Pakistan
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Daesh planning to carry out suicide attack in Pakistan
Quetta: The Balochistan police have issued a threat alert for a suicide attack on security forces in Pakistan’s Quetta, local media reported. In a statement, Quetta’s central police office said it had…
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New Pak Army chief warns India of ‘any misadventure’ during LoC visit
Rawalpindi: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, has warned India of strict action in case of any ‘misadventure’, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, according to a media report.…
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Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul survives assassination bid
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Head of Mission to Kabul, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani has survived an assassination bid, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed. In a statement, the Ministry said the Embassy’s compound in Kabul…
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Blinken designates Pakistan, China, Saudi as religious freedom violators
New York: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has designated Pakistan, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia as religious freedom violators labelling them as “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC). On Friday, Blinken announced…
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Saudi Arabia extends USD 3 billion deposit term to cash-strapped Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s central bank on Friday said that Saudi Arabia has extended its term for a USD 3 billion deposit to support the cash-strapped country’s fragile economy. Saudi Arabia, a close friend…
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Discuss poll dates or else will dissolve assemblies: Imran to federal government
Islamabad: Imran Khan on Friday warned that he will dissolve the assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces ruled by his party if the federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
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Drone with 5kg heroin recovered near India-Pak border in Punjab
Chandigarh: A drone was found from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district along with over 5 kg of heroin, police on Friday. The hexacopter, an unmanned aerial…
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Imran directs PTI leaders not to criticise new COAS, army
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed his PTI leaders and social media team to ensure that there is no criticism of the army and the new Chief of Army…
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Gen Munir’s surprise pick to lead Pak army’s media wing
Islamabad: Just two days after taking command, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir made his first major reshuffle, with a surprise pick from the corps of Electrical and Mechanical…
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State Bank of Pakistan’s forex reserves fall by $327mn
Islamabad: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced that its foreign exchange reserves have decreased by $327 million. During the week ending on November 25, the total foreign exchange reserves of the…
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Pak ruling party to bring no-trust motions against PTI govts in KP, Punjab
Islamabad: Ruling out early elections in Pakistan, former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said that the multi-party alliance of Pakistan Democratic Movement will table no-confidence motions in…
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1971 Dhaka debacle was ‘military failure’, says Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Exactly a week after former Pakistan Army Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa referred to the East Pakistan loss as a “political failure”, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in a thinly-veiled rejection of the…
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10 terrorists killed in Pakistan military operation
Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the military said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement issued by the army’s media wing…
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Ex-Pakistan Army chief Bajwa blames politicians for 1971 war debacle
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa blamed the 1971 Bangladesh war debacle on the country’s politicians. In one of the several farewells meetups, he categorically said…
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Pakistani PM offers condolences over loss of lives in Indonesian quake
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo over the loss of precious lives and assets in a deadly earthquake jolting Indonesia, according to a statement…
