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Pakistan presents new $50 billion development-heavy budget - ABC News Fri, 26 May 2017 15:28:50 GMT

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Pakistan presents new $50 billion development-heavy budget
ABC News
A vehicle carries the copies budget 2017-18 for a budget session at the Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 26, 2017. Pakistan's Finance Minister introduces a $50 billion development-heavy budget that also promises a 7 per cent increase in ...
Pakistan plans to hike defence budget by 7% amid rising tensions with IndiaLivemint
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Pakistan hikes defence spending in new budget by 7%Hindustan Times
India Today -Geo News, Pakistan
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Pakistan: Internet Crackdown Intensifies - Human Rights Watch Fri, 26 May 2017 23:50:37 GMT

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Pakistan: Internet Crackdown Intensifies
Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Pakistani government should immediately end its crackdown on peaceful speech on the internet, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should cease intimidating internet critics of the military and government, and release those ...

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Ramadan: Controversy in Pakistan over increased penalties for fast-breakers - ABC Online Fri, 26 May 2017 14:08:00 GMT

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Ramadan: Controversy in Pakistan over increased penalties for fast-breakers
ABC Online
Citing a need to more effectively preserve the sanctity of Ramadan, the religious affairs committee of Pakistan's Senate unanimously approved ten-fold increases in the maximum fines for fast-breakers, alongside prison terms of up to three months.


Kashmir is Pakistan's diversion from its collapsing economy and faux democracy - Quartz Fri, 26 May 2017 06:03:09 GMT

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Kashmir is Pakistan's diversion from its collapsing economy and faux democracy
Quartz
Stakeholders ranging from terrorist outfits, Pakistani sponsors, secessionist elements, and political fringes leverage this exposure; stoking the fire, egging on the youngster and conferring him with grandiose titles. Eventually the poster boy takes ...
Kashmir: Two killed on LoC, Army suspects they were Pakistan border teamThe Indian Express
Army foils attack by Pakistan's Border Action Team, two militants killedHindustan Times
Army kills 2 BAT attackers in Uri as it foils ambush by Pak troops on LoCTimes of India
News18 -India Today -Times Now
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Pakistan Hikes Spending as Sharif Eyes Next Year's Elections - Bloomberg Fri, 26 May 2017 16:42:24 GMT

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Pakistan Hikes Spending as Sharif Eyes Next Year's Elections
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Pakistan's government raised spending 4.3 percent in a bid to accelerate economic growth before elections next year, which Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is widely expected to contest for a second consecutive term in office. Sharif approved an annual ...

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PAKISTAN: Interior ministry crackdown on social media - Scoop.co.nz (press release) Sat, 27 May 2017 02:10:26 GMT

PAKISTAN: Interior ministry crackdown on social media
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The common perception in Pakistan, that ordinary citizens are not free to express their thoughts, has been validated with state inaction against hate mongers and clamping down on social media activists. What began as a crackdown on blasphemy and ...


Pakistan can destroy any team, says Bangladesh skipper - Geo News, Pakistan Fri, 26 May 2017 20:20:12 GMT

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Pakistan can destroy any team, says Bangladesh skipper
Geo News, Pakistan
BIRMINGHAM: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza believes that Pakistan is a strong team and stands a very good chance in the ICC Champions Trophy. Talking to media at Edgbaston ahead of tomorrow's warm-up game against Pakistan, Mushrafe said ...

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Salient features of the budget 2017-18 - SAMAA TV Fri, 26 May 2017 15:25:02 GMT

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Salient features of the budget 2017-18
SAMAA TV
10. Federal expenditure budget of Rs. 1,001 billion for the year 2017-18. PSDP 11. Different allowances for offices and sailors of Pakistan Navy are being revised, including hard-lying pay, compensation for batman, uniform allowance and ration allowance.

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Moon not sighted, Ramazan to start from Sunday - Geo News, Pakistan Fri, 26 May 2017 16:45:09 GMT

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Moon not sighted, Ramazan to start from Sunday
Geo News, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meeting led by Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced that the Ramazan moon was not sighted anywhere in the country, therefore, Sunday would be the first day of the fasting month. Earlier, the Pakistan ...
First Ramazan on Sunday as moon not sightedDaily Pakistan

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Underdogs Pakistan feel no pressure - The News International Sat, 27 May 2017 01:26:41 GMT

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Underdogs Pakistan feel no pressure
The News International
KARACHI: Pakistan have never won the ICC Champions Trophy. They have never even reached the final in any of the tournament's previous seven events. And when they take the field in the eighth edition starting on June 1, Pakistan will be the eighth ...
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India vs Pakistan: A recurring dreamThe Indian Express
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