Pakistan
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Two million Afghans still living in Pakistan: UNHCR
Islamabad: More than two million Afghan refugees are still living in Pakistan despite over a million returning to their country in 2025. In November alone, 171,055 Afghans returned to Afghanistan, with 37,899…
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Pentagon: China-Pakistan defence, space ties grow; base considered
New York: A report by the Pentagon highlights the cooperation between China and Pakistan in sectors such as defence and space, adding that Beijing “likely also considered” setting up a base in…
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Interim bail of Imran Khan, wife Bushra extended in May 9 cases
Islamabad: A Pakistani court has extended the interim bail of former premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the May 9 cases and five other matters. The court also directed…
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PM Shehbaz offers talks to Imran Khan’s party to ease political tension
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra…
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Protests against Imran Khan’s 17-year sentence magnify across Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers are holding rallies in various parts of the country, in protest against the court’s verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for 17…
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Pak’s Asim Munir conferred with Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has been awarded Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence. Munir is currently on an official visit…
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Imran Khan calls for nationwide potests after 17-year sentence
Islamabad: More than 1,300 police officers and security personnel were deployed across Rawalpindi on Saturday to maintain law and order after former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan urged his supporters to launch…
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Pak PM Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in corruption case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case. Khan,…
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Showcase Pakistan’s atrocities in Balochistan: Baloch leader’s to Bollywood
Washington: Tara Chand, President of Baloch American Congress, has urged Bollywood actors and the Indian film industry to make a powerful film highlighting Pakistan’s “forced occupation” of Balochistan. In a post on…
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Victory Day: Sheikh Hasina’s son warns of Pakistan-backed proxies in Bangladesh
Dhaka: As Bangladesh observes Victory Day on Tuesday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed warned that the “proxies of Pakistani occupational forces” have been emboldened across the country to an…
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Pakistan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign
Peshawar: Pakistan on Monday launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, targeting 45.5 million children under five years of age. The week-long drive will involve more than 400,000 frontline polio workers, the National…
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Efforts underway to suppress ex-Pak PM Imran Khan: KPK CM
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Chief Minister Suhail Afridi on Sunday said that systematic efforts are underway to suppress jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Addressing a public gathering in Kohat district,…
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Pakistan, 7 others voice support for UNRWA’s humanitarian role in Gaza
Islamabad: Eight leading Muslim countries, including Pakistan, have expressed strong support for the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees, saying its role in Gaza is “irreplaceable” amid an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In…
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Pakistan PM walks into Putin–Erdogan meet after 40-minute wait
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was left red-faced after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was delayed by nearly 40 minutes. The prime minister gatecrashed a close-door meeting between Putin and Turkish…
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Imran Khan’s sisters stage sit-in outside jail
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters on Tuesday staged a sit-in outside the Adiala jail after authorities denied them permission to meet their brother. Khan, 73, has been in…
