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30.05 / 18:31

Provident Death information travelers peace Indian mother-son duo duped by human traffickers, freed by Pakistan after one-year jail ordeal

PTI.ALSO READ:‘It was our fault…': Pakistan violated peace agreement with India in 1999, says former Pak PM Nawaz SharifWahida is a resident of Nagaon district in Assam and was arrested in 2023 along with her son while illegally entering Pakistan from Afghanistan via the Chaman border.She told the authorities in Pakistan that an Indian travel agent had deceived her, due to which she reached Pakistan. "After the death of my husband in 2022, I decided to take my son to Canada.

30.05 / 00:59

Food country reports Schools Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024

About 6.5 million children in Afghanistan are forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024

24.05 / 06:25

Progressive economy Sustainability WhatsApp inclusion International IMF, Pakistan make significant progress on new loan, IMF mission says

International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and Pakistan have made significant progress towards reaching a staff-level agreement for an extended fund facility, the global lender said on Friday. The IMF has opened discussions with Pakistan on a new loan programme after Islamabad last month completed a short-term $3 billion programme, which helped stave off a sovereign debt default.

22.05 / 07:01

Aviat Airlines War Department International Destinations Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Afghanistan nearly 3 years after the Taliban captured Kabul

Afghanistan's Taliban have confirmed the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Kabul’s international airport

19.05 / 20:07

Citizens Assurant Remark students travelers medicines Pakistan bid to defuse Kyrgyzstan crisis faces trust issues

Pakistan over violence against foreign students in Bishkek reveals a sentiment of mistrust that is thwarting Islamabad's efforts to improve ties with the Central Asian nation by playing the religion card. The Kyrgyz government has not only lodged protests with Pakistani authorities but also issued a statement blaming the Pakistani media for spreading rumours.

15.05 / 13:17

UPS security Universities reports Courts Investigations Pakistan HC grants bail to Imran Khan in 190 million pounds corruption case

High Court in Pakistan on Wednesday granted bail to Imran Khan in the 190 million pounds corruption case, in which the jailed former prime minister and his wife are accused of receiving land worth billions of rupees as a bribe from a real estate tycoon. A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court had reserved the verdict on Tuesday after the completion of arguments. On Wednesday, the court asked Khan to submit a surety bond of Rs 1 million in order to secure bail. However, the order will not result in the ex-premier's release from Adiala jail since his sentences in the Iddat and cypher cases are yet to be suspended.

14.05 / 01:05

COST Citi Food Bill President A police officer was killed in Pakistan-held Kashmir during protests against price hikes

A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills has turned violent in Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir, leaving a police officer dead and dozens of people injured

11.05 / 18:51

UPS Action rock reports Department Videos Violent protests rock Pakistan-occupied Kashmir over heavy taxation, two killed in police firing

ALSO READ: Pakistan: PIA flight departs with parents, as six-year-old son's body lies at Islamabad airport Several videos emerged where policemen were seen firing AK-47s in the air and even towards the crowds. On Friday, the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) had called for a shutter-down and wheel-jam strike in Muzaffarabad, following which the police, reported The Dawn, adding demonstrators pelted stones at the police.

11.05 / 15:37

Target Digital wellness country reports prevention IMF urges Pakistan to bring reforms to energy sector

IMF) has urged Pakistan to bring «strong cost-side reforms» to restore the viability of the country's energy sector, reported ARY News. The global lender, in its staff report for the second and final review under the USD 3 billion stand-by arrangement, said that Pakistan should be able to meet its fiscal year 2023-24 circular debt management plan (CDMP) target of Rs 2.3 trillion with zero net zero stock accumulation.

11.05 / 13:09

Action Airlines hospital reports travelers International Pakistan International Airlines staff forgets to put boy's body on aircraft: Report

negligence, Pakistan International Airlines staff left behind at the airport here the body of a six-year-old boy which was to be sent to Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan on a flight on which his parents travelled, a media report said on Saturday. The deceased was receiving treatment at a hospital in Rawalpindi for a tumour when he passed away on Thursday, the Dawn newspaper reported. His body was to be transported on Friday through a PIA flight to his native village of Katshi in the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan region for burial.

11.05 / 12:11

Booking Assurant hospital information reports Department Pakistan: PIA flight departs with parents, as six-year-old son's body lies at Islamabad airport

Mujtaba--a resident of Kharmang district's Katshi village-- was diagnosed with a brain tumour at a hospital in Skardu, and doctors referred him to Benazir Bhutto Hospital in Rawalpindi for treatment a month ago. However, Mujtaba died on Thursday.

11.05 / 08:59

SUN Celebrity Pride show reports Pakistan's CubeSat sends first images of Sun and Moon from lunar orbit

Chang'e-6 mission, has achieved a major milestone by sending back its first images of the sun and moon from lunar orbit. The images were unveiled during a ceremony at the China National Space Agency (CNSA) to celebrate the successful mission, as reported by The Times of India. CubeSat's Successful Mission

05.05 / 05:53

Remark War country rowing 'No need to capture PoK; its people will themselves want to join India': Rajnath Singh

'Don't read too much into it…': Rajnath Singh on PM's 'mangalsutra' remark "We will not have to use force to take PoK as people would say that we must be merged with India. Such demands are now coming," he said. The defence minister asserted that "PoK was, is, and will remain ours".

02.05 / 12:57

Glacier show reports India says Shaksgam Valley is ‘our’ territory amid China's construction activity reports: ‘Pakistan illegally…’

Shaksgam Valley to be our territory. We have never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan boundary agreement of 1963 through which Pakistan unlawfully attempted to cede the area to China." Randhir Jaiswal added. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday that the Shaksgam valley is a part of India and New Delhi never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan boundary pact of 1963 through which Islamabad "unlawfully" attempted to cede the area to Beijing.

02.05 / 12:15

WhatsApp rights India lodges protest with China over its infra development in Shaksgam valley

India has lodged a strong protest with China for carrying out construction activities in the Shaksgam valley, in an «illegal» attempt to alter the situation on the ground. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday that the Shaksgam valley is a part of India and New Delhi never accepted the so-called China-Pakistan boundary pact of 1963 through which Islamabad «unlawfully» attempted to cede the area to Beijing. «We have consistently conveyed our rejection of the same. We have registered our protest with the Chinese side against illegal attempts to alter facts on the ground,» Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing. «We further reserve the right to take necessary measures to safeguard our interests,» he said.

30.04 / 16:29

COST Progressive Bill International IMF approves immediate release of final $1.1 billion tranche of $3 billion bailout to Pakistan

The IMF says it will immediately release the final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout to Pakistan

30.04 / 03:05

security economy Sustainability country Inside reports IMF approves final USD 1.1 bn tranche for Pakistan's bailout package

Pakistan to stave off a sovereign default, particularly as the existing arrangement is set to expire this month. Following discussions in Washington, the IMF Executive Board approved Pakistan's request for the release of funds. Insiders suggest that Pakistan can expect to receive the loan disbursement promptly, likely as soon as tomorrow (Tuesday), following the IMF's authorisation, as reported by ARY News.

23.04 / 12:15

Waves Action reports peace Pakistan: CM of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province advocates talks with militants to ensure peace!

Opposite to Pakistan’s national government approach of not holding “meaningful dialogue” with the banned Pakistani Taliban, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has called for negotiations with the terrorist group to maintain lasting peace in the restive area.

23.04 / 07:59

UPS Action Justice country reports Courts Pakistan: Imran Khan writes letter to Chief Justice Isa demanding punishment for subverters of constitution

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday, demanding punishment for those who have subverted the Constitution in matters related to allegations by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges about interference in judicial affairs by the country's intelligence apparatus, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. The development comes after six Islamabad High Court judges made allegations against interference in judicial affairs by Pakistan's intelligence apparatus.

21.04 / 07:27

Food hospital information reports testing Courts ‘My wife poisoned with toilet cleaner, suffers heartburn', alleges Imran Khan

Imran Khan has alleged that his wife, Bushra Bibi, was given food mixed with “toilet cleaner," reported Pakistan-based The Express Tribune. At a recent hearing for a corruption case involving £190 million, held in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Imran Khan informed the court that toilet cleaner had been mixed into Bushra Bibi's food, causing her health to deteriorate with daily stomach irritation.

18.04 / 06:45

FIVE awards wellness country reports Courts ‘If anything happens to my wife, I'll..’, Imran Khan alleges Pak Army Chief's direct involvement in wife's imprisonment

Bushra Bibi. PTI reported that Bushra Bibi, 49, was convicted in a corruption case as well as in the case of illegal marriage with Khan, 71, and is currently held in detention at their Bani Gala residence in the suburbs of Islamabad. Imran Khan in a conversation with journalists at Adiala Jail where he is currently incarcerated hurled allegations against the army chief, according to a long post uploaded on Khan's official X account.

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