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Pakistan Army chief visits troops town near Indo-Pak border, assures local Hindus of safety

In a well publicised move, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited local Hindus living in Nagarparkar, a village in the Tharparkar district in Sindh province near the border with India, and met local Hindus living there, local media reports said

Pakistan: Hindu teacher sentenced to life imprisonment under controversial blasphemy law

A local court in Pakistan sentenced a teacher from the minority Hindu community to life imprisonment under the controversial blasphemy law in the southern part of the country

Pakistan seeks broad-based relationship with the US, says foreign minister amid mounting security concerns

Pakistan desires to have a “broad-based and multidimensional” relationship with the United States, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, adding that Islamabad has been transitioning its approach from “geo-strategic” to “geo-economic”

Pakistan condemns use of Afghan soil by TTP militants amid deteriorating security environment, stepped-up killings

In a first since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan last year, Islamabad has issued a strong statement condemning the usage of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against Pakistan, hours after TTP militants killed five Pakistan soldiers in an attack Islamabad said originated from within Afghanistan

Pakistan battles Baloch militants for 38 hours; US general says terrorism threat increased in Pakistan since US pullout

Pakistan battled Baloch insurgents in the southwestern part of the country for almost 38 hours following two attacks that began on Thursday, killing 13 insurgents and losing 12 of its own soldiers, as a top US military commander warned the terrorism threat has increased in Pakistan since the US departure from the region

IMF approves $1 billion for Pakistan, revives $6 billion package

In what comes as a big relief to Pakistan’s struggling economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $1 billion for Pakistan after the latter implemented reform measures suggested by the former, thus reviving the $6 billion package, which was stalled since June last year

One Pakistani soldier killed as Baloch insurgents attack two security camps in Balochistan

Heavily armed Baloch rebels attacked two camps in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan in stepped up assaults, killing one Pakistani soldier and injuring another officer, the Pakistan Military confirmed, adding four insurgents were neutralized in the attaco

Hindu businessman shot dead In Pakistan over property dispute

A Hindu businessman was shot dead in Pakistan's Sindh province over a property dispute, local media reported

Pakistan begins massive door-to-door vaccination; aims to cover 35 million people

Pakistan on Tuesday launched a massive door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination drive, in an ambitious attempt to inoculate around 35 million people across the country, in the middle of the Omicron surge

Pakistan NSA dashes to Kabul for talks with Taliban amid growing TTP violence

Pakistan National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf on Saturday dashed to Kabul, in an unannounced trip, to hold talks with the Taliban amid the growing TTP violence back home

Pakistan faces wrath of emboldened militants as ten Pakistani soldiers killed in Balochistan

In what seems a clear sign of escalating confrontation, ethnic Baloch rebels have now killed at least ten Pakistan security forces members in an attack in Balochistan, the Pakistan Military confirmed, making it the deadliest attack in recent months

Pakistan PM assures actions against officials involved in violent crackdown on Karachi protesters

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday assured actions against officials responsible for the violent crackdown on protests in the southern port city of Karachi where one protestor died and dozens were injured

Pakistan tries to revive peace talks with TTP; delegation held secret talks with the group in Afghanistan

A Pakistani delegation had visited Afghanistan earlier this month and held secret talks there with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to revive the peace talks that broke down last year in December after the militant group refused to extend the month-long ceasefire and intensified attacks in Pakistan’s northwestern region

Justice Ayesha Malik becomes Pakistan's first woman judge in apex court

Justice Ayesha Malik on Monday took oath as a judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, becoming the first female judge in the country’s judicial history to reach the top court

Despite the bluster, a rocky road ahead for Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

In a television program on Sunday during which he fielded questions from the general public, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he would be "more dangerous" if forced out of power