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Election Commission of Pakistan unlikely to receive funds for Punjab polls
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is unlikely to receive the funds for holding polls in Punjab till tomorrow (April 10), as per the order of the Supreme Court in last week's verdict in the provincial elections delay case, Geo News wrote quoting sources. The ECP spokesperson also conf
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Pak: Flour prices to spike as govt, millers lock horns over movement of wh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As the food department continued to take action against the unauthorised movement of wheat on Friday, it became apparent that the dispute between the provincial government and the flour millers over the shunting of wheat to Karachi from interior parts of the province may increase the price o
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Pakistan: Bulletproof jackets, helmets fail to protect police personnel in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On Tuesday, provincial police chief Akhtar Hayat Khan ordered an inquiry to check the bulletproof jackets and helmets. He further said that jammers were being installed on all armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to protect the vehicles from bomb attacks, as per the news report.
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This Manipur Sportsperson still reels on hardship, seeks government suppor
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Singamayum Tajbanu, who represented the country in the recent 2nd World Jeet Kune-do Championship 2023, which was held at Provincial Sports Complex, Kandy of Sri Lanka from March 10 to 12 in the 19 years and more, bagged a Gold Medal in the 60 kg Senior Women's Category, is weaving clothes t
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Pakistan: Rights activists raise concern over targeted killing of minoriti
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Minority rights activists have raised concern over the targeted killing of non-Muslims in Peshawar and have demanded the provincial government to take immediate steps to arrest the killers and to provide compensation to the families concerned
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Afghanistan: IED explosion kills child, injures 3 others
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
An Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) exploded in the Shah Joi district of Zabul province on Friday evening, the provincial police spokesman said.
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Pak court stops Punjab caretaker govt to handover 45,000-acre land to army
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Court's Justice Abid Hussain Chattha has notified the Punjab caretaker government led by Mohsin Naqvi of handing over the 45,267 acres of land to the Pakistan Army on lease in three districts i.e. Bhakkar, Khushab and Sahiwal, for a corporate agriculture farming project.
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Pakistan: Dalit group takes out rally for solution to problems of forced c
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
As part of the demonstration, taken out on Thursday, hundreds of members from various scheduled caste Hindu groups, such as the Kolhi, Bheel, Meghwar, Oad, and Bagri held a sit-in outside the provincial legislature under the banner of the Pakistan Darawer Ittehad.
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Pakistan's political turmoil delivers more twists as key provincial electi
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The unrest came as Pakistan faces delays in accessing crucial assistance from the International Monetary Fund, further exacerbating the instability.
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Singapore's PM Lee meets China's Guangdong Provincial official Huang Kunmi
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Singapore Prime Minister, who is currently in China on a state visit and will be in the country till April 1, noted during the meeting with Huang that Singapore would like to take bilateral relations to the "next level", and that he was looking forward to "substantial" outcomes from dis
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf social media activist Arshad Siddiqui missing sin
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
"The disappearance of PTI social media member Arshad Siddiqui is alarming. He is a resident of Karachi's Mahmoodabad and left his residence at 8 am to go to work. However, the police have not revealed any information regarding Arshad's arrest so far," Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA)
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Balochistan "Sasta Bazaars" only limited to photo ops by local admin
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chief Secretary Balochistan Abdul Aziz Uqaili in a recent press conference had claimed that the provincial government was aware of the hardships of the people and was taking steps to provide relief to them during the Holy month of Ramazan in the province. The so-called "Sasta Bazaar" of the
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