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'Shameful': Former Pak President Zardari takes note of blasphemy charge ag
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Former Pakistan President and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday took notice of an incident at the Karachi airport where a female security officer belonging to a minority community was threatened by a man with a blasphemy charge, reported Pakistan's The Ne
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Pakistan: As flour price shoots up, it's harder for the poor to buy it
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Following a record increase in price, it is now harder for low-income groups to buy a bag of flour in Pakistan and people are looking to the government for help, according to The News International newspaper.
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Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan regions facing frequent attacks in northwest Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The prime target of the attacks remained police and security forces in North and South Waziristan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan districts of the DIK and Bannu division, The News International newspaper reported.
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Imran Khan admitted to reintroducing TTP militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was being funded from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and that PTI chief Imran Khan had himself admitted to reintroducing the TTP militants in the province they were expelled from, reported The
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Former Pak envoy to US to take legal action against Imran Khan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Former Pakistan ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani dismissed allegations levelled against him by former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Tuesday. He said that he is seeking the assistance of his lawyers for taking legal action against Khan, The News
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One of dominant coronavirus strains in China XBB found in Pak
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
One of the most dominant strains of coronavirus in China and an Omicron subvariant XBB's presence has been confirmed in Pakistan, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad and Aga Khan University (AKU), The News International reported.
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Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami launches protests against lawlessness, surge in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has launched a protest sit-in against a surge in lawlessness, crimes and narcotics in the Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the News International reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan-Taliban ties: From strategic depth to strategic menace
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The US exit from Afghanistan had bolstered Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activities with its base in the war-torn country still intact, Pakistan's counter-terrorism authority in Islamabad told the country's Senate Standing Committee on Interior earlier this month. The TTP gained considerab
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Pakistan: Five soldiers wounded in suicide attack in North Waziristan, say
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Five soldiers were wounded in a suicide bombing attack on a security check post in the Ipi area in Mir Ali tehsil in North Waziristan on Wednesday, according to a The News International report.
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ISI's potential should be used for establishing accountability, rule of la
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
PTI chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said the potential of the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) should be used for ensuring accountability and the rule of law in the country, said a report in The News International, a Pakistani publication.
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Karachi saw sudden increase in sexual abuse cases in 2022: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Over 200 sexual abuse cases were reported in Karachi in 2022 with at least six such cases reported in three and a half months -- half of them this month alone, reported The News International.
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Islamabad Court issues notice to state in tweets case against PTI Senator
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sent a notice to the state over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Khan Swati's post-arrest bail plea in the controversial tweets case, The News International reported.
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