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Afghans have ‘broken the shackles of slavery, says Pak PM Imran Khan

Afghans have “broken the shackles of slavery,” Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, said on Monday, in what seems veiled praise to the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan

Anti-minority violence unacceptable: Pakistan chief justice’s call for religious harmony and tolerance

Days after the incident of vandalism of a Hindu temple in Pakistan, the country’s Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed has assured minority communities that their rights would be protected and these incidents will not be repeated

Vandalized Hindu temple in Pakistan restored, 70-100 people arrested

The Hindu temple vandalized in Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab province has been restored by the local administration and will be open to worshipers soon, members of the Hindu community said on Tuesday

Two policemen killed in Pakistan terror strike; banned Baloch outfit claims responsibility in restive province

In a fresh terror strike in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, two police personnel were killed while many others sustained injures when a powerful blast targeted their vehicle near a luxury hotel – where a top Chinese diplomat had narrowly escaped a suicide bomb attack earlier this year – in provincial capital Quetta, officials said

US upgrades travel advisory for Pakistan: Afghan effect?

Close on the heels of the visit of two top Pakistani officials to Washington, the US State Department has revised its travel advisory for Pakistan, upgrading it from "no travel", to "avoid unnecessary travels", saying the country’s security situation has improved in recent years

Pakistan waits for White House to call: ‘We have other options,’ says Pakistan’s NSA

Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said that his country has “other options” if US President Joe Biden continues to ignore the country’s leadership

Pakistan economy in trouble; trade deficit crosses $3 billion in July

Pakistan recorded a massive $3 billion trade deficit in July, the first month of the financial year 2021-22, dashing the rosy picture being presented by officials citing the increase in exports

Polio workers face spate of attacks in Pakistan; two officers killed

At least three teams of polio workers came under attack in the last three days, killing two police officers who were on duty for the protection of the teams in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rising sex crimes in Pakistan: Women lawmakers demand public hanging of rapists

With 11 rape cases reported every day, rising sex crimes have emerged as a big issue in Pakistan, with women lawmakers cutting across party lines on Friday demanding public hanging of perpetrators of sexual assaults and harassment of women and children

US report damning of Pakistan’s judicial system, Islamabad says comments “unwarranted”

Stung by a damning criticism of its judicial system in a US report, that questioned the independence of Pakistan’s courts and called them “corrupt” and “inefficient”, Islamabad has described the comments as “unwarranted” and “factually incorrect”

A Pakistani village where WhatsApp is the key to development

A small Pakistani village, close to one of the principal sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, has been using a network of instant messaging and voice-over service WhatsApp for the last five years for running all basic services as also to promote education and hygiene

Hospitals in Pakistan’s largest metropolis Karachi reaching capacity as Covid’s Delta variant spreads

The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant is reaching alarming levels in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi amidst the Eid-ul Azha festival with public and some private sector hospitals reaching capacity and starting to refuse patients, according to medical officials

Two Pakistan Army soldiers killed in operation in Afghan border region

Two personnel of the Pakistan Army, including an officer, were killed in the country’s northwestern tribal region when security forces raided a hideout of insurgents, resulting in an intense gunfight where three militants were also killed

Pakistan’s Sindh province proposes shutting primary schools as Covid-19 soars

Pakistan’s southeastern province Sindh’s health department has proposed closing primary schools as well as banning indoor dining in restaurants as the coronavirus positivity rate climbed to seven percent in the province

The US never asked for military bases in Pakistan: Western diplomat

The United States has “at no stage or any level even asked” Pakistan for military bases in the wake of withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, a senior Western diplomat has said