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Pakistan: Journalists union slams regulatory body for suspension of news c
Updated : 2 hours, 16 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): To protect the rights of journalists and protest against the curb on media freedom, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Monday strongly condemned the nationwide suspension of a Pakistani news channel by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regul
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Pakistan bartering High-Value Targets' intel amid FATF pressure, crisis-ri
Updated : 2 hours, 45 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Pakistan is bartering and bargaining information about High-Value Targets as the country has its own domestic compulsions like financial challenges or pressure from anti-terrorism watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF), media reports said.
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Pakistani channel suspended in another curb on media freedom
Updated : 2 hours, 52 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Hours after a Pakistani media portal aired a report that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has reportedly activated its strategic media cell to malign Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, the outlet was suspended, in a clear
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Little progress in CPEC SEZs impacting Pakistan's growth: Report
Updated : 4 hours, 42 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Pakistan's model of industrialization rooted in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and its efforts to bridge the industrial shortfall through SEZs is a story of a fiasco.
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Canadian company threatened over investment in Balochistan
Updated : 7 hours, 5 min ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Foreign investors in Pakistan are facing a tough time as Baloch separatists who have been targeting Chinese assets till now have also threatened a Canadian company which is set to invest in Islamabad.
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PTI leaders including Imran Khan seem to back Mazari's criticism of US env
Updated : 10 hours, 15 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): By making no comment on US Ambassador Donald Blome's visit to the Torkham border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and other party leaders have endorsed the former federal minister and PTI leader Shireen Mazari's criticism
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Pakistan: Anger brews in Balochistan as flood-affected people seek relief
Updated : 11 hours, 5 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Anger is brewing among the people of Pakistan's Balochistan province as thousands of people in far-flung areas are still waiting for help from the government and welfare groups after devastating floods.
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US drone strike that killed Zawahiri raises questions over Pakistan's poss
Updated : 11 hours, 10 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): After the United States conducted a counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, questions were raised on Pakistan's role in the elimination of the most wanted terrorist.
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Pakistan sees increase in COVID-19 positivity rate ahead of festive season
Updated : 11 hours, 47 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): While the Pakistanis are prepping up to hold gatherings and processions during the festival of Muharram, the surge in COVID-19 positivity rate in the country is on an upward trajectory.
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Top TTP commander, with USD 3 mn bounty, reportedly killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 12 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): A top Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, with a USD 3 million American bounty on his head, has been reportedly killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.
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Is Pakistan going the Sri Lanka way?
Updated : 12 hours, 27 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Seventy-five years of the independent polity have been tumultuous and turbulent for the state of Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan summoned in 'Toshkhana' controversy; PDM claims forme
Updated : 16 hours, 45 min ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notice to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, Imran Khan in connection with the government treasure-house collection controversy and summoned him for a hearing on Augus
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