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Pakistan values strong diplomatic ties with Australia: Army Chief Gen Bajwa

Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javad Bajwa has said Pakistan values strong diplomatic, economic, and defense relations with Australia, reported Geo News

Pakistan seeks ‘stand-alone’ ties with US

Pakistan is seeking a “mutually beneficial relationship’ with the United States, Asad Majeed, the Pakistan envoy to the US said, adding the relationship should not be viewed through a transactional lens

Pakistan grappling with third COVID-19 wave

Authorities in Pakistan confirmed that the country is grappling with the third COVID-19 wave, and attributed the rise in cases to the UK strain of COVID-19 virus

Spy camera in Pakistan senate chairman election creates uproar

The discovery of multiple spy cameras, installed at the polling booth, in the senate chairman election in Pakistan, caused a major uproar in parliament, with opposition parties demanding an inquiry into the incident

Pakistan: Armed men barge into Hindu family house, kidnap teen girl

A group of armed men recently barged into a Hindu house in Jarwar locality in Tangwani town of Pakistan and kidnapped a teen girl on Tuesday, media reports said

Cancer patients block Metro bus track in Lahore after free drugs denied to them

Several poor cancer patients blocked the Metro Bus track at Kalma Chowk region in Lahore city of Pakistan to protest against  suspension of free medicines supply at the state-run hospitals of Punjab, media reports said

Pakistan leader feels 'flawed’ border policy affecting trade with Afghanistan

Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan has cautioned the federal government that it should immediately correct its ‘flawed’ border policy regarding Afghanistan if it does not want to lose its trade with the neighbouring nation

Pakistan assures Uzbekistan of access to its ports

Pakistan has assured Uzbekistan of providing access to its two ports, Karachi and Gwadar, a move that would provide a cheap transit alternative to Uzbekistan which currently rellies in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port

Daily cases cross 2000, Pakistan bracing for third wave

Pakistan’s National Command and Control Centre (NCOC), the top body to manage the Covid-19 crisis, reimposed restrictions as the country reported more than 2,000 virus cases for the first time since January

Pakistan: Balochistan reports 47 incidents of violence against women in 2020

The restive Balochistan region in Pakistan has witnessed 47 incidents of violence against women in 2020, officials said recently

Cases of violence against women and rape in Pakistan doubled in last six months

A report has showed that cases of violence against women, including rape, in Pakistan were doubled in the last six months of 2020 as compared to the first six months of the year

Chinese national survives suspected targeted attack in Karachi

A Chinese national was hurt after armed motorcyclists opened fire at his vehicle in Pakistan largest city Karachi's Lyari region on Tuesday

Pakistan reimposes restrictions amid rising COVID-19 cases

Less than three after Pakistan lifted all Covid019 related restrictions last month, officials were forced to announce fresh restrictions from the next week as the country saw a sudden spike in cases in some major cities

US blocks Turkey attack helicopter deal with Pakistan

The United States has blocked Turkey from supplying 30 locally-made attack helicopters to Pakistan, reported Bloomberg citing diplomatic sources in Washington

Pakistan begins Covid inoculation of elderly people

Pakistan on Wednesday began vaccinating elderly people aged 60 years and above against the novel coronavirus, according to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan