Pakistan

Pakistan has reportedly asked the United States for a $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility to help strengthen its foreign exchange reserves, stabilise the rupee and reduce reliance on IMF funding, according to a source familiar with…
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India on Sunday rejected Pakistan’s allegations that a recent terrorist attack in Karachi was carried out by an “Indian proxy”, calling the claims baseless and urging Islamabad to take action against terror networks operating from its…
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Pakistan has rejected as “complete nonsense” a claim by Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar that Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad allegedly planned to assassinate Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and members of a Pakistani…
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The United States and Iran appear to be moving closer to a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in West Asia, though both sides remain cautious about setting a timeline for finalising the deal. Adding to growing optimism, Pakistan…
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Denmark and Pakistan have introduced a draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the widespread impunity enjoyed by those responsible for attacks on UN peacekeepers. The proposal, expected to be voted on soon, calls for stronger…
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At least 13 people, including 11 children, were killed and 14 others injured in fresh airstrikes allegedly carried out by Pakistan, Afghan officials said on Wednesday, marking another sharp escalation in the long-running conflict between…
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Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, has enforced revised business operating hours, requiring markets and shopping centres to shut by 8 pm from Monday as part of an austerity drive aimed at reducing energy consumption amid soaring fuel costs…
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Facing backlash from critics and “extremists” on social media, the provincial government of Pakistan’s Punjab has deferred its decision to restore several pre-Partition Hindu and British-era names of roads and localities in Lahore,…
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US President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One that Washington agreed to the Iran ceasefire “as a favour” to Pakistan, while praising Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “We really did the ceasefire at…
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China has urged Pakistan to intensify mediation efforts between Iran and the United States and help ensure the “proper” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Chinese state media. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the appeal…
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