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Pakistan says 1.45 million Afghan refugees can stay for another year

July 10, 2024 admin

A worker from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), along with police officers, speaks to an Afghan citizen while checking identity cards, during a door-to-door search and verification drive for undocumented Afghan nationals, in an Afghan Camp on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, November 21, 2023. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan announced on…

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Unable To Afford Treatment, Pakistan Man Buries 15-Day-Old Daughter Alive

July 8, 2024 admin

Police officials disclosed that the father has confessed to this grievous deed. (File) Naushahro Feroze (Sindh): In a tragic and appalling incident, a father has been arrested for the heinous act of burying his 15-day-old daughter alive in Tharushah, as reported by ARY News. Police officials disclosed that the father, identified as Tayyab, confessed to…

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Shehbaz Sharif Extends Olive Branch To Imran Khan

June 26, 2024 admin

Shehbaz Sharif offered to hold talks with Imran Khan if he is facing troubles in jail (File) Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday extended an olive branch to his predecessor and political rival Imran Khan, offering to hold talks with him if was facing “troubles” in jail. Mr Khan, the founder of his…

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s Political Adviser Kidnapped In Lahore: Report

June 20, 2024 admin

The political adviser to jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan has reportedly been kidnapped Lahore: The political adviser to jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown men from Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, according to a media report today. Ghulam Shabbir, who is the elder brother of Pakistan…

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Earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude jolts parts of Pakistan

June 19, 2024 admin

An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan, including the capital Islamabad, on June 19. However, no loss of life or property has been reported yet. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the tremors of the earthquake with epicentre at the southeastern region of Afghanistan and a depth of 98 kilometres were felt…

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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride

June 16, 2024 admin

Before the ‘Nikkah’, the police intervened and arrested the 72-year-old groom Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported. According to police, the girl’s father, Alam Syed, had agreed to sell her to the old man for…

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Pak Man Arrested For Selling Sacrificial Goats With Plastic Teeth: Report

June 15, 2024 admin

Investigations into the case are ongoing: Report (Representational)) Karachi: Authorities in Karachi arrested a trader on Saturday for allegedly selling sacrificial goats with plastic teeth in the Gulberg Chowrangi area, as reported by ARY News. A circulating video on social media depicted a customer removing what appeared to be plastic teeth from one of the goats,…

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Pakistan court rejects plea to disqualify Imran Khan for concealing alleged daughter’s name in nomination papers in 2018

May 22, 2024 admin

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Pakistani court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter Tyrian White while submitting his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) took up the petition on May…

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Taliban deny Pakistan’s claim Afghans responsible for attack that killed Chinese dam engineers

May 8, 2024 admin

File picture of police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, a district in the Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban defence ministry on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s allegations that Afghans were involved in an attack on Chinese engineers, as ties between the…

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Yoga officially makes debut in Pakistan

May 4, 2024 admin

A yoga session under way in in Islamabad. | Photo Credit: PTI After making global headlines, the ancient Indian physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga has officially arrived in neighbouring Pakistan. According to the official Facebook page of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), which is responsible for the upkeep of Islamabad, the Metropolitan Corporation…

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