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Petrol stocks may dry up in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Petroleum Division has warned the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that the stocks of petroleum products may dry up as banks are refusing to open and confirm Letters of Credit…
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Foreign shipping lines may stop Pakistan operations
Islamabad: Pakistan shipping agents have forewarned the government that all export cargoes could come to a halt as foreign shipping lines are considering stopping their services for the country after banks stopped…
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4 Pakistan security personnel killed in attack from ‘Iranian soil’
Islamabad: In the latest strike on Pakistan armed forces, as many as four security personnel were killed when terrorists attacked from “Iranian soil”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The incident took…
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Pak denies uranium-tainted cargo found at Heathrow Airport came from Karachi
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected the reports in British media that a uranium-tainted cargo package that landed at London’s Heathrow Airport last month originated from Karachi, saying the news is “not factual”. The…
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Skyrocketing prices making flour inaccessible in Pakistan
Islamabad: Skyrocketing wheat flour prices have kept the food staple inaccessible for many in Pakistan as varied rates of grain and its by-products in provinces continue to encourage its black-marketing. People are…
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7 million people laid off in Pakistan textile industry
Islamabad: About seven million people in textile and textile-related industries in Pakistan have been laid off due to dwindling exports and the governments failure to end the economic crisis, associations claimed. Representatives…
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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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Perpetrator, facilitators of Islamabad suicide blast identified
Islamabad: A high-level team probing the December 23, 2022 suicide attack targeting a police checkpost in Islamabad that killed a cop and critically injured others, has identified the suicide bomber, while a…
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Pakistan has a lot to learn from China: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan should learn from China about economic and technological development, says Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. To ensure economic development, the country should have a peaceful environment, he said, adding that “we…
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People in Pakistan Gwadar city rise up against CPEC
Islamabad: People of Balochistan are rising up in protests across the Pakistan province, threatening a stumbling country, challenging the politicised army and upsetting Chinese dreams of a transnational corridor project. Public anger…
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Pakistan: Tension prevails in port city Gwadar
Islamabad: Tension prevailed in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar for a fourth straight day as the Gwadar Rights Movement (GRM) activists continued to stage protest demonstrations for the acceptance of their demands.…
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Pakistan Finance Minister rubbishes reports of suspected default
Islamabad: Pakistans Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has rejected claims by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and economists that the country is moving towards a default and bankruptcy in the coming weeks. He…
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Pakistan to seek US help to secure $13bn loans at Geneva meet
Islamabad: Pakistan will seek the support of US President Joe Biden’s administration to use its influence on multilateral creditors to provide loans to Islamabad for approximately two dozen projects with an estimated…
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5 Pakistan soldiers dead as 7 separate blasts rip through Balochistan
Islamabad: Five soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others injured as seven separate blasts ripped through Balochistan three in Quetta, two in Turtbat, and one each in Hub and Kohlu…
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China exploits Pak vulnerability to make Islamabad dance to its tune
Islamabad: In recent years, as a result of the strong and long-standing diplomatic and security ties between Pakistan and China, the financial dependence of Pakistan on China has increased alarmingly. And it…
