Pakistan
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Biden-Speak lost in transit to Pakistan
Islamabad: Exaggeration and dramatics are Pakistans traits. So, it is hardly surprising when a fleeting, off-the-cuff remark of US President Joe Biden was greeted with hysteria. The US envoy in Islamabad was…
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Pak SC rejects govt’s request to stop ex-PM Imran’s planned protest
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday refused to get involved in the political wrangling as it rejected a plea from the government to issue directives against a planned anti-government protest by ex-premier…
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China unable to justify oppression of Balochistan
Balochistan: China is finding it tough to justify its many violations in Balochistan, besides destroying their environment and marine life, and denying jobs to locals. While the two governments are leaving no…
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Pakistan backs Saudi Arabia as Kingdom continues to be at loggerheads with US
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to side with Saudi Arabia as the kingdom continues to be at loggerheads with the United States over the cut in oil supply in the international market. “Pakistan…
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Jay Shah’s statement can ‘split’ cricketing communities: PCB urges emergency ACC meet
Lahore: A ‘disappointed’ Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday requested the Asian Cricket Council to convene an emergency meeting in the wake of BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s statement that India won’t travel to…
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In a snub to India, US Congress clears Pak’s F-16 package
Islamabad: Ignoring India’s objections to Pakistan’s F-16 package, the US Congress cleared a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services of the fighter jet, a media…
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Pakistan seeks billions of dollars in new loans after floods
Islamabad: Pakistan will ask international lenders for billions of dollars in loans after devastating floods exacerbated the South Asian nation’s economic crisis, the media reported on Wednesday. “We are not asking for…
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Hina Rabbani Khar reaches Paris for FATF meet
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has reached Paris to attend a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), media reports said. The delegation led by…
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World Bank steps in to mediate India-Pak water dispute
Islamabad: The World Bank announced the beginning of two parallel legal processes to address Pakistan’s concerns over two hydropower projects on the western rivers by India in violation of the Indus Basin…
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Sindhi group wants to drag Pakistan to ICJ over dead bodies at hospital
New Delhi: Even as the Pakistan government is pretending that nothing happened at the Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where hundreds of rotting bodies were discovered on Friday, more criticism is coming its…
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Imran Khan stuns all, wins majority of seats in Pak by-polls
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan stunned everyone with his party re-claiming six out of eight seats of the National Assembly (NA) in by-elections. The competition…
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Imran upsets Shehbaz-led ruling coalition, bags 8 seats in by-polls
Islamabad: In a major upset to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won six National Assembly and two Punjab Assembly seats in by-elections. PTI…