Pakistan News
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WHAT! Pakistan's troubles refuse to end as tomato prices skyrocket to over Rs 200 before Eid
World | Jun 16, 2024, 08:39 PM ISTThis is not a phenomenon in Pakistan, as vegetable prices tend to skyrocket ahead of festivals like Ramadan and Eid-Al-Adha. Pakistan continues to endure high food inflation despite government's efforts to curtail rising prices, which seem to be having the opposite effect.
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Pakistan: Police destroy tombstones of 17 graves belonging to persecuted Ahmadi community
World | Jun 16, 2024, 08:29 AM ISTUnder pressure from a radical Islamist party, police in Pakistan reportedly demolished the tombstones of 17 graves belonging to the Ahmadi minority community in Punjab province on Saturday, marking the second such incident this week.
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Pakistan hikes defence budget by nearly 15 per cent in line with India's 13 per cent
World | Jun 13, 2024, 01:42 PM ISTThe defence sector expenses are the second biggest component of the annual expenditure after the debt payments, which for the next year would be Rs 9,700 billion and constitute the single biggest expense of the debt-trapped country, which is dependent on loans from friendly nations like China.
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Pakistan: Violence against Ahmadiyya community continues, two members shot dead by Islamist group
World | Jun 09, 2024, 08:17 AM ISTTwo individuals from Pakistan's Ahmadi minority were fatally shot on Saturday, reportedly by members of a radical Islamist group in Punjab province, as per police reports.
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Major relief for Imran Khan, Pakistan Court acquits ex-PM in cipher case but will remain in jail
World | Jun 03, 2024, 06:05 PM ISTDespite the acquittal, Khan will remain in prison, having also been convicted in another case relating to his marriage to his third wife, Bushra Bibi, contravening Islamic traditions.
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Pakistan: Christian man lynched by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies
World | Jun 03, 2024, 03:02 PM ISTAn enraged mob attacked Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, on May 25 over allegations of desecration of the Quran and burned down his shoe factory. He was hospitalised in a critical condition and succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
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For the first time in Pakistan's history, a minority community woman became brigadier in Army
World | Jun 02, 2024, 10:54 PM ISTBrigadier Dr. Helen, a senior pathologist, has dedicated 26 years to serving in the Pakistan Army. At a Christmas celebration held at Christ Church in Rawalpindi last year, Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir praised the significant contributions made by the minority community.
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How did a dream life in Canada land an Indian woman, her minor son in Pakistani jail for 18 months?
World | May 30, 2024, 09:05 PM ISTLast year, Wahida, hailing from Nagaon district in Assam, found herself apprehended alongside her son as they crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan through the Chaman border unlawfully. She explained to the authorities that she fell victim to deception by an Indian travel agent.
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Pakistan doesn’t have 'No First Use' policy on nuclear weapons, says top ex-Army official
World | May 30, 2024, 03:54 PM ISTAdviser to the National Command Authority Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai has underscored Pakistan’s stance on not committing to the No First Use (NFU) policy regarding nuclear weapons.
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Pakistan asks UK to 'rectify its past mistakes' on Israel but doesn't mention Jallianwala massacre
World | May 29, 2024, 11:30 PM ISTPakistan's Supreme Court, acting on the directive of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, has penned a letter to British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, urging the United Kingdom to rectify its previous errors.
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Pakistan: Suspected militants burn girls' school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, third such attack this month
World | May 29, 2024, 08:36 PM ISTPakistan has experienced several fire incidents in recent years. In December, a tragic incident occurred when a woman lost her life and eight animals died in a fire at a cattle pen in Haripur’s Khanpur tehsil.
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Pakistan: 28 dead, 20 injured after bus falls into ravine in Balochistan's Washuk district
World | May 29, 2024, 12:29 PM ISTThe bus was travelling from Gwadar to Quetta, when a suspected tyre burst caused the vehicle to plunge into a ravine in the Washuk district of Balochistan. Provincial CM Sarfraz Bugti expressed condolences and directed the best medical facilities to be provided to the injured.
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Pakistan: Govt girls's school catches massive fire, over 1,400 inside campus evacuated I VIDEO
World | May 27, 2024, 04:47 PM ISTThe father of a student there said his daughter was inside the classroom where the fire started and that it had begun with sparks coming from the roof, hinting at a short circuit as a possible cause.
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Pakistan: Terrorists attack passenger bus, burn down vehicle and torture people, say police
World | May 26, 2024, 03:56 PM ISTOn Saturday, while travelling from Drazinda to Dera Ismail Khan, the bus was stopped by TTP terrorists in Daraban Tehsil. They compelled the passengers to alight against their will.
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Pakistan 'blasphemy': Mob burns down houses and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
World | May 26, 2024, 11:33 AM ISTHundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the pages of Islam's holy book, ransacking and burning his house and beating him before police officers rescued the man and his father.
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Pakistan: 'Illegal' portion of Imran Khan-led PTI's head office demolished, party slams 'thief govt'
World | May 24, 2024, 12:06 PM ISTPakistan's Capital Development Authority (CDA) said an additional floor was built at PTI's secretariat in Islamabad in violation of building rules, and that notices were sent to the party. However, the Imran Khan-founded party said it received no such notices and strongly condemned the move.
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Pakistan brings back its nationals and students after violent clash erupts in Kyrgyzstan
World | May 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ISTPakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday said that three special commercial flights had been arranged to bring back 540 Pakistani students from Kyrgyzstan today.
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Pakistan: First glimpse of Imran Khan since his arrest as he appears in court via video conference
World | May 16, 2024, 06:57 PM ISTBefore Imran Khan's appearance, thousands of desperate supporters were waiting on the YouTube channel of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party where the court visuals were expected to be aired. However, visuals were not available on the website or YouTube.
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'India reached Moon, but we..': Pak lawmaker's fiery speech on lack of facilities in Karachi | WATCH
World | May 16, 2024, 07:13 AM ISTSyed Mustafa Kamal, the MQM-P lawmaker in Pakistan's Parliament, said there was a lack of fresh water in Karachi and over 2.26 crore children in the country were unable to go to schools. While India was reaching the moon, Karachi had been making news of children dying in gutters, he said.
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Pakistan conducts training launch of 'Fatah-II rocket system' capable of targeting 400 KM I VIDEO
World | May 15, 2024, 04:49 PM ISTPakistan Army has conducted a successful training launch of the Fatah-II guided rocket system with a 400km range. The precision-strike system is equipped with advanced navigation, and maneuverability to defeat missile defenses.