Pakistan
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Pakistan to ‘vigorously’ seek US waiver for Iran pipeline project: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to plead “vigorously” and seek exemption from potential US sanctions against the planned construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline to import cheap gas from neighbouring Iran, the petroleum…
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Imran Khan’s party demands EU report on Feb 8 polls be made public
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Monday demanded the European Union’s report on the February 8 general elections to be made public. PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan,…
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Pak to launch second phase of repatriation, send back 1M Afghans
Islamabad: Pakistan has started preparations to launch the second phase of its repatriation drive to send nearly one million Afghans back to their homeland, the media reported. Instructions had been issued to…
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Pakistan: Married woman, paramour killed in suspected honour killing
Peshawar: A married woman with five children and her alleged paramour were murdered by her husband and his brothers in a suspected honour killing in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, police said on…
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‘Long-term IMF bailout plan would be an economic disaster for Pakistan’
Islamabad: Pakistan’s crippling economy is in emergency need of another bailout plan from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) through its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to save it from a suspected meltdown. However,…
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Imran Khan’s PTI denied permission to hold protest rally in Islamabad
Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities on Sunday rejected a request of jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party to hold a protest rally in Islamabad against the alleged rigging in the February 8…
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Pakistan to ‘seriously’ consider restoring trade ties with India: Foreign min Dar
Islamabad: Pakistan will “seriously” consider restoring trade ties with India that remained suspended since August 2019, Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said, indicating a potential shift in diplomatic stance towards the…
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Demand to re-open Bhagat Singh’s case to give him justice in Pakistan
Lahore: Observing the 93rd death anniversary of independence war heroes — Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukh Dev — here on Saturday, their supporters and followers demanded to reopen the case to…
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Imran Khan’s party to hold protest against alleged rigging in Feb 8 polls
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party would hold a protest against the alleged rigging of the February 8 elections in Islamabad on March 30, according to a media report…
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2 soldiers killed, 15 injured in suicide attack in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two soldiers were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, March 21, official sources confirmed. The incident happened in Dera…
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Cash-strapped Pakistan seeking 24th bailout, IMF confirms
Islamabad: Announ c ing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the existing short-term facility, the IMF has confirmed that cash-strapped Pakistan is seeking a 24th medium-term bailout package for a…
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Pakistan: Baloch militants attack Gawadar Port; 7 terrorists killed
Karachi: Baloch insurgents armed with automatic assault weapons on Wednesday stormed the Gwadar Port Authority complex in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province but security forces foiled the attack and claimed killing at least…
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Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan predicts short tenure of Shehbaz Sharif-led govt
Islamabad: Beleaguered former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday predicted a short tenure for the current Shehbaz Sharif-led government as he anticipated his imprisonment in a slew of cases to end…
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Pakistan not to tolerate cross-border terrorism: PM Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Amidst a spike in terror attacks in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday asserted that his government will not tolerate any acts of cross-border terrorism and that his country would…
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US highlights irregularities in Feb 8 polls in Pakistan
Washington: The US has highlighted irregularities in the February 8 general elections in Pakistan and expressed the US commitment to strengthening the cash-strapped country’s democratic institutions and cooperating to counter terrorist threats.…