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Pak imposes 10-day nationwide lockdown

The Pakistan government has already declared May 8 to 15 as Eid holidays and now there will be a complete ban on unnecessary movement of people…reports Asian Lite News In order to

May 9, 2021

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Shehbaz Sharif barred from leaving country

Sharif was stopped and offloaded from a Doba-bound flight during early hours of Saturday…reports Hamza Ameer Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif,

May 9, 2021

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CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS: Generals, Imran trying to hoodwink the world

While objecting to India’s right to change its Kashmir status, Pakistan asserts such a right in the Kashmir territories it occupies. It has started the process of transforming Northern Areas, renamed lately

May 8, 2021

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‘US ignored Pak outreach for rapprochement’

Officials says the reason behind this is likely that Washington thinks Islamabad is pushing China and Russia’s agendas at the expense of US interests in Afghanistan….reports Asian Lite News The United States

May 8, 2021

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Islamabad under complete lockdown from today

The City’s Deputy Commissioner on Thursday said that public transport will be suspended after 6 pm on May 7 and all parks, recreational places, and commercial areas will also be closed…reports ASian

May 7, 2021

Asia News·COVID-19

Pak trade deficit widens to $23.8 billion

The trade gap has been widening since December 2020…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s trade deficit widened to USD 23.8 billion, exceeding the annual target by USD 4.1 billion in 10 months of

May 7, 2021

Asia News·Economy

Pak PM’s ‘accountability’ drive sought to settle political score

From hasty decisions to putting Nawaz’s children Maryam and Shahbaz behind bars without any solid evidence, Imran Khan and his backers have also sought to settle political scores with the PML-N, writes

May 6, 2021

Asia News·POLITICS

‘IMF’s tariff hike demand could worsen Pak inflation’

Pakistan has promised the IMF to increase taxes by 1.272 trillion PKR and raise electricity tariff by almost 5 PKR per unit…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said that

May 5, 2021

Asia News·Economy

Kinetic storm clouds gather over Indo-Pacific for Modi and Biden

There are many in the higher levels of policymaking in Washington and Delhi who cling to the belief that the possibility of large-scale kinetic conflict over the Himalayan massif, the South China

May 4, 2021

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Govt claim of Pak press being free a ‘bald-faced lie’: DAWN

In an editorial on the World Press Freedom Day, Dawn said that journalists’ safety appears to be very low on the government’s list of priorities….reports Asian Lite News The Pakistan government’s claim

May 4, 2021

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