The shadow of the coronavirus on Pakistan
With burgeoning trade and a large movement of people enabled by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the coronavirus is having an impact on Pakistan even though no case has been confirmed yet
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Arrests of bright young minds draw massive reaction
Politicians, rights defenders, academics, researchers, economists, students of internationally reputed universities, strongly react on the arbitrary arrests and express solidarity
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PTM’s countrywide protest against leader’s arrest today
Manzoor Pashteen, nine others were arrested on late Monday evening in Peshawar and sent on 14-day judicial remand High
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Coronavirus sets off scare through Gilgit-Baltistan
Over 500 students stuck in Wuhan plead for evacuation; Gilgit asks Islamabad to delay reopening of Sost border HAH Report
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Pakistan more corrupt than before, reveals TI report
“Governments must urgently address the corrupting role of big money in political party financing and the undue influence it exerts on our political systems.”- Delia Ferreira Rubio Chair Transparency International
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Rights defender detained briefly at Lahore airport
Jalila Haider was stopped from traveling to the UK, released after 7 hours after a strong reaction from political and
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Protesters demand release of Baba Jan, 14 political prisoners
High Asia Herald Report LAHORE: A protest was held at Lahore Press Club on Sunday (19 Jan 2020) to demand
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In conversation with Chomsky: Pakistan, India, religion, and climate change–III
In this last installment of the three-part article based on correspondence between Hassan Mirza and Professor Noam Chomsky, the internationally-acclaimed
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Culture is soul of a nation: Dr Fouzia
Chinese new year music gala and intangible art show draws big crowed at PNCA By Farman Ali Islamabad, Jan
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Death toll rises to 100 in weather-related incidents
Over 76 confirmed dead and 94 injured in AJK’s, 31 in Balochistan and 2 in GB News Desk The
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Panelists for protection of fundamental rights, parliament’s supremacy
Speakers at HRCP seminar decry regression of democratic values, violations of fundamental rights, propose a broad-based coalition based on minimum people’s agenda
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FM’s visit to Iran, Saudi termed ill-conceived
Experts say Pakistan needs to shift its foreign policy from geostrategic to financial diplomacy Special correspondent Islamabad: Diplomatic and
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Shaikh Ayaz: ‘Sindh’s Pablo Neruda’ remembered
By Farman Ali Literati of the capital have called for the promotion and dissemination of the message of
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Sino-Pak trade tops $865m at Khunjerav border
URUMQI: Trade volume surged this year at Khunjerav Pass, a major border port between China and Pakistan, the Chinese media
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Protest held for release of Baba Jan, 13 other prisoners
They demand publishing judicial inquiry report of Aug 11, 2011 tragedy, provision of facilities to prisoners in jail, the arrest of the police officer involved in the killing of two persons
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