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Pakistan Army chief Bajwa to retire in November
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa is not seeking an extension of his term, the country's military media wing said on Thursday.
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Private sectors 'hit hard' by political crisis in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Amid a political crisis in Afghanistan since the Taliban's takeover last August, the private sectors of the country have been hit hard as the businesses were halted, reported local media citing a survey conducted by the World Bank.
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Pakistan: Balochistan Governor resigns after Imran Khan-led govt's ouster
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): After the ouster of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister, Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha, who hails from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Wednesday resigned from his post, local media reported.
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Fomer Pak premier Imran Khan may face treason charges: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): In an ironic turn of events, the provisions of Pakistan's constitution that the former premier Imran Khan sought to use against his opponents might be his undoing by becoming the reason for possible charges of treason against him, said a media report.
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Sri Lankans protesting at Galle Face reject PM Rajapaksa's offer for talks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a group of protestors at the Galle Face area, which they have renamed "Gota Go Gama", rejected the offer of talks extended by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while pressing for the resignation of the r
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Pakistan: PTI to move HCs over harassment of its social media activists
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to move high courts over alleged harassment of its social media activists following protests and trending online campaigns about Imran Khan's ouster, Pakistan media reported.
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Imran Khan's party to boycott investigation into "foreign conspiracy" lett
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday announced that it will boycott any meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which may look into the cable that allegedly revealed a conspiracy to topple thei
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On eve of Sri Lankan New Year, PM Rajapaksa offers to hold talks with prot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that as the country's prime minister, he is ready to speak with the protesters who have been protesting against the government at Galle Face in Colombo for five days over the economic and p
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Imran Khan's desperate bid to cling to power brought Pakistan closer to ci
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's unscrupulous and desperate attempts to cling on to power by inciting his followers to protest and rebellion was equivalent to a civilian coup, said a media report.
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Pakistan Army claims 'propaganda campaign' launched to malign armed forces
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Pakistan Army on Tuesday claimed that there was a "recent propaganda" campaign by some quarters to malign the country's key institution.
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Protests intensifies in Colombo against Sri Lankan govt amidst economic cr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Protests in Colombo intensified on Tuesday against the Sri Lankan government amidst the ongoing economic crisis, despite Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's appeal to the people to keep patience in order to enable the government to resolve the situation.
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Pakistan's external repayment position in red zone: Moody's
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 12 (ANI): With Pakistan facing political turmoil and a sliding economy, further deterioration in its external position including widening of current account deficit and erosion of foreign exchange reserves, would threaten the government's external repayment posit
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