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Pakistan faces escalation of power crisis as LNG tenders scrapped

Pakistan is again facing an escalation of power crisis after it failed to agree on a deal for natural gas supply next month

Imran Khan to hold protest rally in Islamabad against 'corrupt' Pak govt

In continuation of the protests against Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif's "imported and corrupt" government, the former PM Imran Khan issued a call for holding a rally in Islamabad on July 2

Pakistan Army chief Bajwa meets ailing Pervez Musharraf in Dubai: Reports

Gen Bajwa, accompanied by top physicians of the Pakistan Army, spent some time with Gen Musharraf and his family at their apartment in Dubai while the army doctors examined the former military ruler

Pak PM urges Balochistan people to ensure security of foreign investors

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people of Gwadar in Pakistan's restive Balochistan to ensure security of friendly foreign investors, including from China, who are making huge investments

Pakistan risks losing GSP+ status as EU looks to prepare draft report

As the EU looks to prepare a draft report on GSP+ status, Pakistan needs to work in several areas to avoid losing the special incentive arrangements of the EU that it has enjoyed for the last 7 years

Pak quietly jails 26/11 handler Sajid Mir for 15 yrs in terror funding case

Sajid Majeed Mir, one of India's most wanted terrorists for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been jailed for over 15 years in a terror-funding case

$2.3 bn Chinese loan credited to State Bank of Pakistan: Finance minister

Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday that a loan of $2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks had been credited to the central bank's account

26/11 attacks mastermind, once claimed to be dead, arrested in Pak

Years after denying his presence and even claiming he was dead, Pakistan has reportedly arrested Sajid Mir, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative involved in directing the 2008 Mumbai attacks

Want to have dialogue with India, but environment not conductive: Pakistan

The spokesperson said it was Pak's official position to have friendly cooperative relations with neighbours including India and to resolve all issues through a dialogue which is result oriented

Pakistan govt slaps 10% super tax on big industries to trim deficit

Tough decisions needed to save economy: Pak PM

Pak considers unconventional measures to cut import bill amid used up forex

Amid falling remittances and depleting foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan has come on the brink. The policy makers in the country have indicated their intention to adopt unconventional measures

Chinese banks to provide $2.3 bn to Pak 'within days' under loan agreement

To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of $2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days"

Pakistan signs $2.3-bn loan facility agreement with China to aid economy

Thanking the Chinese govt for 'facilitating this transaction', Pak FM said the 'inflow was expected within a couple of days'

China frustrated over Pakistan's inability to finish CPEC project: Report

China is now forced to reconsider the future of its financial and manpower investments in Pakistan.

1 killed after 6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes parts of Pakistan

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook parts of Pakistan early Wednesday, killing one person in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province

Cash-strapped Pak secures deal with IMF to restore stalled $6 bn aid

Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured a deal with the International Monetary Fund to restore the stalled $6 billion assistance package and unlock doors for financing from other international sources

Pak fears another Covid wave as positivity rate crosses 10% in 2 cities

Another wave of Covid-19 is feared in Pakistan as the positivity rate in the two cities of Karachi and Hyderabad in the country's southern Sindh province surpassed 10 per cent, local media reported

Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said

Kashmiri Pandits organisation asks UN to declare Pak a 'terrorist country'

The Kashmiri Pandit United Front (KPUF) urged the UN to declare Pakistan as a "terrorist country" alleging that the neighbouring country continued to sponsor terrorism in Kashmir Valley

Pakistan finance minister hopeful of IMF deal within a day or two

Cash-strapped Pakistan has faced growing economic challenges, with high inflation, sliding forex reserves, a widening current account deficit and a depreciating currency