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French embassy advises its citizens, companies to leave Pakistan amid serious security threats
World | Apr 15, 2021, 06:58 PM ISTIn the wake of protests, riots and violence by religious hardline group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) paralysing the country and bringing it to a standstill demanding the expulsion of the French Ambassador from Pakistan in protest against 'blasphemous' caricatures depicting the Holy Prophet.
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Outrage as Islamabad cops shoot student dead for not stopping car
India | Jan 03, 2021, 11:10 PM ISTPakistan's capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi are in a state of shock, after a 22-year-old student was shot dead by trigger-happy policemen, who opened heavy fire on his car for allegedly not stopping on their call.
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4 dead as military chopper crashes in Pakistan
World | Dec 27, 2020, 12:57 PM ISTThe helicopter crashed on Saturday due to technical reasons when it was evacuating the body of a soldier killed earlier to a military hospital in the region, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in the statement.
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Gilgit-Baltistan polls are not will of people but of Islamabad
World | Nov 14, 2020, 06:40 PM ISTWhen Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on November 1 that Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) would formally be absorbed as Pakistans fifth province, he put global spotlight on a region which his country had taken through bloodshed from the Maharaja of Kashmir in 1947.
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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits Pakistan
World | Sep 24, 2020, 06:39 AM ISTAn earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale struck Pakistan early on Thursday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake was felt 4.3 hit 40km west of Islamabad, at 05:46:57 IST.
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Pakistan says won't amend local laws to allow lawyers to fight Kulbhushan Jadhav case in its courts
India | Sep 11, 2020, 12:10 AM ISTPakistan has dismissed any option to amend local laws on India's demand to allow its lawyers to fight the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistani courts, according to reports by Pakistan media.
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India prepared to allow Pak probe team to question witnesses of 26/11 Mumbai attacks
India | Aug 18, 2020, 09:35 PM ISTIndia has allowed a Pakistani Court-appointed investigating committee to come to India and question 26 witnesses of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. India has been trying to create pressure on Pakistan to act against terrorist Hafiz Saeed, who is the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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Minorities in Pakistan suffer due to discriminatory laws, says human rights activist
News | Aug 18, 2020, 05:00 PM ISTPakistan-based human rights organization, Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has said that minorities in Pakistan are suffering due to discriminatory laws in the country.
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India yet to hear from officials who met Kulbhushan Jadhav for 2nd consular access: MEA
News | Jul 16, 2020, 09:30 PM ISTPakistan has provided second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav on July 16.
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After India's warning, Pakistan releases Indian officials detained in Islamabad
India | Jun 15, 2020, 11:06 PM ISTFollowing India's strong demarche, Pakistan authorities released two officials of the Indian high commission, who were detained for over 10 hours in an alleged case of "hit and run" in Islamabad.
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2 Indian High Commission officials in Islamabad missing
India | Jun 15, 2020, 12:03 PM ISTTwo officials working with the Indian High Commission in Pakistan capital Islamabad have gone missing. Reports suggest that the two officials have been missing for the last two hours. One CISF driver working with the High Commission along with one other official of the high commission has been missing.
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Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surges to 189
World | Mar 17, 2020, 05:20 PM ISTThe total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan's Sindh province, bordering Iran, on Tuesday rose to 155, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country to 189
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Pakistan Army colonel, 2 terrorists killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province
World | Mar 09, 2020, 03:07 PM ISTA Pakistan Army colonel and two terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire on Monday after security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation to foil a "major terrorist activity" in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Acquire control of Gilgit-Baltistan: Political activist requests India
India | Mar 07, 2020, 10:24 AM ISTDirector of Institute of Gilgit-Baltistan Studies, Senge H Sering, speaking at the 43rd session of UNHRC in Geneva, lambasted on Pakistan saying that they are under constant threat of terrorism perpetrated by Pakistani military and requested India to resume constitutional responsibility and acquire control of Gilgit-Baltistan (Balochistan) to save them from brutal colonial reign of Pakistan.
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Pakistan successfully tests air-launched cruise missile: ISPR
World | Feb 18, 2020, 11:44 PM ISTPakistan has successfully conducted a flight test of air-launched cruise missile Ra'ad-II, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
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Turkish President's remarks distort events of past: MEA strongly rejects Erdogan's Kashmir statement
India | Feb 17, 2020, 03:08 PM ISTMEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has made a strong statement after Turkish President's comments on Kashmir, saying that Erdogen's remarks reflect neither an understanding of history nor of the conduct of diplomacy.
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Another Hindu girl abducted in Pakistan, claims SAD leader Manjinder Sirsa
India | Feb 17, 2020, 11:58 AM ISTAnother Hindu girl has been abducted in Pakistan. As per reports, a 17-year-old Hindu girl has been abducted in Imran's Pakistan.
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Pakistan imposes total ban on advertisement of tobacco products
World | Feb 02, 2020, 11:50 AM ISTPakistan has put a complete ban on advertisements of tobacco products including online ads. A Pak government official said such actions were pending for a long time.
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Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi, US in bid to defuse tensions
World | Jan 11, 2020, 07:21 PM ISTPakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is scheduled to begin his three-nation trip to Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US on Sunday, aimed at offering Islamabad's held in defusing the ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf. He will first arrive in Tehran on Sunday, after which Qureshi will visit Riyadh on January 13 and then travel to Washington on January 17, Dawn news quoted a senior diplomatic source as saying here on Saturday.
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Imran Khan to visit Kuala Lumpur to placate Malaysia
India | Jan 08, 2020, 04:42 PM ISTKhan had confirmed Pakistan's participation in the December 19-21 summit hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad but skipped the event at the 11th hour due to pressure exerted by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - key financial backers of the cash-strapped country.