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Hafiz Saeed, aide added to ATA's fourth schedule
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb. 18 (ANI): The provincial government of Punjab has included names of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and one of his close aides, Qazi Kashif, in the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
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Alarm over rise in 'natural deaths' of inmates in Karachi jail
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb. 11 (ANI): Judicial authorities and provincial drug inspectors took samples of 26 'suspected drugs and medicines' at the Karachi central jail's health facility on Friday following a recent wave of "natural deaths" of inmates at the prison.
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PPP minister reprimanded for insulting remarks towards female legislator
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 22 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed Sindh provincial party head Nisar Khuhro to issue a show-cause notice to Sindh Works and Services Minister Imdad Pitafi for offending remarks towards a female legislator.
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Balochistan govt. buys Mi-171 civil helicopter from Russia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 17 (ANI): Russian Helicopters has concluded a contract with the provincial Balochistan government for supply of a Mi-171 civil helicopter.
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Child dies, 20 injured from aerial firing on New Year's eve in Karach
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 02 (ANI): A seven-year-boy lost his life while 20 others were injured from stray bullets fired during New Year's Eve celebrations in the provincial capital.
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Withdrawal of Minorities Bill under pressure will create a worrying preced
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec. 30 (ANI): A Pakistani Senator has warned that the withdrawal of Protection of Minorities Bill, unanimously passed by elected members of the provincial assembly, due to mounting pressure of the clerics, will create a worrying precedent.
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Sindh HC stays removal of provincial police chief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec.28 (ANI): The Sindh High Court on Wednesday stopped the provincial government from sending Inspector General of Police (IGP) A D Khawaja on "forced leave".
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PTI begins preparation for 2018 elections
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec. 15 (ANI): The Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has started its preparations for the 2018 polls by setting up a parliamentary board for selecting candidates both for the National Assembly and provincial assembly seats.
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Afghan forces arrest one German consulate attacker
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov. 14 (ANI): The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) have arrested one of the attackers of German consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh province, in which six people were killed.
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PM Sharif, army chief attend high-level security meeting in Quetta
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct. 25 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday reached Quetta for a high -level security meeting, after terrorists stormed a police training college in the provincial capital killing around 60 people.
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Pak PM convenes meetings to discuss events surrounding India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has convened an all-party conference as well as meetings of the inter-provincial National Action Plan and National Security to discuss the events surrounding India.
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Balochistan CM to write to UN chief on Kashmir issue
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], Sept. 5 (ANI): Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has decided to send a delegation of provincial lawmakers to friendly states to raise the issue of India's involvement in what Islamabad calls 'fomenting violence' in the province, following Pak
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