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54 Dead In 24 Hours As Heavy Rain Hits Pakistan, Death Count Rises To 180
Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government's disaster agency said on Thursday.
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The Sharifs, 2 Generals, And Deja Vu For Pakistan
Pakistan remains a hybrid democracy at best. While civilian governments are elected in Islamabad, the locus of real power lies elsewhere in Rawalpindi, the headquarters of the Pakistan Army.
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22 Killed In Pakistan After Gunmen Stop Vehicles, Start Shooting
Gunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan on Monday, after forcing them out of vehicles and checking their ethnicity, government officials said.
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Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Seeks Permission From Court To Meet His Sons In Jail
Pakistan's anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has asked the government and jail administration to respond to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan's request to meet his sons, Pakistan-based daily, The Express Tribune reported on Wednesday.
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Video: "We'll Quit," Says Imran Khan, Aborts March, Has New Plan To Force Polls
His leg still in cast after firing during march, Imran Khan at Rawalpindi rally announces his party lawmakers will resign from assemblies; it has governments in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan-Australia White-Ball Series Moved From Rawalpindi On "Political" Grounds: Minister
Several political rallies for and against the government are planned in Islamabad, which neighbours Rawalpindi, and Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said the matches "have been shifted to Lahore due to the prevailing situation".
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Nawaz Sharif's Doctors Advise Medical Treatment In London: Reports
Nawaz Sharif's personal physician has advised the interim government to "seriously consider" sending him to London for further treatment, a media report said on Monday, a day after Pakistan's former prime minister was admitted to a top hospital after his health deteriorated.
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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif "On The Verge Of Kidney Failure": Report
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reportedly 'on the verge of a kidney failure', and a medical board has urged for his immediate transfer to a hospital from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
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20 Million Rupees Released To Renovate Krishna Temple In Pak: Report
Pakistan's Punjab province government has released Rs 20 million to renovate a Krishna temple in Rawalpindi city and expand it to accommodate more Hindu worshippers on festivals and religious occasions, a media report said today.
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Pakistan Capital Tense As Military Silent On Protests
Pakistan's capital was tense Sunday after attempts to disperse anti-blasphemy protests by Islamists ended in deadly violence, as the military appeared hesitant to respond to a government call for help.
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Husband Of UK Woman Killed In Pakistan Calls For Justice
The husband of a British woman who was killed in Pakistan has called for the UK and Pakistani governments to ensure his wife received justice, as he sought to keep the spotlight on so-called "honour" killings.
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Islamabad May Get First Hindu Temple
Stunned to learn that Islamabad had no Hindu shrine, a parliamentary panel on Monday directed the government to build a temple and a crematorium for Hindus in the capital.
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Pakistan Court Adjourns Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Hearing as 'Judge on Leave'
A Pakistani court today adjourned the hearing of the government's plea for cancellation of bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, as the "judge was on leave".
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Pakistani Taliban warns of disastrous days ahead
Pakistani Taliban has warned that the next few days and weeks would be "disastrous" for the country as the banned outfit vowed to "teach" the government and its security agencies a lesson over the killing of its leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike.
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110 people killed, over three lakh affected in Pakistan floods
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 110 people and affected over three lakh in many parts of Pakistan, the country's disaster management authority said today.
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54 Dead In 24 Hours As Heavy Rain Hits Pakistan, Death Count Rises To 180
Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government's disaster agency said on Thursday.
-
The Sharifs, 2 Generals, And Deja Vu For Pakistan
Pakistan remains a hybrid democracy at best. While civilian governments are elected in Islamabad, the locus of real power lies elsewhere in Rawalpindi, the headquarters of the Pakistan Army.
-
22 Killed In Pakistan After Gunmen Stop Vehicles, Start Shooting
Gunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan on Monday, after forcing them out of vehicles and checking their ethnicity, government officials said.
-
Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Seeks Permission From Court To Meet His Sons In Jail
Pakistan's anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has asked the government and jail administration to respond to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan's request to meet his sons, Pakistan-based daily, The Express Tribune reported on Wednesday.
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Video: "We'll Quit," Says Imran Khan, Aborts March, Has New Plan To Force Polls
His leg still in cast after firing during march, Imran Khan at Rawalpindi rally announces his party lawmakers will resign from assemblies; it has governments in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan-Australia White-Ball Series Moved From Rawalpindi On "Political" Grounds: Minister
Several political rallies for and against the government are planned in Islamabad, which neighbours Rawalpindi, and Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said the matches "have been shifted to Lahore due to the prevailing situation".
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Nawaz Sharif's Doctors Advise Medical Treatment In London: Reports
Nawaz Sharif's personal physician has advised the interim government to "seriously consider" sending him to London for further treatment, a media report said on Monday, a day after Pakistan's former prime minister was admitted to a top hospital after his health deteriorated.
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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif "On The Verge Of Kidney Failure": Report
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reportedly 'on the verge of a kidney failure', and a medical board has urged for his immediate transfer to a hospital from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
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20 Million Rupees Released To Renovate Krishna Temple In Pak: Report
Pakistan's Punjab province government has released Rs 20 million to renovate a Krishna temple in Rawalpindi city and expand it to accommodate more Hindu worshippers on festivals and religious occasions, a media report said today.
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Pakistan Capital Tense As Military Silent On Protests
Pakistan's capital was tense Sunday after attempts to disperse anti-blasphemy protests by Islamists ended in deadly violence, as the military appeared hesitant to respond to a government call for help.
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Husband Of UK Woman Killed In Pakistan Calls For Justice
The husband of a British woman who was killed in Pakistan has called for the UK and Pakistani governments to ensure his wife received justice, as he sought to keep the spotlight on so-called "honour" killings.
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Islamabad May Get First Hindu Temple
Stunned to learn that Islamabad had no Hindu shrine, a parliamentary panel on Monday directed the government to build a temple and a crematorium for Hindus in the capital.
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Pakistan Court Adjourns Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Hearing as 'Judge on Leave'
A Pakistani court today adjourned the hearing of the government's plea for cancellation of bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, as the "judge was on leave".
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Pakistani Taliban warns of disastrous days ahead
Pakistani Taliban has warned that the next few days and weeks would be "disastrous" for the country as the banned outfit vowed to "teach" the government and its security agencies a lesson over the killing of its leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike.
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110 people killed, over three lakh affected in Pakistan floods
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 110 people and affected over three lakh in many parts of Pakistan, the country's disaster management authority said today.
