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Pakistani activist's killing trigger protests in Khyber Pakhtun province
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 10 (ANI): To protest against the killing of social activist Muhammad Zada Agra, multiple political parties, social organisations and others in Pakistan held a protest in Khyber Pakhtun's Sakhakot, a media report said.
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TTP may consider ceasefire after Pak govt agrees to release its terrorists
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 6 (ANI): After Islamabad reportedly agreed to release several Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists in the first phase, the terrorists will be encouraged to declare a nationwide ceasefire in return, reported a local media.
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Banned group TTP says 'too early' to lay down arms on reported peace talks
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 6 (ANI): Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan maintains that it would be "too early" to lay down arms on reported peace talks with Pakistan Government.
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Taliban Interior Minister mediates peace talks between Pakistan and TTP
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 5 (ANI): Acting interior minister in the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani is reportedly playing a role of a mediator between Pakistan and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to reach a "broader" "peace agreement" to bring an end
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Sikhs seek law to allow them to carry Kirpan in public places in Pakistan'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 3 (ANI): Sikhism enjoins on followers to follow the five K's--Kesh, Kara, Kanga, Kaccha and Kirpan-- but Sikhs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) say they are not allowed to carry a Kirpan (dagger) in public.
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Eight Pak soldiers killed as terrorist attacks rise in northwestern provin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 28 (ANI): A total of eight Pakistan security personnel were killed and another wounded in a cross-border attack and bomb explosions in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in the northwestern region of the country.
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Influential people in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa occupy CPEC land
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 26 (ANI): Influential people in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have illegally occupied thousands of kanal of land of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) worth billions, local media reported.
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Pakistan's Awami National Party protests against rising prices, says govt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) staged demonstrations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday against the rising prices of essential commodities in the country, reported local media.
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As inflation continues to rise in Pakistan, lawyers boycott courts, hold r
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], October 20 (ANI): Lawyers group boycotted courts in different towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and held rallies on Monday against spiralling prices of daily use commodities and petroleum products in the country, reported local media.
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Pakistan's new ISI chief's appointment to be notified on Oct 20: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): The appointment of the new Director-General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is expected to be notified on Wednesday, The News International reported citing a well-placed source.
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Pakistan again in row with World Bank body as Turkish firm registers claim
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): Pakistan is again facing an international dispute before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over what appeared to be the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) project. This time again the claimant against Islamabad is a
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Sikhs in Pakistan face continuous persecution, uncertain of their future
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A spate of killings since 2014, has raised worries that Sikhs might be the latest target of Pakistan's religious extremist groups, leaving community members uncertain of their future in the country.
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