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Ship with 'dangerous chemicals' reaches Pakistan; probe launched

Authorities in Pakistan have launched a probe into the anchoring of a ship at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Baluchistan, reported Dawn

Pakistan Army chief and US defense secretary discuss South Asian security situation

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and US Defense Secretary Lloyd James Austin III discussed a host of issues including the South Asian security situation, developments in the Afghan Peace Process, and bilateral cooperation in various fields during a telephonic conversation

Eight million people in Pakistan to get income support assistance

Around eight million Pakistanis will get a total of $307 million from the Pakistan government under an income support program launched to assist the people most affected by the pandemic, reported Dawn

Pakistan foreign minister rules out allowing bases to Americans

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said his country would not provide its bases to the United States to keep a small contingent of troops for future counter-terrorism threats emanating from Afghanistan

Pakistan, US agree to advance practical cooperation

Pakistan and the United States have agreed to advance practical cooperation in bilateral, regional and global issues during a meeting of the national security advisers of the two nations in Geneva

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, armed forces chiefs visit ISI headquarters

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has appreciated diligent efforts of the country’s prime espionage agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for national security and expressed his satisfaction over its professional preparedness, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Pakistan working on nasal COVID-19 vaccine

If everything goes right, Pakistan will soon have its own nasal COVID-19 vaccine, reports say. The trial for the nasal vaccine is expected to start within two months' time

Pakistani Air Force partners with Turkey’s notorious paramilitary group: Reports

The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has agreed to cooperate with a Turkish paramilitary group accused by the United Nations of deploying fighters, including children, from Syrian armed groups to take part in military operations in Libya, says  Stockholm-based Nordic Research and Monitoring Network

Forced conversion remains an irritant for Pakistan: Report

Experts have voiced their concerns that Pakistan is still witnessing hundreds of annual cases of forced conversions of mostly underage non-Muslim girls to Islam in the country

'TLP’s radicalism impacting Pakistan’s political structure'

A Lahore-based journalist has said the rise of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group has changed the trend in Pakistan which has witnessed religious-political parties not gaining much popularity or even vote bank politics in the country

Pakistan rejects speculation about presence of US military or airbase on its soil

The Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson has rejected speculations about the presence of a US military or airbase inside Pakistan, saying such "baseless and irresponsible speculations" must be avoided, Geo TV reported

Pakistan approves ambitious $2 billion five-year plan to reduce child stunting

Pakistan has approved an ambitious five-year plan to reduce stunting among children of five years

Pakistan's literacy rate stagnating at 60 percent: Survey

Pakistan's literacy rate among children aged 10-year-old and above have stagnated at 60 percent, media reports said

Pakistan witnesses drop in foreign investments by 32.5 pct in 10 months

The rate of foreign investment flow in different sectors of the Pakistani economy has dropped by  32.5% to $1.55 billion in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2020-21 as compared to $2.3 billion in the same period of last year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Friday

Pakistan: Balochistan Minister resigns, apologizes for failing to serve people

A senior minister in the Balochistan cabinet has resigned and apologized to the people for having been unable to serve them