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Amid opposition buycott, PM Imran Khan secures vote of confidence in parliament

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won a vote of confidence in the National Assembly as the opposition members, who boycotted the session, and staged a protest outside the house

Pakistan needs more legislations to meet FATF benchmark

The Pakistan government will need to make further legislation on at least two counts to meet three outstanding benchmarks of the 27-point action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before the June deadline, media reports said

Pakistan PM to seek vote of confidence on Saturday

A day after Pakistan’s ruling party PTI suffered a setback in one of the Islamabad senate seat elections, Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to seek a confidence vote in the National Assembly on Saturday

Pakistan court orders removal of former spy chief name from Exit Control List

Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court has ordered the government to remove the name of Asad Durrani, the former chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), from the Exit Control List (ECL), reported Dawn newspaper

Pakistan sees 30 percent increase in Covid cases; experts warn of third wave

Pakistan has recorded a 30 percent increase in fresh infections of novel coronavirus cases ever since the authorities lifted most restrictions in late last month, reported Dawn

Pakistan has no plans to buy vaccines, says health secretary

Pakistan has no plans to buy COVID-19 vaccines and the country would rely on 'herd immunity' and the vaccines donated by friendly countries and international organizations to tackle the COVID-19 challenge, said Pakistan’s Health Secretary Amir Ashraf

Opposition parties demand resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistan’s ruling party PTI, despite gaining more seats in the recently held Senate elections, suffered a major setback when it lost the Islamabad seat on Wednesday to Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was the joint candidate of the opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)

Missing Pakistani political leader found dead in Quetta

The body of Asad Khan Achakzai, a missing leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), was recovered recently from Pakistan's Killi Nosahar area, media reports said

Qatar to increase jobs for Pakistani workers

In what comes as good news for Pakistan migrant workers, Qatar, an important Gulf country and home to many Pakistan workers, might increase workers quota for Pakistanis in coming years, reported Dawn

Pakistan needs to amend two laws to meet FATF benchmark

The Pakistan government is preparing to amend two laws in order to meet the FATF criteria of exiting the grey list before the upcoming June session this year

Pakistan requests Ukraine to provide 200 Zaslon defensive equipment

Pakistan has approached Ukraine for the procurement of 200 units of Zaslon Active Protection System and to integrate them with its existing fleet of tanks, top sources in the defence industry said

Tensions simmer at volatile Iran-Pakistan border

Repeated border flare-ups in the last few weeks have exacerbated the tensions between Pakistan and Iran threatening to further destablise an already volatile region

'PM Imran Khan posing as standard-bearer of Islam will create problems for Pakistan'

A leading Pakistani newspaper has opined that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s mixing of politics and religion to gain support from religious quarters has taken a dangerous direction

Pakistan might face a third Covid wave, experts warn

Pakistan might face a third COVID-19 wave as the authorities have already been lifting significant restrictions for economic consideration but the pace of vaccination, even among the country’s health care workers, is yet to pick up the pace, reported Dawn

Pakistan to Turkey good train to resume from 4 March

Goods trains from Pakistan to Turkey via Iran are likely to resume its operations on 4 March after a gap of almost nine years, reported Dawn