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Terrorists attack check post in Pakistan; two soldiers killed: Official

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed when terrorists attacked a check post in the country's restive Balochistan province on Friday, according to an official statement

Pakistan looks to lift flight operations ban imposed by European Union

The ban imposed by the European Union on Pakistan International Airlines flight operations is expected to be lifted soon, local media reported quoting the country's Civil Aviation Authority official

Going forward, isolated Covid cases will not disrupt our home series: PCB

PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said they have now started to have agreements with touring sides that isolated Covid cases should not lead to any series being postponed or cancelled

Pakistan cricketer Abid Ali hospitalised after pain in chest

Abid twice complained of chest pain while batting for Central Punjab against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy match

Imran Khan admits PTI made mistakes after losing local polls

The ruling party faced startling setbacks in most areas with the candidates of the opposition parties managing to defeat its nominees

Hamid Karzai says Pakistan must not interfere in Afghanistan's affairs

Karzai said that Islamabad should avoid speaking on behalf of Afghanistan in international forums

Pakistan mustn't interfere in Afghanistan affairs, says Hamid Karzai

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Islamabad must not interfere in Kabul's internal affairs, a statement which came in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remark

Pakistan minister escapes unhurt in gun attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan Science and Technology Minister Shibli Faraz on Sunday escaped an attack unhurt on his car by a crowd in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Darra Adam Khel area

Pakistan's debt mounts over $15 billion, breaking previous year's record

Shattering the previous record of 10.45 billion US dollars, Pakistan took out 15.32 billion US dollars in new foreign loans in the fiscal year 2020-21

Pakistan rallies Muslim countries to help Afghan stave off economic crisis

Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster

Imran Khan's alliance partner MQM-Pak forging close ties with PML-Nawaz

Pakistan Tareek-e-Insaf (PTI) govt's key coalition partner MQM-Pakis maintaining cordial ties with Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN).

Pakistan didn't take action against Masood Azhar, Sajid Mir: US report

Terrorist groups targeting India, including LeT its affiliated front organisations, and JeM have continued to operate from Pakistani territory, the US said

Terror groups targeting India continue to operate from Pak: US report

Terrorist groups targeting India continued to operate from Pakistan and Islamabad did not take action against other known terrorists, according to a latest report on terrorism by the US State Dept.

US State Dept nails Pak for making limited progress to counter terrorism

In yet another scathing indictment of terror haven and toxic state Pakistan, the US State Department has released its country reports on 'Terrorism 2020', in which it slammed Pakistan

Vice President Naidu hails valour of Indian armed forces during 1971 War

On the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday paid tributes to the valour and unwavering patriotism displayed by the Indian armed forces during the 1971 War. Vijay Diwas commemorates India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war. Bangladesh, then part of Pakistan, became an independent country after the war. "On Vijay Diwas, I pay homage to the martyrs of the 1971 war. The nation remembers the heroic valour and unwavering patriotism displayed by our armed forces during the war," the Vice President said on Twitter. Their unmatched gallantry and selfless sacrifices continue to inspire every Indian, he said.

Imran Khan warns against Afghanistan's isolation by international community

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the international community against isolating Afghanistan.

Pakistan central bank lifts rates by 100 basis points to 9.75%

The bank signalled that it was likely done with hiking rates in the near-term, having lifted the policy rate by 150 basis points at its last meeting in November

Pak held responsible for US's shortcomings in Afghanistan: PM Imran Khan

The US made mistakes in Afghanistan and Pakistan was blamed for America's failures and not given credit for the sacrifices it made in the global war on terror, PM Imran Khan said

Pakistan reports first confirmed Omicron case through gene-sequencing

Pakistan has detected the first confirmed case of the Omicron variant in a patient belonging to Karachi, local media reported on Monday.According to Dawn newspaper, the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) confirmed today that the new coronavirus variant has been detected in a patient through gene-sequencing.Later the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said in a tweet: "The National Institute of Health, Islamabad has been able to confirm that a recently suspected sample from Karachi is indeed the 'Omicron variant' of SARS-CoV2. This is the first confirmed case but continued surveillance of identified samples is in place to identify trends."Earlier, the provincial Sindh Health Department in Pakistan and the Aga Khan University Hospital officials had announced the detection of a 'strongly-suspected' case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Karachi.This development comes as Omicron has been reported in large numbers worldwide, and World Health Organization (WHO) expects the number

Faisal Hasnain appointed as Chief Executive of Pakistan Cricket Board

Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced the appointment of Faisal Hasnain as its new Chief Executive, who will formally assume charge in January 2022.