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Pakistan presents new $50 billion development-heavy budget
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Friday presented a $50 billion development heavy budget that also promised a seven percent increase in military spending, a growth rate of near 6 per cent and an appeasement for farmers who protested ahead of the budget announcement, clashing with police who used tear gas to disperse them. READ MORE…
Islamic State group claims attack on Pakistan lawmaker
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group said it carried out a brazen suicide attack on a Pakistani lawmaker in southwest Baluchistan province on Friday that killed 25 people despite a protracted crackdown on the assortment of militant groups operating in Pakistan. READ MORE…
Monitoring group offers mixed review of rights in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An independent watchdog on Wednesday offered a mixed report card in its annual look at the state of human rights in Pakistan, welcoming the enactment of new laws to protect women but decrying an uptick in religiously motivated vigilantism. READ MORE…