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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous’ content

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had earlier degraded Wikipedia’s services in the country. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia due to the website’s refusal to remove allegedly offensive or blasphemy material.

February 4, 2023

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Pak envoy draws flak for remarks over Pakhtun culture

Pakistans UN Ambassador Munir Akram made the controversial remarks during a briefing at the UN in New York on Wednesday…reports Asian Lite News A day after Pakistans UN Ambassador Munir Akram drew

February 3, 2023

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Shehbaz confesses terrorists roam around in Pakistan

Sharif emphasized unity at this time to fight the scourge of terrorism…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has confessed that terrorists roam around in Pakistan but there is no

February 3, 2023

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Is China ditching a broken Pakistan?

Many armed outfits have emerged in Balochistan as they continue to target Chinese interests, given Beijing’s increasing economic footprint in the region…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s close ally and neighbour, China, has

February 3, 2023

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Deadly ‘January’ in Pakistan?

In January, two suicide bombings were recorded — one in Peshawar and the other one in the Khyber tribal district….reports Asian Lite News Since July 2019, January 2023 has been the deadliest

February 2, 2023

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IMF slashes Pakistan’s economic growth

The rise in central bank rates to fight inflation and Russia’s war in Ukraine continue to weigh on economic activity….reports Asian Lite News The International Monetary Fund projected a slowdown in the

February 2, 2023

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Pak inflation hits 48-yr high

High inflation has become a nightmare amid the financial crunch and insufficient supplies…reports Asian Lite News While mired in a terrible economic crisis, Pakistans inflation created a new record in January and

February 2, 2023

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Faulty policies, jihad funding fuel Pakistan to abyss

The current economic crisis is the doing of Pakistan itself, a culmination of decades of its faulty policies. It has become a state at war with itself. By supporting and patronising extremism

February 1, 2023

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Money exchangers aid Af-Pak dollar cartel by exploiting trade

Those involved in dollar smuggling have used the hawala system to monopolise currency in the region…reports Asian Lite News Money exchangers on both sides of the Durand Line have bolstered the Afghanistan-Pakistan

February 1, 2023

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Peshawar death toll mounts to 100

The rescue operation to retrieve bodies from the debris of the mosque concluded on Tuesday…reports Asian Lite News The death toll in the Peshawar’s Police Lines mosque blast has risen to 100

February 1, 2023

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