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Too soon to predict economic spillover of crisis to Pakistan: IMF 

Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities

Not hopeful about improvement in Indo-Pak relationship: Ex-Pak Ambassador

Former Pakistan Ambassador to India Abdul Basit said on Friday he is not hopeful about the improvement in India-Pakistan relationship currently

Pakistan blames India, Afghanistan for terror attack on Chinese engineers

Pakistan on Thursday alleged that India and Afghanistan were behind last month's suicide attack on a shuttle bus in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that killed 13 people

US sees Pakistan useful only for clearing mess in Afghanistan: Imran Khan

Taking a dig at the US, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington sees Pakistan as "useful" only for clearing the "mess" it has left behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting

Peace in Afghanistan is shared responsibility of int'l community: Pak FM

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said his country was being made a scapegoat for the international community's failure to bring peace in Afghanistan

Pak religious alliance refuses to condemn desecration of Hindu temple

The leaders of Milli Yakjehti Council , an alliance of 22 parties, organisations in Pakistan, have declined to condemn vandalism and desecration of a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan, last week.

Debt-ridden Pakistan gets $500 mn loan from ADB to buy coronavirus vaccines

The Asian Development Bank on Friday approved a USD 500 million loan for debt-ridden Pakistan to help it buy coronavirus vaccines.

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan; Imran Khan orders arrest of all culprits

A mob attacked a Hindu temple in a remote town in Pakistan's Punjab province, damaging idols and burning down parts of it

Pakistan has other 'options', PM Imran Khan's aide tells United States

Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said that Islamabad has other "options" if Biden continues to ignore the country's leadership.

UAE lifts ban on transit flights from India, Pakistan, other countries

The UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African countries for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pakistan imposes restrictions in major cities as fourth wave grips country

Pakistan on Monday reimposed restrictions in major cities to contain spread of Covid as the fourth wave of the pandemic grips the country with rising cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant.

US, Russia, China, and Pakistan to discuss Afghan crisis in Doha next month

Representatives of the "Troika plus" comprising the US, Russia, China, and Pakistan have planned to hold a meeting in Doha next month, to discuss the war-torn situation of Afghanistan.

US wants Pakistan to play positive role in de-escalating Afghan violence

As Taliban terrorists intensified their offensive across Afghanistan, the United States called on Islamabad to play a positive role in de-escalating violence

Facing energy crunch, Pakistan buys LNG cargoes at highest rates since 2015

Pakistan has been facing an energy crisis

Peace in Pakistan, Afghanistan interlinked: Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Friday that peace in Pakistan is linked with peace in Afghanistan and those working against it should be defeated.

Covid-19: Pakistan to ban education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated

The national positive test rate for Covid stands at 7.53 per cent, according to the NCOC

Gunmen on motorcycle wound Chinese in Pakistan's port city of Karachi

The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, and senior officer Javed Akbar said police were still investigating.

Pakistan's Balochistan provice faces food emergency for 500,000 people: UN

Pakistan's Balochistan province, battered by a harsh winter, a locust invasion, COVID-19, and drought-like conditions, faces a food emergency for about 500,000 people, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday

Pakistan PM Imran Khan's party wins most seats in PoK amid rigging claims

Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) won 25 seats while the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) came second with 11 seats and the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured just six seats

At least 46 Afghan soldiers cross over to Pakistan to seek refuge

At least 46 Afghan soldiers crossed over and took refuge in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province after losing control of a border post to the Taliban militants along the international border, according to media reports on Monday. The Pakistan Army said the incident occurred late on Sunday night in Arundu sector in the country's Chitral district when an Afghan National Army (ANA) local Commander requested the Pakistan Army for refuge and safe passage. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 46 soldiers, including five officers, belong to the ANA and Border Police as they were unable to hold their military posts along Pak-Afghan International Border due to the evolving security situation in Afghanistan. The Pakistan Army contacted the Afghan authorities for information and necessary formalities. After contact with Afghan authorities and necessary military procedures, 46 soldiers including 5 officers have been given refuge/safe passage in