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Pakistan wants to deepen its longstanding ties with US: Qureshi

Qureshi said Pakistan was pursuing imperatives of geo-economics and was determined to make the country a hub of trade, investment, and finance

IMF revives $6-billion bailout for Pakistan's teetering economy

The agreement involves the implementation of prior actions before final approval is given by the IMF

94 of world's 100 most polluted cities are in India, China, Pakistan

Air pollution is estimated to cost the global economy upwards of $2.9 trillion per year due to fossil fuel emissions alone

Fans shift focus to hockey, wait for a possible India-Pakistan clash

Following India's 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup recently, fans here are looking forward to another clash -- albeit on a different turf

We will surprise whole world with our hockey: Pak junior team skipper Abdul

Pakistan team will surprise the entire world with its performance at the upcoming Junior Hockey World Cup, skipper Abdul Rana asserted on Monday

IMF says it plans to revive a $6 billion funding programme for Pakistan

The United Nations International Monetary Fund said it has come to an agreement with Pakistan on terms to help revive a $6 billion funding programme for the country

Protests erupt in Pakistan's Gwadar amid growing backlash against CPEC

The protests organised by workers of some political parties, civil rights activists, fishermen and concerned citizens have been going on for a week at Y Chowk on Port Road in Gwadar

Durand Line dispute poses a major existential concern for Pakistan

Durand Line is a strategic concern for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the dispute over the region poses a major existential concern for Islamabad.The Durand Line (the border established under British colonial rule and the Afghan King in 1893) divides the traditional Pashtun homelands in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Owing to the tribal, linguistic, social and economic ties, the border was mainly porous until recently fenced and heavily guarded, reported International Forum for Right and Security (IFFRAS).Traditionally, Pashtunistan or the Pashtun homeland stretches from areas south of the Amu River in Afghanistan to west of the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan.As the British prepared to exit India in 1947, Afghanistan demanded a revision of its international border to reclaim back its Pashtun lands. Its request was denied and to add to it, the setting up of Pakistan as a state was consolidated.Subsequently, Afghanistan announced that all former Durand Line agreements, including the .

New, powerful India will give befitting reply to Pak: Rajnath Singh

'We have one more neighbour (which does not seem to understand things),' the defence minister said without naming China

Pakistan lifts ban on TikTok after assurances to curb 'immoral' content

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had banned it in July after complaints that it was uploading and disseminating immoral contents

Navjot Sidhu reaches Kartarpur Corridor to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib

Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday reached the Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan

Pakistan restores TikTok after assurance of control on indecent content

Pakistan restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the platform to "control immoral and indecent" content

Pak eases norm for 10 days advance intimation before Kartarpur visit

Pakistan has decided to relax its mutually laid limit with India of 10 days advance intimation before the arrival of Sikh pilgrims to visit the Kartarpur gurdwara, Geo News reported

There are states 'clearly guilty' of supporting terrorism: India at UN

First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Rajesh Parihar said India has been a victim of cross border terrorism for over three decades

Pak 'headache' for world; has footprints on all terror attacks: Ram Madhav

Madhav, in his keynote address at an event by Indian-Americans to observe Global Anti-Terror Day here, said that the world community needs to tackle the hub of global terror

Start-up fever gripping world's last big untapped nation - Pakistan

More money has flowed into Pakistan's nascent technology sector during 2021 than in the previous six years combined

China asks Pak to create enabling conditions for investors in CPEC projects

Media reports from Pakistan said Chinese investors were concerned over the slow pace of construction on the projects

Pakistan to provide training to Afghanistan's aviation staff: Report

Pakistan will provide professional training to Afghanistan's aviation staff in areas of security, traffic controlling, firefighting, air forecast, and airport management

Startup fever is gripping the world's last big untapped nation: Pakistan

Multiple local entrepreneurs got in touch, seeking advice on funding and how to accelerate their startups in Pakistan.

Afghan Taliban mediating between Imran govt, Pakistani Taliban: FM Muttaqi

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has confirmed that Kabul is mediating between the Imran Khan-led government and banned Pakistani Taliban for peace in the country.In an interview with Geo, Muttaqi said there is no individual of the Islamic Emirate but as a matter of policy, the whole Islamic Emirate is mediating between the government of Pakistan and the banned TTP, Geo News reported.He expressed confidence that the talks will yield positive results. The foreign minister said that the establishment of peace and the end of war is in the interest of all.Meanwhile, he said that Afghanistan welcomed the peace talks between the Pakistan government and TTP, with the undertaking that it would continue to support Islamabad in its peace endeavours.The Taliban is mediating talks between banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Pakistan government, according to reports.The acting interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani hosted talks between the two sides for the past two