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ADB, Pakistan sign $2m grant agreement to combat COVID-19

Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed on Tuesday a $2 million grant agreement to strengthen the country’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic

Hindu baiter removed as Information Minister in Pakistan's Punjab

Notorious for his remarks against the Hindu community, Fayyazul Hasan Chohan has been removed as the provincial information minister for Punjab

Uniform education to end class-based system: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minis­ter Imran Khan on Monday said a uniform education system would end the class-based system in the country as all children would get equal opportunities to excel

Pakistan foreign minister discusses rising Islamophobia with German, Finnish counterparts

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed with his German and Finnish counterparts a range of issues including COVID-19, Afghan peace process, Kashmir dispute and rising Islamophobia in western countries

Another case of forced abduction and conversion surfaces in Pakistan

While Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan claims that his government is ensuring the safety and security of the minorities, cases of forced abduction and conversation continue to surface from across the country

Opposition PDM asked to postpone Peshawar rally

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance comprising 11 of the country's opposition parties, has been asked postpone its November 22 rally in Peshawar due to potential threats of terror attacks, the media reported

Balochistan assembly takes on PM Imran Khan over CPEC, Island Ordinance

Political parties are uniting in Balochistan province to mount pressure on the Imran Khan government in Pakistan over the controversial Islands Ordinance which seeks to takeover islands in Sindh and Balochistan

Pakistan's daily COVID-19 cases top 1,000 since July

The number of single-day coronavirus cases in Pakistan has topped the 1,000 mark for the first since July, while active cases have also doubled in one and a half months, according to health authorities

'Possible terror activity' in Balochistan foiled by Pakistani forces

Pakistani security forces have foiled a "possible terrorist activity" during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan province, the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said

Minority Pakistanis stage protest against French caricatures

Hundreds of Pakistani citizens belonging to Hindu, Sikh and Christian communities, staged a protest here against French President Emmanuel Macron for defending the republication of blasphemous caricatures by a magazine

Opposition speaking against Pakistan Army, ISI chiefs proves my selection was absolutely right: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the fact that the opposition was criticising the chiefs of Pakistan Army and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) proved that he had appointed the right people to the posts

Pakistan to grant status of province to Gilgit-Battistan: Minister

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday announced that the federal government had decided to elevate the status of Gilgit-Baltistan to a province

Pakistan sees 1,000 cases a day first time in 90 days

For the first time since the end of July, the number of coronavirus cases being reported on a daily basis in Pakistan has surpassed the 1,000 mark, while active cases have also doubled in one and a half months with around 100 patients requiring ventilators at present

PM Imran Khan says couldn't have survived without wife Bushra Bibi

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he could not have survived without his wife Bushra Bibi, adding that she has great wisdom

Pakistani citizens urged to report SOP violations

Pakistan's National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Saturday urged citizens help to report violations of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) imposed against the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to avoid a second wave