Pakistan

Moody’s downgrades Pakistan’s rating amid depleting forex reserves

In another setback to Pakistan, global ratings agency Moody's today downgraded the country’s rating to Caa3 from Caa1 as it…

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28 Pakistanis die in Rome boat tragedy as poverty triggers illegal migration

Of the 59 migrants who lost their lives after their boat sank on Sunday near south Italy, 28 were Pakistanis.…

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As Pakistan awaits IMF loan, inflation soars amid fears of default

“Must we starve our children to pay our debts?” former Tanzania President Julius Nyerere in 1986 had once asked. Many…

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BLF unravels the high intensity conflict in Balochistan that Pak wants hidden

The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) released the January 2023 report about its activities and attacks on Friday. A most important…

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Watch: ‘We want PM Modi to rule Pakistan’ – a desperate Pakistani’s plea goes viral

In a viral video posted by Pakistani Youtuber Sana Amjad, a fellow Pakistani is heard ranting against the Shehbaz Sharif…

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Is Pakistan spooked after Taliban kills terror kingpin who belonged to Kashmir?

Within days of the killing by the Taliban of Aijaz Ahmad Ahangar, a Pakistani delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja…

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Why Friday is a dry day for drug smugglers on Pakistan border

Amritsar/Ferozepur:  Friday is a dry day for drug smugglers on the Punjab border when it is all quiet on the…

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Watch: Top terrorist Syed Salahuddin openly holding prayers at funeral of HM commander in Pak army burial ground

Hizbul Mujahideen chief and designated terrorist Syed Salahuddin publicly held prayers for Bashir Ahmad Peer alias Imtiyaz Alam who was…

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ISI exploits one’s quest for easy money to build a drug smuggling network in Punjab

Amritsar: Pakistan’s notorious spy agency ISI is exploiting the poverty of India’s border villagers some of whom are desperate to…

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The Bengali language movement and fall of Pakistan

The Urdu language issue in Bangladesh is perhaps the best example that shows, nothing can be forcibly imposed on anyone…

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Chinese company fined for ‘delayed damages’ in Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement and Investment Project fined the Chinese company, China Gansu International Corporation for inordinate delay…

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Pakistanis face prospects of hunger as Sharif bows to IMF, hikes fuel prices

Hunger levels in Pakistan will further rise in the coming months. As the Shehbaz Sharif government thrashed out a harsh…

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Pakistan: Has China shut down its consular section due to terror threats?

China has closed down its consular section in its Islamabad embassy citing "technical issues". The short notice does not specify…

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Citing Pulwama attack, PM Modi steels call for a strong and developed India

Citing the 2019 Pulwama attack which killed at least 40 CRPF jawans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resoundingly called for…

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China unlikely to bite on fresh Pakistan assurances on safety of nationals

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has promised to provide proper security to Chinese nationals as well as other foreigners in…

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Was General Musharraf a man of peace or manipulator with eye on Kashmir?

Was General Musharraf really a man of peace or was he a schemer and a manipulator who was determined to…

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Pakistan’s pharma sector takes a big hit amid deepening economic crisis

Hit by acute shortage of imported raw materials, rising prices and sliding currency, Pakistan’s pharmaceutical companies have threatened to halt…

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Cash starved Pakistan bows to IMF conditions, approves new tax on power

Staring at bankruptcy, Pakistan has finally agreed to the stringent conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the much…

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Staring at default, will Pakistan go for debt restructuring kicking and screaming?

After Sri Lanka, will Pakistan be the second South Asian nation to participate in the debt restructuring exercise? Amid deepening…

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Pakistan on tenterhooks as talks with IMF go down to the wire

Worries for Pakistan have risen as the ongoing ninth review of the loan package under the Extended Fund Facility of…

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Taliban threat tops Moscow regional security meeting on Afghanistan

Less than two years after seizing power in Kabul, the Taliban movement, banned in Russia and unrecognized in the world,…

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