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125 women committed suicide in Pakistan's Sindh province in 13 months

At least 125 women committed suicide in Tharparkar district located in Pakistan's Sindh province mainly due to poverty and social inequalities, a media report said on Sunday

US-Pak ties should be based on economic security: Pakistan PM aide

Moeed Yusuf, the special assistant to Pakistan’s prime minister on national security, has called for establishing US-Pakistan ties around economic security

Aman 2021: Pakistan’s mega naval exercise with 45 countries begins

Pakistan began the seventh edition of the multinational maritime exercise Aman-2021 on Friday

UK’s £302 million aid to Pakistan under British parliament’s scanner

The British government has launched an inquiry into the UK’s £302 million aid given to Pakistan and would assess if the aid fulfilled its intended strategic objectives, reported The News

Eight killed in Pakistan shootout with militants

Four terrorists and four soldiers were killed during a clash in Pakistan's South Waziristan district, a military statement said on Friday

Qureshi urges US not to ignore ground realities in held Kashmir

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday asked the Biden administration not to overlook the ground realities vis-à-vis occupied Kashmir as he urged the world to help in reaching a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute before it was too late

Army top brass reaffirms resolve to respond to 'entire spectrum of threat'

Lauding sacrifices of security forces in the fight against terrorism, army leadership on Thursday reaffirmed the resolve to respond to "entire spectrum of threat in the most befitting manner" in line with comprehensive security strategy

Pakistani government employees clash with police in Islamabad

Pakistan government employees, protesting for a pay hike, clashed with police in Islamabad while attempting to enter the capital city's highly restricted 'Red Zone' area, the media reported on Thursday

Pakistan inoculates 27,000 frontline workers against Covid

Pakistan has inoculated around 27,000 frontline healthcare workers against the novel coronavirus, according to the country's National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC)

Pakistan conducts successful training launch of cruise missile

Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of the Babur IA cruise missile, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)

Pakistan SC bars carrying out death penalty for three mentally-ill inmates

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the execution of three mentally-ill convicts on death row, saying that as it does not "meet the ends of justice"

Pakistan hoping for ‘productive’ ties with US

As the United States looks forward to keeping its military forces in Afghanistan beyond May this year, the country is likely to see more “productive” relations with Pakistan, experts believe

Pakistan's forex kitty turning precarious

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into Pakistan is slowing down. In the first half of the financial year 2020-21 -- July to December -- inflow of FDI fell by about 29.8 per cent to $952.6 million compared to $1.36 billion in the corresponding period of previous year, the State Bank of Pakistan data revealed

Pakistan PM Imran Khan orders removal of K-P province law minister after horse-trading video

Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to remove provincial law minister Sultan Muhammad Khan after a video of an alleged horse-trading involving ruling PTI lawmakers surfaced on Tuesday

We also want military to stay away from politics, Fazl says in Hyderabad rally

Leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for dragging the “military establishment” into power politics while also asking the later to admit and apologise for their past mistakes of political adventurism