the border but Pakistani authorities insisted that they would f
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Wikipedia ban shows "inconsistent attempts by Pakistani authorities to res
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The people could not access Wikipedia for two days until Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued directives to restore it on February 6.
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Pakistan, IMF at odds over Rs 900 billion fiscal gap
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Meanwhile, Pakistan is contesting the fiscal gap in achieving the primary deficit. Pakistani authorities have asked the IMF for incorporating flow of reduction under the revised Circular Debt Management Plan (CDMP) and reduced the amount of required additional subsidy of Rs 605 billion again
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Islamabad mall sealed following brawl between Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif, Imran
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistani authorities in Islamabad sealed Jinnah Avenue and the Centaurus Mall after the verbal altercation between Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
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26/11 anniversary protest reaches Pak Embassy in Tokyo, people demand acti
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protesters in Tokyo called on Pakistani authorities to take action against Lashkar-e-Taiba head Hafiz Saeed.
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Pakistan clamps down on Baloch rights activist, 'taken away from Urdu Baza
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Pakistani authorities, who are notorious for enforced disappearances of Balochs, in the latest crackdown, took away a Baloch rights activist from his book shop in Urdu Bazaar who used to publish books and magazines.
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Amnesty asks Pakistan to stop crackdown on protests against enforced disap
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Amnesty International on Thursday called upon Pakistani authorities to immediately end their crackdown on peaceful protests by families seeking justice for the enforced disappearance of their loved ones, and said that enforced disappearance is a serious vio
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Pakistan: Security strengthened in Khyber after rise in attacks on police
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): Observing the rising incidents of attacks on police, Pakistani authorities have strengthened security at all checkposts and relieved the personnel responsible for security lapses.
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Pakistan police open multiple criminal investigations into four journalist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], May 27 (ANI): Pakistani authorities must immediately drop their investigations into journalists Sami Abraham, Arshad Sharif, Sabir Shakir, and Imran Riaz Khan, and refrain from arresting and targeting journalists in retaliation for their work, the Committee to Protect Journali
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