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Pakistan fails to pay salaries to press attaches, counsellor in embassies
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan's Ministry of Finance has failed to pay the salaries of staff employed in certain diplomatic missions for the last three months due to the dollar liquidity crunch in the country. This has led to a massive hue and cry, The News International newspaper reported.
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Hoarding, smuggling and drug trade by mafias bleeding Pakistan’s economy:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A detailed report by Pakistan’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) on smuggling, tax evasion, drug trade, hoarding, illegal currency business and misuse of Afghan transit trade shows how different mafias are hugely haemorrhaging the country’s economy, The News International Newspaper reported.
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Level-playing field not available to all political parties in country: PPP
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said a level-playing field is not available to all the political parties in the country. He claimed that political leaders do not have equal opportunities to contest the upcoming general elections, The News International report
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Pak: Remittances plunge 22 pc in July-August as expats use informal channe
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Remittances in Pakistan decreased by 22 per cent in the first two months of the fiscal year, as expatriate workers chose unauthorised methods to send money home amid the widening gulf between official and unofficial currency rates, The News International reported.
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Pakistan: Anti-Terror Court acquits four men 'having links with separatist
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court has acquitted four men who were accused of having links with banned separatist outfits pertaining to possession of explosive material for want of evidence, reported The News International.
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Pakistan: Special court allows Imran Khan to talk to his sons over phone
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Official Secrets Act Special Court has permitted the former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to talk to his sons over the phone till September 15, reported The News International.
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Pakistan: 29 politicians allegedly involved in smuggling Iranian petroleum
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Twenty-nine politicians in Pakistan are allegedly involved in the smuggling of Iranian petroleum products, a report submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has revealed, The News International reported.
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Ed Sheeran postpones his Las Vegas show
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran recently postponed his show in Las Vegas about an hour prior to starting his performance at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. He informed his fans that the show has been rescheduled for October 28, reported People. The 32-year-old 'Lego House' singer, who is now
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Dheeraj Dhoopar all set to play grey shaded character in 'Saubhavgyavati B
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
TV actor Dheeraj Dhoopar, who was recently in the news for making his OTT debut took to his social media account to make it official that he will be seen in ‘Saubhavgyavati Bhava’.
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Jamaat-e-Islami leader laments denial of fundamental rights to women in Pa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Ameer Sirajul Haq on Monday lamented the denial of fundamental rights to women in Pakistan and blamed the successive governments for the situation arising out of their failure to uphold the Constitution, The News International newspaper reported.
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How Pakistan's electricity crisis is leading to rising spectre of social u
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The heat of inflation in electricity prices in Pakistan has been growing steeply with prices soaring, leading to social unrest in the society, and the situation will need Islamabad to undertake a number of comprehensive efforts, The News International reported.
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"Managing the News Cycle, Modi style...": Jairam Ramesh hit out at Centre
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
After the government decided to call a Special Session of Parliament, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh on Thursday launched an attack on PM Modi-led government and said that "Managing the News Cycle, Modi style" as news today has been dominated by the latest
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