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Shehbaz lauds progress in US-Iran talks, backs diplomacy
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday thanked all stakeholders involved in the US-Iran peace talks held in Switzerland, saying the negotiations had made “encouraging progress”. In a social media post,…
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Voting underway in PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan region
Islamabad: Voting was underway on Sunday, June 7, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Gilgit-Baltistan region for elections to the so-called legislative assembly. India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the elections to…
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Pak rejects India’s remarks regarding Gilgit-Baltistan polls
Pakistan on Friday, June 5, strongly rejected India’s criticism of the upcoming elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly, scheduled to be held on June 7, describing New Delhi’s remarks as “baseless” and reaffirming…
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Pakistan sees 27 pc increase in terror attacks in May: Report
Islamabad: Militancy-driven violence spiked 27 per cent in Pakistan last month compared to the preceding month, showing the deep prevalence of terrorism-linked threats to the country, according to a think tank report.…
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Secret cable shows US sought ouster of Imran Khan as Pakistan PM
A classified Pakistani diplomatic cable that Imran Khan has long cited as proof that the United States engineered his removal from power has been published in full for the first time. Cable…
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Pakistan HC rejects sentence suspension pleas for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi
Islamabad: Pakistan High Court on Monday, May 4, rejected the petitions of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi seeking the suspension of their sentences in the 190…
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Hafiz Saeed’s close aide Sheikh Yousaf Afridi shot dead in Pakistan
Lahore: Sheikh Yousaf Afridi, a key Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) figure and a close associate of the Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police…
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Pakistan eases restrictions on twin cities with no possibility of US-Iran talks
Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday eased some restrictions, allowing selective movement of heavy traffic in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi as there was no immediate possibility of another round of US-Iran…
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First phase of US–Iran ceasefire talks concludes in Pakistan
The first phase of ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran concluded in Islamabad on Saturday, April 11, with both sides exchanging written proposals to formalise understandings reached during in-person discussions.…
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Iran, US delegations arrive in Islamabad for ceasefire talks
Iran’s delegation, led by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, arrived in Islamabad on Saturday, April 11, on the fourth day of a fragile ceasefire between the United States (US) and Iran, for…
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Iran suspends US talks over Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Iran has suspended talks with the United States (US) on Friday, April 10, as Israeli strikes on Lebanon intensify, placing the fragile two-week ceasefire under growing pressure and raising concerns of wider…
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan moves to High Court for early hearing in case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, on Friday, April 3, approached a high court for an early hearing of their appeals in a case related to…
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan undergoes another eye procedure
Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, March 23, underwent a third eye procedure for an ailment in his right eye, hospital authorities said. Khan, 73, was diagnosed with…
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Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict: UN chief warns of growing civilian impact
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned by the escalation of violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. UN chief is “deeply concerned…
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3 arrested in Peshawar for suicide attack at Shia mosque in Islamabad
Islamabad/Peshawar: Pakistan’s police have arrested two men and a woman in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Peshawar linked to a suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad on Friday, February 6. At least 31…
