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No Saudi anti-Pakistan vote in FATF plenary

The Foreign Office on Thursday categorically rejected the “false and baseless” media reports claiming that Saudi Arabia had voted against Pakistan in the ongoing plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Sindh Police rise in defiance against powerful Pakistan Army

In a major show of open defiance against Pakistan Army, police officers in Karachi have threatened to go on mass leave after the Sindh Police chief was allegedly kidnapped and coerced to act against PML(N) Vice President Marayam Nawaz Sharif

Coronavirus: Pakistan's positivity rate highest in two months

The coronavirus positivity rate in Pakistan spiked up to 2.58% on October 21, which is quite alarming as it’s the highest in over two months

Pakistan has fallen into a debt trap, claims report

"Pakistan has slipped into a debt trap due to the government's failure to bring reforms and weak fiscal management, which has also raised national security concerns" -- this startling claim has been made by a report by the Institute of Policy Reforms (IPR), a think-tank run by a senior leader of Pakistans ruling party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

Uproar in Pakistan's Sindh province over Sharif son-in-law arrest

A serious controversy has broken out in Pakistan after an Inspector General of Police (IGP) was allegedly forced into ordering the arrest of Captain (retd) Safdar Awan, the husband of Maryam Nawaz Sharif, for chanting slogans at the tomb of the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi

Shahbaz Sharif to be provided home-cooked food, mattress in jail

An accountability court here has ordered the Kot Lakhpat Jail's administration to provide Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif, home-cooked food and a mattress, among other facilities in his prison cell

Saudi Arabia's role in Pakistan's FATF assessment denied

Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri on Thursday rejected "false media reports" regarding Saudi Arabia's role in the assessment of Pakistan’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan

5 dead, 20 injured in Karachi building explosion

At least five people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion in a multi-storey building in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal area on Wednesday, according to officials

Pak COAS orders probe into 'Karachi incident'

Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has ordered a probe into what the so-called 'Karachi incident' involving an FIR registered against PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz's husband, retired Captain Muhammad Safdar, and his subsequent arrest in Karachi

'Pakistan in right direction': PM Imran Khan says current account records surplus

Pakistan heading in the right direction as the country's current account recorded a surplus of   $792 million in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year 2020-21, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Wednesday

Pakistan's fate at FATF hangs in the balance

As the global watchdog for money laundering and terror financing, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), gears up to conduct its virtual plenary meeting from October 21 to 23 in Paris, Pakistan is keeping its fingers crossed with hopes of being taken off the grey list

Conversion of Hindu girls can't be considered forced, says Pakistani senator

In a shocking statement made by none other than the head of Pakistan's parliamentary committee on forced religious conversions, Senator Anwar Ul Haq Kakar has said that conversions of Hindu girls in Sindh province cannot be declared as forced as the girls had "some degree of willingness"

Military commanders review surge in terrorist incidents in Pakistan

A corps commanders conference held at the General Headquarters on Tuesday, with Pakistan Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa in the chair, undertook comprehensive review of recent surge in terrorist incidents in the country, particularly tribal districts and Balochistan

Gen Qamar calls PPP leader Bilawal to discuss arrest of Capt Safdar 'under duress'

Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appreciated army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa for taking prompt notice of Karachi incident related to the registration of a case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar under alleged duress

Maryam, Safdar booked for creating public disorder en route Gujranwala rally

Lahore's Shahdara police on Tuesday registered a case against PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, her husband retired Captain Mohammad Safdar and other party leaders and workers for damaging public order by “causing trouble for citizens, blocking roads, unnecessarily using loudspeakers and microphones and violating coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs)” in the run up to the October 16 rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement in Gujranwala