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Pakistan finance minister warns of default if fuel subsidies not abolished
Islamabad: Pakistan will default if the government does not abolish the subsidies on petroleum products, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said, warning that the cash-strapped country’s economy could be in a similar…
- India
India, Pak seem to be increasing size of nuclear weapon inventories: Arms watchdog
Stockholm: India and Pakistan also seem to be increasing the size of their nuclear weapon inventories, a leading arms watchdog has said. At the start of 2022, nine states — the US,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan leans on Qatar for LNG amid falling foreign currency reserves
Islamabad: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Saturday that Pakistan will seek a deferred payment plan for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bought under long-term deals with Qatar as the nation’s economy continues…
- Pakistan
Pakistan FM informs UNGA President of controversial remarks on Prophet
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in a telephone call apprised President of UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid of the controversial remarks made by two former senior officials of India’s ruling…
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Imran Khan blames Shehbaz Sharif government for rising inflation
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday blamed the Shehbaz Sharif-led government for rising inflation in the country which is adversely affecting the overburdened population. Khan…
- Opinions
Pak’s internal turmoil is cause of concern for neighbours, especially India
Arun Joshi Developments in Pakistan cannot be ignored as something which is a country-specific problem. Before and after the ouster of Imran Khan’s government in early April, Pakistan has been on a…
- World
Pakistan: Protest rally over Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks Prophet Muhammad
Islamabad: Thousands in Pakistan on Thursday rallied in capital Islamabad, protesting over controversial remarks by two former BJP spokespersons against Prophet Mohammad. The demonstrators from a right wing party, Jamaat-e-Islami, briefly scuffled with…
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IMF asks Pakistan to reopen CPEC deal ahead of payment to China
Islamabad: Putting Islamabad in a tight spot, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to renegotiate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy deals before making payments of around Pakistani rupees 300…
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Pakistan’s popular TV host Amir Liaquat dies at 49 under mysterious circumstances
Karachi: Pakistan’s former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and popular television host Amir Liaquat, 49, passed away in Karachi under mysterious circumstances, local media reported on Thursday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…
- World
Pakistan: Shehbaz wants to import wheat from Russia
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has laid stress on importing wheat from Russia amid the US sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The premier has also directed the authorities…
- Pakistan
Over 22 lakh Hindus in Pakistan, says national database report
Peshawar: Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country’s total registered population of 18,68,90,601, according to a report by the Centre for…
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Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised in Karachi on Thursday
Karachi: A Hindu temple in Karachi has been vandalised, causing fear and panic among members of the community living in the Pakistani city, a media report said on Thursday. According to The…
- Entertainment
Mahira Khan is returning to Indian TV today!
New Delhi: Pakistani star Mahira Khan, who made her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Raees’, is once again set to connect with the Indian audience through her show ‘Sadqay Tumhare’.…
- World
Marvel hits stride with South-Asian, Muslim, woman superhero
New Delhi: She’s Pakistani American, loves Shah Rukh Khan and manages permission from her protective parents to be distracted from her studies for a party but only if ‘Abbu’ takes her. That’s…