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Pakistani boat apprehended off Gujarat Coast

Further investigation is on and the apprehended Pakistanis will be quizzed at Porbandar

Pakistan to ban all Indian channels from Oct 15

Authority further said it was receiving numerous complaints on illegal Indian content being aired on satellite TV channels

Pakistan urges UN chief to act to defuse Kashmir tensions

Maleeha Lodhi accused India of creating conditions that pose a threat to regional and international peace and security

Pakistan wants peace, says Nawaz Sharif

Sharif said, desired peace to make economic progress and to battle poverty and unemployment

YouTube launches new features in Pakistan

Once taken offline, the chosen video will be available for viewing for 48 hours without an internet connection, said Tania Aidrus

Pakistan will respond to Indian 'provocations', warns its UN envoy

India on Thursday said it had carried out surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads across the LoC in Pakistani territory

Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire in J&K's Akhnoor sector

Pakistan Rangers used automatics and small arms to target BSF border outposts

Pakistan Army the most battle hardened force in the world: General Raheel Sharif

He said it is due to the highest standards of physical fitness, professionalism and motivation of officers

Pakistan to inform UNSC over India's 'surgical strikes'

Pakistan insisted that no surgical strike took place and that there were only firing and artillery shelling between the two armies

Nawaz Sharif reviews LoC situation after India's surgical strikes

Sharif told the army chief that the entire nation had high morale and was committed to defend the motherland along with the armed forces

After no 'Pak show', Zindagi rebrands itself with local dramas

One of the shows is Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's maiden TV production, "Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par"

Pakistan must combat UN-designated terrorists, US reiterates

India has blamed the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed for the Uri attack

IMF releases $102.1 million to Pakistan

The disbursement was part of $6.15 billion approved by the IMF Board in September 2013

Pakistan film industry may suffer 70% loss if Indo-Pak ties worsen

Fear among the industry people has been growing as they feel if the situation does not improve there would be calls to ban Indian films eventually

Pakistan ends last in global competitiveness in South Asia: WEF

Corruption, crime, tax rates, access to finance and political instability are among major factors impeding business

Pakistan approaches World Bank to stop Indian projects on Neelum, Chenab

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met with officials to review provisions of the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan

Pakistan must target terror groups targeting neighbours: US

India has blamed the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit for the recent Uri attack

Enough warnings, just act against Pakistan now: Shiv Sena to PM Modi

Earlier on Saturday, the PM also launched a scathing attack on Pakistan and said that India would never forget the Uri terror attack

Story in numbers: With a little help from friends

The United States (US) is Pakistan's largest bilateral trading partner. In FY15 (July 2014-June 2015), Pakistan's exports to all countries were estimated at $24.59 billion and imports at $41.43 billion.In FY15, the US accounted for approximately 16 per cent of Pakistan's exports and $1.20 billion of its imports. Trade between the countries exceeded $5.1 billion in FY15.During this period, $18.72 billion was remitted to Pakistan by workers abroad, 14.4 per cent from the US. It is estimated that at least 500,000 members of the Pakistani diaspora reside in the US.The US is also one of the top sources of foreign direct investment to Pakistan, with $209 million in FY15.Source: US Department of State

MFN or not, trade with Pak 'abysmally' low, says Assocham

Amid reports that India is considering withdrawal of most favoured nation (MFN) status to Pakistan in the wake of the Uri terror attack, Assocham today said the special privilege has not made much of a difference as trade between the two remains "abysmally" low. Out of India's total merchandise trade of USD 641 billion in 2015-16, Pakistan accounted for a meagre USD 2.67 billion. India's exports to the neighbouring country worked out to USD 2.17 billion, or 0.83 per cent, of the total Indian outward shipments while imports were less than USD 500 million, or 0.13 per cent, of the total inward shipments. "In all, trade with Pakistan was equivalent to 0.41 per cent of India's global merchandise commerce," said D S Rawat, Secretary General of Assocham. "Thus, the MFN status or no MFN has not made much of a difference on the bilateral trade. While India has granted Pakistan the MFN status, Islamabad had not responded... Even with the MFN status, Pakistan's exports to India remained less