Pakistan
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Pak SC resumes hearing of long-pending case against Zulfikar Bhutto’s death sentence
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing a long-pending presidential reference seeking to revisit the 1979 controversial death penalty given to former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. A nine-member larger bench…
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Pak court all set to indict Imran Khan, Qureshi in cipher case
Islamabad: A Pakistani special court hearing the cipher case against former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is set to indict them on Tuesday. Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqernain…
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‘We expect justice,’ says Bilawal ahead of hearing on case against Zulfikar
Peshawar: Pakistan People’s Party chairman and ex-foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said his party expected “justice” to be served in a case on revisiting the controversial death sentence given to its…
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Pakistan stock market soars to all-time high
Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) wrapped up the trading week on a historic note as the benchmark KSE-100 index soared to an unprecedented all-time high above 66,000 points, a media outlet…
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Nawaz stresses on repairing diplomatic ties with neighbouring nations including India
Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has stressed on repairing diplomatic ties with neighbouring nations, including India, Afghanistan and Iran, saying that Islamabad’s global credibility hinged on amicable relations with nations…
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Pakistan team in Australia without a doctor
Karachi: Visa and passport issues have left the national senior cricket team in Australia without a doctor and the under-19 side in the UAE without a team manager. Sohail Saleem, who was…
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Nawaz Sharif says he was ousted in 1999 for opposing Kargil
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said he was ousted from the government in 1999 by (late) Gen Pervez Musharraf for opposing the Kargil misadventure, as he underlined the…
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Some political dissidents had links with terror entities inside country: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan has acknowledged that some of the political dissidents, who have sought asylum in the United Kingdom and other countries, had links with terrorist entities inside the country. Foreign Office spokesperson…
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Pakistan issues visas to 104 Indian pilgrims
New Delhi: The Pakistan high commission on Friday said it issued 104 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to facilitate their visit to Shadani Darbar in Sindh. Under the provision of a…
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Cash-strapped Pakistan secures USD 658 ADB package
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured a USD 658 million financing package, including an expensive USD 300 million loan at market rates, from the Asian Development Bank, days after Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar…
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Pak court to hear Nawaz’s appeal against his conviction in Al-Azizia corruption case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court will hear on Thursday an appeal by former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel mill corruption case. Sharif, 73, was sentenced…
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US House asks Pakistan to uphold democratic institutions, human rights
Washington: A resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives urging Pakistan to uphold democratic institutions, human rights, and the rule of law, as the cash-strapped country prepares for general…
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Pak court rejects Imran Khan’s plea to withdraw appeal against disqualification
Islamabad: A Pakistani high court on Wednesday rejected jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s plea seeking the withdrawal of his appeal against his disqualification in the Toshakhana corruption case. Khan, 71, has…
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10 killed as passenger bus in Pakistan comes under gunfire
At least 10 people were killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus came under gunfire by unidentified assailants on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, the media reported on…
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Pak court adjourns hearing of cipher case against Imran Khan, Qureshi till Dec 4
Islamabad: A Pakistan court hearing a case against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for allegedly leaking a diplomatic cable on Saturday adjourned the hearing till…