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Five More Killed in Karachi Violence
Islamabad, June 19 (BNA) - Five more persons were killed in overnight firing and violence incidents in different parts of this mega-metropolis city, Pakistan's Geo News reported Wednesday morning. Police said that unknown persons opened fire on a vehicle killing van driver Imran at sector 5-C2 of North Karachi in the vicinity of Khawaja Ajmernagri police station. One person was shot ...
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Pakistan funeral bombs death toll rises
THE death toll from a suicide attack at a funeral in Pakistan has risen to 34 after seven victims died overnight in hospital, police ...
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Pakistan’s new government delivers pro-business budget
Pakistan's newly-installed government of Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) announced its first budget amid slow economic growth, a massive fiscal deficit and dangerously depleted foreign reserves. The government also faces declining foreign investment, a chronic power crisis and double digit inflation. The budget is a desperate attempt to encourage investment, while cutting ...
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Pakistans Champions Trophy defeat prompts Whatmores exit
Islamabad, June 18 : Pakistan's defeat in the Champions Trophy has prompted calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ditch coach Dav Whatmore and under-performing ...
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PTI leader calls out Pakistan govt on drone attacks
During Tuesday's session of Pakistan's National Assembly, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari drew the speaker's attention to the issue of US drone attacks on Pakistani territory, DawnNews reported. Mazari said drone attacks could not be responded to with mere protests, stressing that the government would have to adopt more significant measures. She said even ...
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Suicide blast at Pakistan funeral kills 28 including lawmaker
At least 28 people, including a provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives during a funeral procession in Mardan district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 57 other people were also injured in the blast, said Jaffar Khan, the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of police in Mardan. KP Information and ...
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Bomber targets mourners at Pakistan funeral 29 dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral on Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities ...
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Suicide bomber attacks mourners in Pakistan
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said. The blast was the deadliest attack in the region since May 11 national and regional elections installed a new government in the northwestern province of Khyber ...
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Pakistan's darkest hour
What began as the normal monsoon season has turned into the greatest disaster, the greatest humanitarian crisis and the worst floods ever seen in the history of Pakistan. According to the UN, the disaster in Pakistan from 2010 floods is now worse than the 2005 earthquake in the country and the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia combined.
It is a catastrophe of mammoth proportions and the challenge faced by a centrally weak government is how to get food aid to the some 6 million in need of help and provide relief facilities to the 20 million people impacted by the disaster. Read more
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