PAKISTAN
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IMF approves $1.2b lifeline with new strings attached
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Friday approved $1.2 billion loan tranches after Pakistan accepted a dozen new conditions…
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Pakistan raises red flag over illegal settlements in West Bank, calls for Israel accountability
Pakistan warned the UN Security Council on Saturday that expanding Israeli settlements and annexation measures in the occupied West Bank…
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India misjudged Islamabad’s desire for peace, says Pakistan’s envoy to US on Marka-e-Haq anniversary
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, said that India miscalculated Islamabad’s desire for peace as weakness during…
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PM unveils Rs3.2tr ‘Apna Ghar’ plan to build 0.5m units
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday launched a landmark five-year, Rs3.2 trillion housing programme, aimed at funding the construction of…
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SC petition challenges IHC judges’ transfer
A petition filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the transfer of three Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges has…
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President Zardari, PM Shehbaz call for protection of workers’ dignity on Labour Day
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called upon all stakeholders, including the business community and…
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5 injured by Afghan Taliban’s cross-border shelling in K-P’s South Waziristan: security sources
At least five people were injured after the Afghan Taliban once again shelled and targeted Pakistani civilian populations in border…
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ROs cannot trump voters will, says SC
The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to returning officers (ROs) altering election results, ruling that an administrative officer cannot…
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Iran ‘surprise’ resurrects faltering peace process
After days of uncertainty and pessimism, Islamabad is back in the diplomatic spotlight as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived…
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Imran named prime accused in funding case
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has finalized its charge sheet in the foreign funding case and has designated former prime…
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