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Islamabad

August 13, 2024

Pakistan, Afghanistan border crossing closed after deadly clashes

Hundreds of Pakistani families fled their homes from villages near the border overnight after the clashes began, Mr Ali said.

Clashes
July 1, 2024

India, Pakistan exchange list of prisoners, fishermen

India and Pakistan exchanged a list of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s jails on Monday, officials said.

May 23, 2024

Pakistan’s anti-narcotics agency seizes over 97kg drugs

720 intoxicated tablets were seized from a passenger en route to Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan flag
May 8, 2024

Pakistan declares enrolment emergency over 26 million out-of-school kids 

This is the highest number of out-of-school children in any country.

PAKISTANI SCHOOLCHILDREN
February 29, 2024

Pakistan opens new parliament after disputed, bloody elections

A cold-war ally of the West, Pakistan has, in recent years, been leaning toward China along with several other nations in the region. 

PAKISTANI PARLIAMENT
February 8, 2024

Pakistan suspends mobile service, closes borders to secure polls

The interior ministry said around 600,000 security personnel were guarding the polls in the nuclear-armed Islamic republic.

Pakistani security operatives (Credit: Pars News)
January 18, 2024

Pakistani jets target militant hideouts in Iran as tensions escalate

The two nations have been hostile to each other since the Iran-Iraq conflict in the 1980s.

Pakistan flag
January 5, 2024
Sartaj Aziz
November 8, 2023

Pakistan helps 25,000 Afghans relocate to U.S. despite crackdown

Pakistan will facilitate the resettlement of 25,000 Afghans who worked for the U.S. during its war in Afghanistan to the United States, Prime Minister Anwaar Kakar said.

Afghans At Airport
August 30, 2023

Residents panic as escaped lion roams streets

For hours on Tuesday, the 20-month-old male lion strolled the streets in a congested neighbourhood.

LION ROAMING STREETS[ Credit:VietnamPlus]