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Pakistan could be next polio-free country: WHO

A top official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Pakistan could be the next polio-free country, after years of continued efforts to eradicate the crippling disease

Eight killed in Pakistan road accident

At least eight people were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Pakistan's Punjab province

Opposition PPP, government in war of words over FATF outcome

The opposition PPP has sought an “explanation” from the government over its “failure” to get Pakistan removed from the grey list of the Fin­ancial Action Task Force, but the government has ter­med the FATF’s “consensus decision” to keep the country on the grey list for another four months a “diplomatic victory” for it

Pakistan political crisis could impact CPEC, economic growth

The current political unrest in Pakistan may deal a blow to the execution of the ongoing China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a collection of mega infrastructure projects, and thereby dent its economic revival process.

Pakistani journalist 'goes missing' in Karachi

A senior journalist affiliated with Pakistan's Geo News has gone missing in Karachi, the media outlet confirmed on Saturday

Pakistan receives $2.7b in foreign loans

Pakistan received over $2.7 billion in gross foreign loans in the first quarter of current fiscal year, up about one-fourth amid growing concern about the impact of high indebtedness on national security

Pakistan reports highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since July

Pakistan recorded its highest single-day surge in coronavirus cases after three months, government data revealed on Saturday

Will ask Boris Johnson for Nawaz Sharif’s deportation if needed: Pakistan PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an interview with ARY News, said he will personally ask Boris Johnson for Nawaz Sharif’s deportation if the need arises

No respite from FATF, Pakistan to continue on grey list

Dashing all the hopes of Pakistan’s government to get the country off of the grey list, the FATF has decided to keep the country on the grey list until February 2021

Daniel Pearl murder case in Pakistan adjourned for four weeks

The Pakistan Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of an appeal by the family of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl against the acquittal of the key accused in the 2002 murder, for four weeks

Pakistan fines Turkish Airlines for violating SOPs

The Pakistan government has imposed a fine of 100,000 PKR on Turkish Airlines for violating standard operating procedures (SOPs) enforced against the COVID-19 pandemic

9 districts in Pakistan account for over three million voter gender gap

With Lahore in the lead, nine districts across Pakistan account for a gap of over three million between male and female voters, around one-fourth of the total difference of 12.41 million between the two demographics, the media reported on Friday

Pakistan sounds alarm after Covid positivity rate increases for 5th consecutive day

Two days after issuing a lockdown warning and calling for better compliance with Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday noted an increase in the country's positivity rate, virus-related deaths and hospital admissions

A Pakistani version of Netflix is in the making

Pakistan's Minister of Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter on Friday to reveal that a Pakistani version of Netflix is in the works

Journalists hold countrywide rallies for press freedom

On the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), the journalist community across the country held protest rallies against the shrinking space for freedom of press, speech and expression in the country following fascist and dictatorial policies adopted by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government