Pakistan
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Pakistani clerics issue fatwa denouncing terrorism
Islamabad: Pakistan’s renowned clerics on Monday issued a fatwa (religious decree) denouncing terrorism and terror activities, amid a sharp uptick in attacks by the militants across the country. The clerics belonging to…
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Int’l community pledges USD 8.57 billion to flood hit Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that the international community generously responded to its call for support by pledging more than USD 8.5 billion to help the cash-strapped country rebuild in a climate-resilient…
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Ex-Pak general convicted of espionage pardoned by new military leadership
Islamabad: A retired Pakistani general convicted of sharing “classified information” with foreign spies has been pardoned by the new military leadership and released from prison. However, he still plans to continue challenging…
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Iran, Pakistan call for setting up joint military task force
Tehran: Top Iranian and Pakistani military commanders have called for establishing a joint military working group, the official IRNA news agency reported. The remarks were made in a phone conversation on Sunday…
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Pakistan’s former Army chief involved in Imran Khan’s ouster, alleges former minister
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and ex-information minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that former Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa along with some key generals played an active role in prime minister Imran…
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Pakistan: Thousands protest against terrorism in South Waziristan
Wana: Thousands of people in South Waziristan ‘s Wana took to the streets on Friday against the recent wave of terrorism and demanded immediate restoration of peace in the region, the media…
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Taliban signs 1st agreement with Chinese firm to drill for oil
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan is to sign a contract with a Chinese firm to drill for oil in the war-torn country’s north. It would be first major energy extraction agreement…
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Pakistan planning major US-backed counter-offensive against TTP
Islamabad: With the Pakistan Army and the renegade Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) now eyeballing each other, the country’s military is now planning a massive counter-offensive against the TTP. A report in South China…
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Nearly 8 mn Pakistanis still displaced after summer floods: Diplomat
Geneva: Some 8 million people remain “acutely displaced” after last summer’s floods in Pakistan, since waters still have not receded in some areas, the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva…
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Pakistan banks on Saudi Arabia to avoid default
Islamabad: In what appears to be an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed hope to receive a $3 billion second bailout from Saudi Arabia within…
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‘Three shooters’ involved in attack on Imran Khan, party leader alleges
Lahore: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the Punjab government on Wednesday said that “three shooters” were sent to kill former prime minister Imran Khan as the pattern of former premier Liaquat…