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Pakistan: Chinese company complains of increasing incidents of theft in Th
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chairman of the Chinese company wrote that the local youths are involved in theft incidents.
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Defaulting Pakistan takes the steam out of CPEC
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China's ambitious CPEC project launched in 2013 was flawed from the beginning when it was assumed that it would be able to generate jobs and growth in Pakistan.
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Pakistan PM expresses concern over drowning of over two dozen Pakistanis i
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Shehbaz Sharif tweeted, "The reports of the drowning of over two dozen Pakistanis in a boat tragedy in Italy are deeply concerning & worrisome. I have directed Foreign Office to ascertain facts as early as possible & take the nation into confidence."
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Pakistan's budget deficit projections revised to history's highest at Rs 6
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The federal government will book the highest-ever budget deficit despite putting an extra burden of Rs 735 billion on citizens till the end of June on account of higher gas and electricity tariffs and additional taxes.
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UKPNP chief says Pakistan PM not authorised to allot PoK land to non-state
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Human Rights activist and chairman of United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, has said Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to his Twitter handle, he said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is not
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Pakistan PM asks ministers, advisers to let go of salaries, benefits as pa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to Dawn, the belt-tightening comes as the government is trying to resume a stalled loan programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure funds worth USD 1 billion. The premier said an agreement with the Fund was in its final stages.
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Pakistan's complete ban on websites indicates lack of understanding
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's intervention, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) uplifted the ban on Wikipedia, but such arbitrary banning decisions by the apex internet regulatory body are not new, the Tribune reported.
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Pakistan refuses to relocate Gwadar power plant to Thar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese leadership told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his recent visit to Beijing that relocating the coal-fired power plant from Gwadar to Thar would require a new project, which Beijing is unwilling to undertake because it has no intention to begin any new coal project, reported Bus
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"Humein sirf PM Modi chahiye...": this Pakistani's desperate plea goes vir
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a viral video posted by Pakistani Youtuber Sana Amjad, a fellow Pakistani is heard ranting against the Shehbaz Sharif government over the prevailing state of affairs in the country and saying that they would also have been able to buy goods at reasonable prices had Prime Minister Naren
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Pak PM Shehbaz asks Foreign Office to cut expenses under austerity measure
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Shehbaz Sharif has issued instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to slash down a number of foreign missions abroad and reduce their offices, staff, and other measures to cut down expenditures by 15 per cent.
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Pakistanis paid in blood and tears for Peshawar Mosque attack
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On January 30, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Peshawar's Police Line and killed over 100 people including police constables.
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan terms IMF deal as "treatment of cancer with
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Imran Khan said the IMF agreement will only provide temporary relief as it will eventually lead the country to a major disaster as the burden of loans will continue to increase.
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