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Human rights body in Pakistan condemns 'murders through duty' of Christian sanitary workers

  • 2024-03-18 18:29:35

Naveed Walter, president of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), alleged that this is not the first time such an incident has taken place wit...

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Taliban condemn 'reckless' air strikes by Pakistan that it claims killed eight, including women and children

  • 2024-03-18 17:27:28

The Taliban spokesperson added in the statement, Pakistan shouldnt blame Afghanistan for the lack of control, incompetence, and problems in ...

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Exclusive: Pakistan launches airstrikes against TTP deep inside Afghanistan, sources tell WION

  • 2024-03-18 12:30:51

Pakistan Air Forces both manned and unmanned power was used in which seven hideouts were targeted in three locations with over a dozen airst...

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India and Maldives hold third high-level core group meeting, review deputation of Indian technical personnel

  • 2024-03-17 19:50:56

Both countries have held two high-level core group meetings on the issue previously.

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Pakistan: Aseefa Bhutto submits nomination papers for bye-polls on seat vacated by father Asif Ali Zardari

  • 2024-03-17 18:17:24

At the same time, Aseefa Bhutto Zardaris upcoming ascension to the position of Pakistans first lady lends additional significance to her rap...

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Afghanistan: 21 killed, 38 injured in crash involving passenger bus, fuel truck and bike

  • 2024-03-17 16:04:21

Officials released images on social media of burnt, twisted metal scattered across the highway, as well as the tankers crushed cabin&nb...

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Watch: Kashmiri activist slams Pakistan at UNHRC over plight of Pashtun Shias

  • 2024-03-17 14:54:31

In his speech, Javed Ahmad Beigh threw light on the fierce sectarian war that erupted between Sunni Pashtun militants and Shia Bangash tribe...

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Pakistan Navy gets its first spy ship, courtesy China

  • 2024-03-17 10:57:07

The 87m-long PNS Rizwan is understood to be Pakistan’s answer to India’s INS Dhruv; however, it’s much smaller than the 175-metre-long marin...

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Terror attack kills 7 Pakistani soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; six terrorists neutralised

  • 2024-03-16 20:41:31

During the clearance operation, all six terrorists were neutralised. Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali and Captain Muhammad Ahmed Badar wer...

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Pakistan's PIA bars pilots, cabin crew from boarding flights while observing fasts during Ramadan

  • 2024-03-14 23:30:10

The airline cited a medical guideline stating that fasting can lead to dehydration and issues of laziness and sleep.

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Bhutan’s PM Tshering Tobgay meets India's Modi, discusses bilateral issues

  • 2024-03-14 22:21:01

The discussions between the two leaders focused on key bilateral matters, as highlighted by PM Modi.

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Pak court allows Imran Khan to meet party lawyers at Adiala jail: Report

  • 2024-03-14 21:51:17

During the hearing, the jail superintendent said they had orders to allow six people apart from the lawyers to meet the 71-year-old former-c...

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Pakistan to ask for new, longer-term bailout during IMF review

  • 2024-03-14 00:01:40

The government has not officially stated the size of the additional funding it is seeking through a successor programme, however Bloomberg r...

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21 Indians arrested in Sri Lanka for working illegally while on tourist visa: Report

  • 2024-03-13 23:53:45

The 21 Indian men in the age group of 24 to 25, who were in Sri Lanka on tourist visas, were taken into custody on Tuesday by the Department...

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Nepal PM Prachanda wins vote of confidence in Parliament after coalition realignment

  • 2024-03-13 18:41:40

Parliament Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire said Dahal won 157 votes against the 138 required in the 275-member parliament 

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Restrictions on Imran Khan's meetings in Adiala jail spark political uproar in Pakistan

  • 2024-03-13 12:09:20

Imran Khans political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly protested what it called the governments fascist decision and s...

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Who is Aseefa Bhutto Zardari? Will Pak president's daughter become the first lady? Here's what we know

  • 2024-03-12 10:12:51

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari is the daughter of Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and the late former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was as...

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19-member federal cabinet of Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif takes oath

  • 2024-03-11 23:37:48

Prime Minister Sharif had sent a summary to President Zardari to appoint the cabinet, comprising 18 federal ministers and a minister of stat...

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Ramadan 2024: Crescent moon sighted in India and Pakistan

  • 2024-03-11 21:44:23

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. According to the Islamic Networks Group (ING), in Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revel...

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