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  Outrage as Islamabad cops shoot student dead for not stopping car

  India | January 03, 2021 23:10 IST

  Pakistan'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 | December 27, 2020 12:57 IST

  The 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 | November 14, 2020 18:40 IST

  When 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 | September 24, 2020 6:39 IST

  An 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 | September 11, 2020 0:10 IST

  Pakistan 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 | August 18, 2020 21:35 IST

  India 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 | August 18, 2020 17:00 IST

  Pakistan-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 | July 16, 2020 21:30 IST

  Pakistan 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 | June 15, 2020 23:06 IST

  Following 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 | June 15, 2020 12:03 IST

  Two 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 | March 17, 2020 17:20 IST

  The 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 | March 09, 2020 15:07 IST

  A 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 | March 07, 2020 10:24 IST

  Director 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 | February 18, 2020 23:44 IST

  Pakistan 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 | February 17, 2020 15:08 IST

  MEA 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 | February 17, 2020 11:58 IST

  Another 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 | February 02, 2020 11:50 IST

  Pakistan 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 | January 11, 2020 19:21 IST

  Pakistan 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 | January 08, 2020 16:42 IST

  Khan 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.

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  Imran to visit Malaysia soon for 'damage control exercise'

  India | January 08, 2020 10:50 IST

  The official sources said that it was believed Khan would use the visit to explain Mahathir as to why Pakistan pulled out of the summit. Islamabad is also making efforts to reach out to Turkey. The sources were confident that the scheduled visit of Turkish President Recep Tayab Erdogan to Pakistan next month would help remove any mistrust between the two countries.