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  Pakistan faces internet outages, slow speed in multiple cities due to 'overloading'

  World | October 06, 2024 11:42 IST

  The country has already been facing low bandwidth due to the upgradation of the Web Manag­ement System, commonly referred to as an ‘internet firewall’, a senior executive of one of the cellular mobile operators said.

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  Pakistan in disarray: Police fire tear gas on Imran Khan's supporters during protests, Army deployed

  World | October 05, 2024 16:05 IST

  Pakistan Army troops were deployed in Islamabad to ensure security ahead of the protest called by Imran Khan at Islamabad's D-Chowk. Over 100 PTI workers and supporters have been arrested by the police amid tight security measures in the capital.

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  Pakistan: Did Imran Khan's party invite EAM Jaishankar to address anti-government protests?

  World | October 05, 2024 13:31 IST

  The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday announced that Jaishankar will go to Pakistan in his first visit to the neighbouring country to attend the high-level SCO meeting. The Pakistan government has deployed the Army ahead of the meeting to maintain security amid PTI protests.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan's party faces police crackdown as 700 supporters arrested in Punjab province

  World | October 03, 2024 19:04 IST

  The arrests came a day after Imran's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was about to hold a major protest in the capital Islamabad. The party has been holding several protests demanding Imran's release from prison and the independence of the judiciary.

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  Zakir Naik, controversial Islamic preacher, gets red-carpet welcome, full proof security in Pakistan

  World | October 01, 2024 8:23 IST

  Zakir Naik arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a month-long visit that will see him deliver "lectures" in major cities of the country including Kara­chi, Islamabad and Lahore.

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  Why did cash-strapped Pakistan require another IMF loan and what it entails? EXPLAINED

  Explainers | September 27, 2024 18:06 IST

  Pakistan's crumbling economy has been beset by decades of financial mismanagement and poor governance, as citizens are struggling to meet their basic needs. This is Pakistan's 25th loan from the IMF and it has become the lender's fifth-largest debtor.

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  Cash-strapped Pakistan gets $7 bn loan from IMF, Finance Minister highlights 'transitional pain'

  World | September 27, 2024 10:43 IST

  The $7 billion loan is Pakistan's 25th IMF payout programme since 1958 in exchange for unpopular reforms like increasing taxes. Decades of mismanagement and poor governance brought Pakistan to the brink of default last year as the country faced heavy economic losses.

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  Pakistan doctor accused of blasphemy killed in ‘fake encounter’ by police: Sindh home minister

  World | September 26, 2024 23:34 IST

  Dr. Shahnawaz Kunbhar, a medical doctor accused of sharing blasphemous posts on social media, was shot and killed on September 19 during an alleged gun battle with police in the Mirpurkhas area of Sindh province.

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  Violence rages in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as 25 killed in clash between Shia and Sunni Muslims

  World | September 26, 2024 14:28 IST

  The clashes began over the weekend over an ongoing land dispute and continued till Wednesday, resulting in more than 70 people being wounded. Pakistan has witnessed decades of sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims, particularly in Kurram.

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  Pakistan: 'Foreign' pilot averts disaster after Fly Jinnah flight catches fire mid-air | VIDEO

  World | September 23, 2024 23:21 IST

  A tragic incident was averted as the Fly Jinnah flight en route from Karachi to Lahore made an emergency landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport after crew was alerted to possible smoke or fire in the cargo hold.

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  Pakistan: Convoy of 12 foreign diplomats including Russia, Iran attacked with bombs in Swat Valley

  World | September 22, 2024 21:01 IST

  A policeman was martyred while three were injured on Sunday when their vehicle, part of a convoy escorting dignitaries from 12 countries, was caught in an explosion on Malam Jabba Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district, police said.

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  Pakistan urges India to honour provisions of Indus Water Treaty a day after New Delhi issues notice

  World | September 19, 2024 18:24 IST

  Baloch pointed out that the two countries have a mechanism of Indus Water Commissioners and all issues about the treaty can be discussed in it. She also said that any measures to address concerns about the treaty must be taken within the agreement's provisions.

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  Pakistan militants used PUBG features, power banks to attack police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | September 16, 2024 13:22 IST

  Police found one person using a mobile phone and they believed that it would help them to hunt down the militants. However, later, a senior Pakistan police official said that militants used PUBG's chat room for communication to avoid electronic surveillance and being tracked down.

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  Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl abducted, married off to elderly man and converted to Islam in Sindh

  World | September 12, 2024 23:06 IST

  Shiva Faqir Kaachi, who heads the Pakistan Darawar Ittehad organisation, said the 16-year-old girl was abducted from her village in Hunguru on Wednesday and forcibly married off to a much older man who converted her to Islam.

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  US's major action on China, sanctions multiple companies for supporting Pakistan's missile program

  World | September 12, 2024 22:27 IST

  Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry had worked with Pakistan to procure equipment for testing rocket motors for the Shaheen-3 and Ababeel systems and potentially for larger systems.

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  Pakistan struck by earthquake of magnitude 5.8, tremors felt in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | September 11, 2024 13:42 IST

  Tremors of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake were felt not only in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, but also in Delhi-NCR. No reports of injuries or material damage has been confirmed yet.

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  Pakistan desires peaceful relations with all its neighbours, says Shehbaz Sharif

  World | September 07, 2024 12:29 IST

  Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan has no intention of aggression against any country and progress and peace are 'intertwined'. His remarks came over a week after Pakistan invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming SCO Summit in Islamabad.

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  Pakistan: Rich industrialist's wife, caught 'smiling' after mowing down two, escapes punishment

  World | September 06, 2024 17:55 IST

  Natasha Danish, who is married to influential Pakistani businessman Danish Iqbal, mowed down two people in a reckless driving incident on August 19. She sparked a furore on social media showing her smiling and appearing unremorseful, saying 'Tum mere baap ko nahi jaante'.

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  Pakistani truck driver thought to be dead after being shot 5 times in Balochistan attack found alive

  World | August 28, 2024 13:59 IST

  Rescuers loaded Ahmed and the bodies of his three colleagues into a vehicle and took them to the hospital. There, medical staff discovered that Ahmed had survived. A nurse reported that he had been hit by five bullets in his arm and back, but his condition was stable.

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  'They go there alive but their bodies return': Pakistani families grieve death of their loved ones

  World | August 28, 2024 13:32 IST

  The family of 31-year-old gardener Asif Iqbal mourns his death, along with that of his friend, who were both killed in Balochistan on Sunday. At their family home in Lahore, grieving relatives hold a photo of Asif and question the reason behind his tragic death.