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Pakistan: At least 20 killed as bus collides with oil tanker in Punjab province
•The collision happened on a motorway in Multan, some 350 km from Lahore, reportedly because of overspeeding, police said. Traffic remained suspended on the motorway for several hours after the accident.
Pakistan: Imran Khan remains in hunt for power, but all depends on coming Punjab bypolls
Vivek Katju •If PML (N) succeeds in getting a sufficient number of provincial Assembly seats on 17 July so that Hamza wins the CM re-election now slated for 22 July, Shehbaz Sharif would get somewhat stabilised
Hamza Shahbaz to take oath in Bagh-e-Jinnah as new chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province
•The Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz was elected as the chief minister in the Opposition's symbolic Assembly session on 6 April, 2022
Body of Sri Lankan lynched by Pakistan mob flown to Colombo; authorities arrest more suspects
•Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced Tamgha-i-Shujaat (civil award for bravery) for the victim’s colleague, Malik Adnan, who tried to rescue him from the mob
Here's a look at the missiles in Pakistan's expanding nuclear arsenal
Fp Staff •If the current trend continues, then Pakistan, which as of date has a nuclear weapons stockpile of approximately 165 warheads, would have around 200 warheads by 2025
Pakistan expanding its nuclear arsenal, may have '200 warheads' by 2025: US report
Fp Staff •The 'Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists' report said that the country currently has approximately 165 warheads and is looking to expand with more warheads, more delivery systems, and a growing fissile materials production industry
'Security institutions stood by idly': India lodges strong protest after temple desecrated in Pakistan's Punjab province
Fp Staff •Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday that Pakistani charge d'affaires was summoned and a firm protest was lodged
Pakistan: At least 31 killed, 60 injured as bus collides with trailer truck in Punjab province
•A police official, quoting an injured passenger, said the driver of the bus seemed to have fallen a sleep and lost control over the vehicle which caused the accident
Coronavirus Outbreak: At least 9 Tablighi Jamaat attendees test positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan's Punjab province
•At least nine Tableeghi Jamaat activists have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Pakistan's Punjab province, taking the total infections to 6,506 in the country, according to a media report on Thursday.
Pakistan court accepts Hafiz Saeed's plea to club all six terror financing cases and announce verdict on completion of trial
•The official said the court after accepting Saeed's request, ordered the prosecution to present witnesses in the other four cases against the JuD leaders on Wednesday