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April 2, 2024 8:39 AM

Protests erupt in Pakistan over abduction of Hindu girl

Amidst growing outrage, members of the Hindu community and traders in Dera Murad Jamali took to the streets to condemn the recent abduction of a young girl, Priya Kumari, and demanded urgent action for her recovery, Dawn reported. Criticising the Si...

April 1, 2024 1:01 PM

Pakistan PM orders ban on red carpets at official events

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to impose a ban on the use of red carpets at official events, ARY News reported. Expressing dissatisfaction with the practice of laying out red carpets during the visits of federal mini...

March 27, 2024 8:55 AM

China demands thorough investigation into suicide blast killing five Chinese engineers

China has demanded a thorough investigation after five of its nationals were killed in an attack on a convoy in Bisham tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla, Dawn reported. Geo News reported, citing Malakand's deputy inspector general of police (DIG...

March 26, 2024 11:45 AM

Pakistan second-largest naval air station PNS Siddique in Turbat under attack

Pakistan's second-largest naval air station, PNS Siddique in Turbat, has been attacked with gunfire and multiple explosions have been reported from the area. The Majeed Brigade of the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsi...

March 20, 2024 11:13 AM

Pakistan, IMF finalize $1.1 billion disbursement

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have concluded a staff-level review of a $3 billion standby arrangement which, if approved, will disburse $1.1 billion for the South Asian economy, two officials involved in the talks said. The funds are ...

March 19, 2024 7:24 PM

Pashtuns protest at UNHRC against Pakistan’s atrocities

The Pashtun community on Tuesday organised an anti-Pakistan protest outside the United Nations office in Geneva to denounce the crackdown on workers and leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). The protest, coinciding with the 55th Session of ...

March 18, 2024 4:14 PM

Pakistan to seek fresh IMF bailout package of over $8 billion

Pakistan will make a formal request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a longer and larger bailout package under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) next month, The Geo News reported on Sunday. The country is expected to seek a fresh IMF bail...

March 1, 2024 3:30 PM

Pakistan Election Commission issues schedule for presidential polls

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued the notice and schedule for the presidential elections scheduled to be held on March 9, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. A six-party alliance, set to form a coalition government at the Cent...

February 28, 2024 5:34 PM

Arrest of Pakistani journalist sparks protest in Islamabad

Several prominent journalists, along with social and political activists, gathered outside the National Press Club in Islamabad on Tuesday to protest the FIR against journalist Asad Ali Toor. The protesting journalists criticized the government for ...

February 27, 2024 8:47 AM

“Uri and Balakot sent their own message”: Jaishankar on India’s response to cross-border terrorism

Calling the national security a complicated calculus in today's times, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's response to Chinese incursions at the Line of Actual control (LAC) and towards cross-border terrorism from Pakistan thro...