Gwadar movement reflects in Pakistan Senate
Islamabad: The protests and sit-ins led by the Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) in the port city of Gwadar were also reflected at the Pakistan Senate recently. Lawmakers denounced the rights …
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Pakistan: Karachi Police arrest Abdul Malik, suspected IS-linked terrorist
Karachi/IBNS: Karachi Police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an Islamic State-linked terrorist who was “collecting donations” from the Pakistani city of Karachi to send it …
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Pakistan’s inflation spikes to a record high figure of 27.6 pct
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s annual inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), spiked to a decades-high level of 27.55 per cent in January, compared to 24.5pc in the previous month, media …
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Peshawar mosque blast claims life of 32, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility
Peshawar/IBNS: At least 32 people died as a blast occurred inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said. A section of the mosque …
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Pakistan’s currency recedes to a record low after govt ends control
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan’s currency Thursday fell to a record low of Rs 255 against the US dollar, according to local media reports. The drop comes after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition …
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A Pakistan blast derails train in Bolan, 18 hurt
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 18 people were hurt when a train derailed after a remote-control bomb detonated on a railway track in the Bolan region of Pakistan, media reports said on …
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How COVID-19 changed mental health discourse in India and Pakistan
By Rabia Umaima Ahmed in Pakistan and Devina Buckshee in India IBNS: When Amina Zia in Pakistan lost her husband to COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic, she …
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif has said it was shameful for his nuclear-powered nation to beg for funds
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has said it was a matter of shame that his nation needed to beg amid a falling economic state despite being a nuclear-powered nation. Addressing …
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7 million people laid off in Pakistan’s textile industry, Association claims
Islamabad/IBNS: About seven million people in textile and textile-related industries have been laid off due to dwindling exports and the government’s failure to end the economic crisis, experts associated with …
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Pakistan government has announced energy conservation plan
IBNS: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday announced an energy conservation plan to tackle the trouble faced by the nation in recent times. The government announced markets will now be …
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