Pakistan News
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Pakistan: Roadside bomb kills 3 in insurgency-hit Balochistan province, no one claims responsibility
World | Nov 19, 2023, 07:15 PM ISTNo group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast but suspicion falls on Baloch nationalists turned separatist groups who have been involved in low-level insurgency for over two decades in the gas and mineral-rich province.
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Several US lawmakers write to Biden administration on suspending assistance to Pakistan
World | Nov 19, 2023, 12:38 PM ISTThe lawmakers, led by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, urged the Biden administration to withhold further security assistance until Pakistan conducts free and fair elections. They also expressed concerns over the strengthening of anti-blasphemy laws in Pakistan.
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Haqiqat Kya Hai: Election in India...Pakistani Says Modi-Modi!
News | Nov 18, 2023, 11:47 PM ISTHaqiqat Kya Hai: Pakistan is most afraid of Narendra Modi... In Pakistan, only tomorrow's date is not going on... There is discussion about the World Cup final tomorrow, but even more than this there is discussion about 3rd December. When election results will come in 5 states...
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Pakistan's economy continues to remain fragile, energy prices will be raised before elections: FM
World | Nov 17, 2023, 12:50 PM ISTPakistan's caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar outlined key aspects of the IMF agreement, affirming the government’s commitment to regular tariff adjustments, including a planned gas price hike in January to prevent the accumulation of circular debt in both the gas and power sectors.
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Pakistan: Another JeM operative and Masood Azhar's close aide gunned down in Karachi
World | Nov 13, 2023, 08:46 PM ISTNotably, this was not the first time that a terrorist linked to the spread of terror in India was targeted by unidentified men on its own territory. According to multiple media reports, this was the 19th killing of a terrorist responsible for various attacks in India was shot dead in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Trouble mounts for Imran Khan as court issues fresh arrest warrant 2 months before polls
World | Nov 13, 2023, 06:14 PM ISTThe NAB Prosecutor requested the court to issue an arrest warrant for Imran Khan while urging the Adiala Jail Superintendent to take immediate action, local media reported on Monday.
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Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi likely to be arrested in corruption case: Report
World | Nov 11, 2023, 06:38 PM ISTAccording to a local media report, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is cross-checking certain pieces of “evidence” pertaining to some financial transactions that Bushra Bibi allegedly received.
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Major relief for Nawaz Sharif as Pakistan court orders return of ex-PM's seized property, assets
World | Nov 11, 2023, 03:51 PM ISTDuring the hearing, the NAB prosecutor contended that Sharif had surrendered, therefore, his arrest warrant should be cancelled. “If the warrants are cancelled, then the trial can move forward,” he said.
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Pakistan: Army officer, three soldiers killed during intelligence operation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
World | Nov 07, 2023, 12:44 PM ISTLieutenant Colonel Muhammad Hassan Haider and three other soldiers were killed during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber district of the province. Three terrorists were killed by security forces in the operation conducted in the area.
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Pakistan court to take up deceased dictator Pervez Musharraf's plea against death penalty
World | Nov 06, 2023, 11:18 PM ISTThe three-judge special court of Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, Justice Nazar Akbar and Justice Shahid Karim in the 2-1 split verdict on December 17, 2019, found Musharraf guilty of high treason under Article 6 for violation of the Constitution and sentenced him to death in absentia.
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Pakistan: Powerful blast targeting police personnel kills 5, injures over 21 in Dera Ismail Khan
World | Nov 03, 2023, 03:02 PM ISTThe blast was followed by intense firing in the market near Tank Ada (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Although, the Pakistan Police did not reveal the nature of the blast but said that the rescue teams reached the spot for relief activities.
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Pakistan to go to polls on February 11
World | Nov 02, 2023, 03:06 PM ISTSeveral parties have long criticised the Pakistan election commission for failing to disclose the exact dates of the upcoming general elections. Pakistan was supposed to go to polls within 90 days after the National Assembly was dissolved.
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Pakistan's national carrier PIA on verge of shutdown as over 500 flights cancelled in 11 days
World | Oct 27, 2023, 06:26 PM ISTThe Pakistan International Airlines is experiencing a grave financial crisis after the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) froze all of its bank accounts due to non-payment of taxes. This crisis was further exacerbated when the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) cut off its fuel supply.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan claims 'another attempt on his life' possible in prison through slow poisoning
World | Oct 27, 2023, 04:36 PM ISTSaying that there have been two attempts on his life in 'broad daylight', Imran Khan remarked that the cases against him are "totally bogus" and framed to keep him imprisoned till and after the elections. He also said that Pakistan witnessed a mockery of the law with Nawaz Sharif's return.
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Pakistan: Islamabad HC rejects Imran Khan's pleas for bail, cancellation of FIR in cipher case
World | Oct 27, 2023, 12:11 PM ISTImran Khan and his deputy Shah Mahmood Qureshi were indicted in the cipher case by a special court on October 23, although both of them denied the charges. Last year, the former Pakistan PM brandished a 'cipher' alleging the US of orchestrating the fall of his government.
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Pakistan govt suspends former PM Nawaz Sharif’s sentence in Al-Azizia reference: Report
World | Oct 24, 2023, 05:16 PM ISTEarlier in 2018, the accountability court had awarded a 10-year jail term to Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield case and a seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia reference. Besides, the court had also disqualified him from holding public office for the next ten years.
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Pakistan: Police arrest over 100 workers of Imran Khan's party in Lahore over solidarity rally
World | Oct 23, 2023, 10:32 PM ISTWhile the PTI claimed they had obtained permission from the district administration for the rally in support of Imran Khan, the Lahore police said that they did not get permission from the concerned police station. Imran Khan was indicted in the cipher case earlier today.
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Imran Khan, former Pakistan PM, and Shah Mahmood Qureshi charged in cipher case
World | Oct 23, 2023, 12:51 PM ISTA Pakistan court on Monday indicted former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his deputy Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case. Last year, Khan alleged that the US orchestrated a plan to remove him from office and brandished a cipher at a public rally to back his claims.
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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif says 'no desire for revenge' after return, to appeal against convictions
World | Oct 22, 2023, 08:54 PM ISTNawaz Sharif called for harmony among all constitutional institutions and political players in Pakistan for the country's development. Upon his return, he signed some applications that will be filed to restore his appeals against prior convictions.
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Lashkar-e-Jabbar founder and Masood Azhar's close aide Dawood Malik killed in Pakistan: Report
World | Oct 21, 2023, 07:18 PM ISTMalik was killed in a targeted attack in the Mirali area of Pakistan's North Waziristan on Friday, according to reports. He was considered Azhar's right-hand man and was likely connected to several wanted terrorists.