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Political dialogue cannot happen with a ‘gun to your head’: Pak FM Bilawal on CJP’s request
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that his party was trying to build consensus among the country’s political leadership on holding elections, but asserted that any dialogue would…
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1st consignment of discounted Russian crude to arrive in Pak in May
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has placed its first order for discounted Russian crude oil, which is expected to arrive in the port city of Karachi next month, an official said on Thursday, a…
- Pakistan
Pak Prez returns bill seeking to curb powers of CJ without assent for second time
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Wednesday returned a bill seeking to curb the powers of the chief justice of the Supreme Court to parliament for a second time, saying that the…
- Pakistan
Pak court sends Chinese man to 14-day remand on blasphemy charges
Peshawar: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sent a Chinese national to jail on a 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after he was arrested on Monday,…
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British man pleads guilty to ISIS related terror charges in UK
London: A British man arrested at Heathrow Airport over a year ago when he flew back from Pakistan pleaded guilty on Friday to travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS)…
- Middle East
UAE approves additional $1 billion funding to Pakistan: Finance Minister Dar
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced that the UAE has approved USD 1 billion in financial support, taking the cash-strapped nation a step closer to unlocking the crucial IMF…
- India
MP: Muslim boy stripped, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Pak Murdabad’
A minor Muslim boy was allegedly kidnapped and forced to raise ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ slogans in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. According to reports, three minors abducted the 11-year-old boy and…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s parliament, SC on collision course
Islamabad: Pakistan’s parliament and judiciary have arrived at a standoff as the ruling alliance rejected the eight-member bench constituted to hear the petitions challenging the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023,…
- World
IMF stands its ground, refuses to show any flexibility towards Pakistan
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan’s only hope for a bailout from its crippling economic conditions and looming threats of a meltdown, does not seem to be ready to show any…
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Pakistan: Imran’s security chief arrested on ‘money-laundering’ charges
Islamabad: Pakistans Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confirmed arresting Iftikhar Rasool Ghumman, who is the security in-charge of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a “money-laundering case”, media reports said on…
- World
Pak court grants Imran Khan interim bail till May 4 in three cases
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday extended interim bail to Imran Khan till May 4 in three cases related to the clashes between his supporters and the police during an…
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Sweden shuts down embassy in Pakistan for security reasons
Islamabad: Sweden has announced closing its embassy in Pakistan “indefinitely” due to the prevailing “security situation” in the crisis-hit country’s capital. The embassy did not elaborate on the nature of the threat,…
- World
Tory peer accuses Suella Braverman of ‘racist rhetoric’
London: A senior Conservative peer has accused Suella Braverman of using “racist rhetoric” after the home secretary singled out British-Pakistani men as being of special concern in relation to child sexual abuse…